Official Trailer ✅: The Infinite Staircase feat. GRAMMY-nominated Pianist Han Chen

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Blair Boone-Migura, founder and executive director of The Art Song Preservation Society of New York, joins The Piano Pod for a conversation about art song, human connection, preservation, transmission, and the next chapter of ASPSNY. A voice teacher, vocal coach, pianist, arts leader, former public radio host, and cultural commentator, Blair has spent 17 years building ASPSNY into a home for singers, pianists, teachers, and audiences devoted to the art song tradition. In this episode, Blair reflects on the founding of ASPSNY, the influence of his mentor Mary Trueman, the Summer of Song Festival, and why art song is not merely repertoire but a meeting place for language, poetry, culture, family, mentorship, and artistic courage. We also discuss ASPSNY’s 10-year chapter at Manhattan School of Music, the exciting next chapter Blair reveals in the episode, his upcoming Henri Duparc project, the role of the pianist in art song, and what it means to preserve music by transmitting it to the next generation. MUSIC PLAYLISTS Explore music connected to Season 7 conversations: YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQF8HfwotO3k&si=snVvR8HG76HjmBYs Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6eSQjDR7tMVdeicHO23FwV?si=G_M4LAofTfiADhy9foe8Cg LEARN MORE 🎶 The Art Song Preservation Society of New York https://www.artsongpreservationsocietyny.org/ 🎤 Blair Boone-Migura https://www.blairboone-migura.com/ 📷 ASPSNY on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artsongpreservationsocietyny/ 📷 Blair Boone-Migura on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blairboonenyc/ FOLLOW THE PIANO POD 📩 Subscribe to The Piano Pod newsletter and receive our free PDF, 12 Lessons from Season 6: https://the-piano-pod-with-yukimi-song.kit.com/b24ee970d9 🌐 Visit The Piano Pod: https://thepianopod.com If you enjoyed this conversation, please subscribe to the channel, share the episode, and tell us what stayed with you in the comments. #ThePianoPod #ArtSong #ASPSNY #BlairBooneMigura #ArtSongPreservationSociety #ClassicalMusic #VocalMusic #CollaborativePiano #CultureAndCourage

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! 🎹 TRAILER | Art Song, Human Connection For Season 7 Episode 2 of The Piano Pod, we welcome longtime supporter and friend Blair Boone-Migura, founder and executive director of The Art Song Preservation Society of New York (ASPSNY). From ASPSNY’s 17-year journey and the Summer of Song Festival to the organization’s exciting next chapter, Blair shares his story and his commitment to preserving art song through culture, mentorship, and human connection. 🎬 Join us for the YouTube premiere on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET! 👉 https://youtu.be/GwoLic1zCjU?si=RSjHx5IqpeoxeUjS 🎧 The audio episode will also be available on October 20 wherever you listen to podcasts: https://rss.com/podcasts/the-piano-pod/ #ThePianoPod #BlairBooneMigura #ASPSNY #ArtSong #CultureAndCourage #ClassicalMusic

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! This episode is brought to you by the Alexander & Buono Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping promising classical musicians launch and sustain their careers while cultivating new audiences for classical music. Learn more Pianists Anna and Dmitri Shelest of the Shelest Piano Duo join Maestro Michael Hall, Artistic Director of the Brandywine Valley Symphony, for a conversation about music, collaboration, and the upcoming U.S. premiere of Ukrainian composer Oleh Bezborodko’s Steel, Violet, Rage. On October 18, the Shelest Piano Duo will perform with the Brandywine Valley Symphony Chamber Orchestra at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. The concert opens Razom for Ukraine’s fourth annual Ukrainian Cultural Festival, taking place across New York City from October 18 through November 6. The program also features Valentyn Silvestrov’s The Messenger, Philip Glass’s Tirol Concerto, and Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings. In this episode, Anna, Dmitri, and Maestro Hall discuss the ideas connecting these works, the unusual demands of performing a concerto for piano four hands and orchestra, and what music can preserve and communicate during a time of war. This episode is presented with the support of the Alexander & Buono Foundation. CONCERT INFORMATION Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall 🎟️ Get Your Tickets PERFORMANCE EXCERPTS • Leonard Bernstein: Overture to Candide, arranged for piano four hands by Charlie Harmon — Anna and Dmitri Shelest • Valentyn Silvestrov: The Messenger, piano solo version — Anna Shelest • Oleh Bezborodko: “Steel” from Steel, Violet, Rage — Anna and Dmitri Shelest • Philip Glass: Truman Sleeps from The Truman Show — Anna Shelest Please note: Truman Sleeps is included as an additional performance excerpt and is not part of the October 18 concert program. LEARN MORE 🎹 Anna Shelest and the Shelest Piano Duo: HERE 🎻 Brandywine Valley Symphony: HERE 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Cultural Festival 2026: HERE 🇺🇦 Razom for Ukraine: HERE FOLLOW THE PIANO POD 📩 Subscribe to The Piano Pod newsletter and receive our free PDF, 12 Lessons from Season 6: HERE 🌐 Visit The Piano Pod: HERE If you enjoyed this conversation, please subscribe to the channel, share the episode, and tell us what stayed with you in the comments. #ThePianoPod #ShelestPianoDuo #UkrainianMusic

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Here is the trailer for Steel, Violet, Rage at Carnegie Hall, a special Season 7 Alumni Episode of The Piano Pod. Pianists Anna and Dmitri Shelest of the Shelest Piano Duo join Maestro Michael Hall, Artistic Director of the Brandywine Valley Symphony, to take us behind their October 18 performance at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. The concert opens Razom for Ukraine’s fourth annual Ukrainian Cultural Festival and features the U.S. premiere of Ukrainian composer Oleh Bezborodko’s Steel, Violet, Rage—a concerto for piano four hands and orchestra. 📺 Watch the full episode beginning Tuesday, October 6, at 8:00 p.m. ET: https://youtu.be/G-TaXMoWDu0 🎟️ Concert tickets: https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2026/10/18/shelest-piano-duo-with-the-brandywine-valley-symphony-chamber-orchestra-michae-0100pm This special episode is brought to you by the Alexander & Buono Foundation: https://www.alexanderbuono.org/ LISTEN TO OUR SEASON 7 PLAYLISTS Explore the piano works mentioned throughout Season 7 of The Piano Pod. 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6eSQjDR7tMVdeicHO23FwV ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQF8HfwotO3k #ThePianoPod #ShelestPianoDuo #MichaelHall #UkrainianMusic #CarnegieHall #CultureAndCourage

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Season 7 begins with Yamaha Artist, composer, author, and UCLA professor Inna Faliks. In this conversation, we explore her recent album Stranger Things: Piano Works from a Young Refugee’s Backpack, the childhood compositions she carried with her from Odesa, her 2024 album Manuscripts Don’t Burn, her relationship with literature and contemporary music, Gabriel Prokofiev’s Minimoog concerto, her memoir Weight in the Fingertips, and the teachers and experiences that shaped her artistic voice. From memory and migration to artistic curiosity and reinvention, Inna’s story opens our Season 7 theme: Culture & Courage. 🎧 Sounds of Inspiration — Season 7 Playlist: Listen to music mentioned throughout Season 7, including selections from Inna Faliks’s latest album, Stranger Things, on YouTube or Spotify [Inna Faliks] 🌐 Website 🎧 Spotify 📱Instagram [The Piano Pod] 📩 Subscribe to The Piano Pod newsletter and receive our free PDF, 12 Lessons from Season 6. 🌐 Website