Soundboard

Soundboard features conversations on artistry and craftsmanship between Ben Finane, Director of Content at Steinway & Sons, and distinguished pianists, musicians, artists, and creatives. Soundboard seeks out inspiration, hones in on the creative process, parses influences, and attempts to diagnose artistic greatness.

Soundboard: John Paul Jones

Steinway Artist John Paul Jones, live from Big Ears Festival, talks about his influences, his sound, and his process.

07-12
33:02

Soundboard: Christian McBride

Jazz bassist Christian McBride, live from Big Ears Festival, talks post-bop, remaining a bass-player-for-hire, bass-on-bass action, preparation, and jazz as democracy.

05-10
23:19

Soundboard: Jason Moran

Jazz pianist and Steinway Artist Jason Moran, live from Big Ears Festival, talks hip hop, the next generation, the algorithm, Monk & Duke, visual art, and creative approach.

04-20
31:54

Soundboard: Chessbrah

Grandmasters Aman Hambleton and Eric Hansen, the principal hosts of Chessbrah, talk techno and chess and what makes Magnus Carlsen the GOAT.

07-19
35:02

Soundboard: Ádám György

Steinway Artist Ádám György will play his own transcription of the Union of European Football Associations Champions League Anthem at the UEFA Final Saturday June 10 in Istanbul. György joins Soundboard to discuss football and Franz Liszt.

06-08
21:24

Soundboard: Alexander Krichel

Steinway Artist Alexander Krichel joins Soundboard to celebrate Sergei Rachmaninoff's 150th birthday.

04-01
19:06

Soundboard: Anthony McGill

Anthony McGill takes us behind the scenes in his role as Principal Clarinet of the New York Philharmonic and speaks to the wonders of chamber music.

11-24
29:17

Soundboard: Gerardo Teissonnière

Steinway Artist Gerardo Teissonnière discusses the wonder of Beethoven's Last Sonatas.

05-24
29:30

Soundboard: Andrew Rangell

Steinway Artist Andrew Rangell discusses the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach. His latest — of many — Bach releases is The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II on the Steinway & Sons label.

04-08
37:15

Soundboard: Karen Walwyn

Steinway Artist Dr. Karen Walwyn speaks to the legacy and vibrancy of African American composer Florence Price.

02-25
32:31

Soundboard: Rufus Wainwright

Steinway Artist Rufus Wainwright takes us behind his live album with Amsterdam Sinfonietta.

01-24
21:53

Soundboard: Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Steinway Artist Jean-Yves Thibaudet discusses his latest album, CARTE BLANCHE, his ultimate goal of making the piano sing, and the utility of the sostenuto pedal.

01-07
42:49

Soundboard: Kristhyan Benitez

Steinway Artist Kristhyan Benitez discusses the rich diaspora of Latin American piano music.

09-24
33:40

Soundboard: Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis joins Soundboard to discuss his Emmy®–nominated score for the History Channel documentary TULSA BURNING: THE 1921 RACE RIOT.

08-20
28:43

Soundboard: Tiffany Poon

Pianist Tiffany Poon discusses bringing humanism back to classical music via YouTube — and expresses her love for Robert and Clara Schumann.

07-23
26:22

Soundboard: Khatia Buniatishvili

The pianist Khatia Buniatishvili speaks to the intimacy of performance, finding her own rhythm, and her love for Schubert and Liszt.

07-09
38:29

Soundboard: On Alfred Brendel

Composer Daniel Felsenfeld wonders at the brilliance of Steinway Artist Alfred Brendel.

06-25
19:22

Soundboard: On Van Cliburn

Steinway Immortal Van Cliburn and legacy of classical music in America

06-04
15:24

Soundboard: Kris Bowers

Steinway Artist and Emmy Award–winning composer Kris Bowers takes us inside penning the soundtracks to such projects as GREEN BOOK and BRIDGERTON.

05-22
30:57

Soundboard: Mahani Teave

Steinway Artist Mahani Teave hails from Rapa Nui, aka Easter Island. Teave is the first professional concert pianist from Rapa Nui. But after years spent concertizing all over the world, she returned to her island and founded a music school.

05-08
21:45

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