The Piano Pod - a global hub for innovation, education, and connection in classical piano music

Part 1 of 2. In this episode, TPP interviews Frederic Chiu: international concert pianist, innovator, Yamaha Artist with over 30 recorded albums, creator of Deeper Performance Studies, and distinguished faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University and The Hartt School. Frederic generously went way over our typical interview length of 45 minutes, and it was hard for us to stop talking with him! A d...

In this episode, The Piano Pod interviews Andrew Ingkavet, owner of Park Slope Music Lessons, and founder and CEO of The Musicolor Method, an innovative piano method for young learners. We discussed topics such as what is behind the Musicolor Method's philosophy and how Andrew drew on his multi-layered career to develop it. He also shared some practical tips for musicians and music teachers, inclu...

In this episode, The Piano Pod interviews Dr. Paolo Marchettini, a brilliant composer, clarinetist, and theory and composition professor at the Manhattan School of Music. He recently released an album, "The Months Have Ends," a compilation of his orchestral works. We talk to him about the new album, his compositional process and relationship with the piano, and growing up as a musician in Italy.

In our very first live-streamed episode, The Piano Pod interviews Ray Mak (https://www.youtube.com/user/makhonkit), a Malaysian pop pianist and YouTube star. With over 300,000 subscribers to date, Ray has built a career around the incredible popularity of his solo piano covers. Ray tells us the story of his journey on YouTube from the beginning till now, offering a ton of helpful tips for those wh...

In this episode, The Piano Pod interviews Chantal Balestri, a brilliant young concert pianist, teacher, and festival organizer. Trained as a soloist in the European tradition, Chantal moved to NYC to study and develop her career as an internationally performing soloist and chamber musician. She successfully founded her own music festival in Fivizzano, Tuscany, and is a member of the Global Leaders...

One of the first videoconferencing platforms built from the ground up specifically for music lessons and performance, ROLL has the potential to change the way we do business. Mike explains the philosophy behind his software and describes the many features that differentiate it from competitors such as Zoom, FaceTime, and Skype. [Season 1 Episode 3] 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:56 Building Rock Out Loud Li...

In our second episode, the Piano Pod interviews Vera Anselmo, the founder and artistic director at Anselmo Academy of Music and the Arts (formerly The Piano School of New York City). Ms. Anselmo describes how she went from being a young pianist from Moscow just starting out in NYC, to founding and directing one of its most successful non-profit music schools. [Season 1 Episode 2] 0:00:00 - Intro 0...

In our debut episode, The Piano Pod interviews Dr. Jon Skidmore, co-author of “Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your Performance.” An expert in the field of performance-related anxiety, his Five Stages of Peak Performance contain a comprehensive strategy for dealing with nerves and optimizing performances - whether in music, or elsewhere in life. The Piano Pod: Subscribe to “T...

The Piano Pod is a monthly podcast by three pianists and teachers from NYC: Yukimi Song, Eric Hunter, and Clara Zhang. In this video, we introduce ourselves and explain how the COVID-19 pandemic compelled us to create this show. Our goals are to examine the traditions of the piano and help to expand what it is capable of in the modern era. To this end, each month we interview a guest speaker who h...