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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.

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Soundboard: Jeff Beal

2026/10/08

Steinway Artist and composer Jeff Beal discusses writing for solo piano.

Soundboard: Happy Birthday, Duke! (with Mercedes Ellington)

2026/04/29

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. She joins us to talk about the enduring music of her grandfather and her own journey as an artist.

Soundboard: Alexandre Kantorow

2026/04/23

Pianist Alexandre Kantorow discusses his musical family, piano as orchestra, what to practice, creating a recital program, and what he's learned so far.

Soundboard: Sullivan Fortner

2026/04/03

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.

Soundboard: The Van Cliburn Legacy

2026/03/22

Reflections on Van Cliburn, on the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, and on the legacy of classical music in America.

Soundboard: Kris Davis

2025/08/19

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.

Soundboard: Yulianna Avdeeva

2025/07/30

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.

Soundboard: Sunny War

2025/07/14

The songwriter Sunny War talks about her eclectic influences, when less is more, her Americana dream, and taking inspiration from her racist neighbors.

Soundboard: Steve Roach

2025/06/19

Ambient and electronic music composer Steve Roach discusses his musical philosophy and process.

Soundboard: Nels Cline

2025/05/23

Guitarist Nels Cline talks about having no fixed voice, Wilco, pretension, and going down with the set list.

Soundboard: Joe Lovano

2025/05/16

Saxophonist Joe Lovano joins Soundboard live from Big Ears Festival to discuss influence, tone, sound, improvisation — and what's in a name.

Soundboard: John Paul Jones

2024/07/12

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

Soundboard: Christian McBride

2024/05/10

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.

Soundboard: Jason Moran

2024/04/20

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.

Soundboard: Chessbrah

2023/07/19

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

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4.9 out of 5

28 reviews

★★★★★

LPchoreogrqph 2021/10/06

Great listen

Thanks for these smart conversations. I appreciate the guests and questions.

★★★★★

trumpetbwf12 2019/11/08

Amazing Podcast!

I absolutely love this podcast! As a musician, and a piano technician, this podcast merged my two loves in such a fabulous way. Music talk and piano t...

★★★★★

caaaaaaaroline 2019/06/13

A+ content

This is an excellent podcast, with a roster of guests you might not always expect from Steinway & Sons! Some big names (Billy Joel, Bill Murray, Regin...

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