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Soundboard: Jeff Beal Oct 08, 2026

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'Simple, Beautiful Pieces' Steinway Artist and composer Jeff Beal discusses writing for solo piano.

Soundboard: Happy Birthday, Duke! (with Mercedes Ellington) Apr 29, 2026

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'This Is How It Should Be' 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 Apr 23, 2026

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'The Search That Will Never Stop' 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 Apr 03, 2026

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'You Can't Find Freedom Unless You Have Structure' 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 Mar 22, 2026

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

Soundboard: Kris Davis Aug 19, 2025

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‘An Element of Storytelling’ 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 Jul 30, 2025

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‘When I perform a piece, I‘m co-composing.’ 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 Jul 14, 2025

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‘You Can Just Make Stuff’ 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 Jun 19, 2025

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

Soundboard: Nels Cline May 23, 2025

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‘I Want To Honor Their Voices’ Guitarist Nels Cline talks about having no fixed voice, Wilco, pretension, and going down with the set list.