Soundboard — David Fung
Steinway Artist David Fung discusses his forthcoming album of Mozart sonatas for the Steinway & Sons label.
Soundboard — Regina Spektor
In advance of her five-concert Broadway residency, Steinway Artist Regina Spektor discusses the craft of songwriting.
Soundboard — Olga Kern
Steinway Artist Olga Kern won the eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2001. She discusses her love for the music of Sergei Vasileyvich Rachmaninoff.
Soundboard — Scott Price
Steinway Artist Scott Price is musical director for Céline Dion, one of the best-selling artists of all time. Price offers behind-the-scenes insight into working with the superstar diva.
Soundboard — Michael Idov
Michael Idov’s fortunes as a writer dramatically changed for the better following the publication in 2005 of “Bitter Brew,” an article he penned for Slate.com about his failed business venture to launch a café in New York City.
Soundboard — Sean Jones
Sean Jones, trumpeter and bandleader for Carnegie Hall’s Jazz National Youth Orchestra (aka NYO Jazz), talks jazz, race, and music education.
Soundboard — Simon Mulligan
Steinway Artist Simon Mulligan is the most recorded pianist for the Steinway & Sons Spirio, the world’s finest high resolution player piano. Mulligan discusses his arrangements for the instrument, including songs by Queen.
Soundboard — Moira Lo Bianco
Pianist/composer and Steinway Artist Moira Lo Bianco explores the imaginative possibilities of improvisation across musical genres and styles.
Soundboard — Tim Berne
Jazz alto saxophonist Tim Berne speaks on finding your groove in improvisation.
Soundboard — Reid & Sara Farrington
A husband-and-wife / director-and-playwright New York City theater team discuss Marlon Brando, Truman Capote, and creating theater from unlikely sources.
Soundboard — Natasha Paremski
Natasha Paremski discusses tackling Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and premiering Fred Hersch’s Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky — and speaks to the greatness of Sviatoslav Richter.
Soundboard — Marc-André Hamelin
Marc-André Hamelin discusses the music of Debussy, Feinberg, Haydn, Liszt, Ives and more.
Soundboard — Davell Crawford
Davell Crawford discusses the rich jazz tradition of New Orleans, the fall of New York, moving forward, and employing the multiple personalities that live within you.
Soundboard — Bill Murray
Bill Murray discusses American Letters, Mark Twain, James Thurber, absurdity vs. ridiculousness, failure, getting to work, writing vs. acting, rhythm and flow, and improvisation.