Soundboard
The Steinway & Sons Podcast
Episode Archive
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Soundboard: Happy Birthday, Duke! (with Mercedes Ellington)
Duke Ellington’s granddaughter, Mercedes Ellington, is a choreographer and dancer as well as the founder, CEO and Artistic Director of The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts in New York City. Sh...
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Soundboard: Alexandre Kantorow
Pianist Alexandre Kantorow discusses his musical family, piano as orchestra, what to practice, creating a recital program, and what he's learned so far.
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Soundboard: Sullivan Fortner
Steinway Artist Sullivan Fortner joins Soundboard to discuss coming up in jazz, ancient practices, the greats, urgency, and showing up to battle with a plan.
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Soundboard: The Van Cliburn Legacy
Reflections on Van Cliburn, on the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, and on the legacy of classical music in America.
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Soundboard: Kris Davis
Jazz pianist and Steinway Artist Kris Davis takes us through her process, her love of Herbie Hancock, and what she gained from listening to other instruments.
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Soundboard: Yulianna Avdeeva
Chopin International Piano Competition winner and Steinway Artist Yulianna Avdeeva discusses her most recent recording project for Pentatone: Dmitri Shostakovich’s Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87.
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Soundboard: Sunny War
The songwriter Sunny War talks about her eclectic influences, when less is more, her Americana dream, and taking inspiration from her racist neighbors.
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Soundboard: Steve Roach
Ambient and electronic music composer Steve Roach discusses his musical philosophy and process.
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Soundboard: Nels Cline
Guitarist Nels Cline talks about having no fixed voice, Wilco, pretension, and going down with the set list.
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Soundboard: Joe Lovano
Saxophonist Joe Lovano joins Soundboard live from Big Ears Festival to discuss influence, tone, sound, improvisation — and what's in a name.