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

by Yukimi Song

Season 4

Trailer for Season 4 Episode 3: Ludovic Zamor -- Concert Pianist/Recording Artist

🎥Here is the trailer for Season 4, Episode 3 feat. Mr. Ludovic Zamor, a Canadian-American Concert Pianist and Recording Artist.!I had the immense pleasure of sitting down with Ludovic Zamor 🎹🎶 We dove deep into: Ludovic's captivating journey in the world of classical music. His fervor for romantic era compositions. Life as an artist in the post-pandemic world. How has it changed? How do we adapt? Then, later, we ventured into an introspective discussion on: The significance of understanding our purpose as classical musicians in today's society. Thoughts on Meritocracy: Pros & Cons And guess what? We even touched upon the intriguing world of AI! 🤖 🍿Don't miss out on this enlightening conversation, which will premiere on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at 8:00 pm on 📺 TPP YouTube channel or on🎧 your favorite podcast platform! 💡Spotlight on Ludovic Zamor 🎹 Mr. Zamor is a Canadian-American Concert Pianist and Recording Artist known for his unique talent and unrivaled performances. His musical journey began under the guidance of his father, diving deep into the intricacies of the piano at a young age. Mr. Zamor's teenage years marked significant achievements as an emerging pianist, including his solo debut at the prestigious Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall at 18. As a VIP guest in recent years, Mr. Zamor is a familiar face at Steinway Events, marking his presence at grand unveilings like the Steinway Spirio and the opulent art case pianos. In July 2023, he released his debut Romantic Era Classical Piano Solo Album titled "Amor." This achievement propelled him to the forefront of the 2023 classical music scene. Mr. Zamor has built a loyal audience on concert stages, social media, and music streaming services. His journey is a testament to his unwavering dedication to music. He believes in the power of devotion, emphasizing that true magic happens when one is wholly absorbed in one's passion. 🌐 Visit https://www.ludoviczamor.com/ to learn more about Mr. Zamor and his career. 🎹 About The Piano Pod🎙 Greetings, piano lovers! I'm Yukimi Song, your host from NYC. Every fortnight, join me as I delve deep into the world of PIANO with groundbreakers from the classical music industry. Our mission? To provide a platform for classical musicians and educators to reflect and discuss how to keep our industry robust and relevant in this rapidly changing world and move it forward in the post-pandemic era. ❤️❤️ Show your love and support for TPP: Donate https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5R3DYJAYMT8QL❤️❤️ 🎬 Credits: Yukimi Song (Executive Producer/Writer & A/V Editor) 🌐 Official Site: https://thepianopod.com 📱 Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/thepianoponyc

Sep 29, 2023

1:41

Trailer: Season 4 Episode 2 -- A Team of A Seat at the Piano, promoting inclusion in piano repertoire

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🎥Here is the trailer for Season 4, Episode 2!🍿I had a wonderful conversation with Season 4 Ep. 2 with the brilliant minds behind "A Seat at the Piano" (ASAP) - Annie Jeng, Brendan Jacklin, Evan Hines, and Susan Yang. Founded during 2020's social and racial reckonings, these passionate, classically-trained pianists amplify underrepresented voices and advocate for inclusive musical programming.Here are some topics we covered: ASAP's mission, How they support classical pianists & educators, ASAP's industry impact, Engaging modern audiences with classical music, The role of classical music today...and so much more! 🍿Join the premiere of this special episode this Tuesday, September 19, at 8:00 pm ET on The Piano Pod’s YouTube channel🎧 This episode's audio will be split into two parts. Part 1 will be released on your favorite podcasting platform simultaneously with the YouTube premiere: https://rss.com/podcasts/the-piano-pod/. Stay tuned for this insightful episode, where we dive deep into ASAP's mission and discuss the future of classical music in our dynamic world. 🎶😎 Executive Producer: Yukimi Song 👩🏻‍💻 Writer: Yukimi Song🕹️ Audio/Video Editor: Yukimi Song Studio 🎙 Host: Yukimi Song 🖥️ StreamYard #ASeatAtThePiano #ClassicalMusicEvolution #pianists #musiceducators #pianomusic #pianoliterature #musicmatters #classicalpiano #pianopedagogy #inclusivity #podcast #podcasters #applepodcast #classicalmusic #innovation #groundbreakers #pianists #composers #recordingartist

Sep 17, 2023

3:13

Trailer: Season 4 Episode 1 feat. Dr. Michael Kaykov

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Here is the trailer for The Piano Pod's upcoming episode with Concert Pianist, Recording Artist, and Educator, Dr. Michael Kaykov. The entire episode will be available on Sept 5, 2023, at 8:00pm ET as a video format on YouTube.The audio episode will be divided into two segments, with Part 1 launching simultaneously on your preferred podcast platform during the video premiere. Our conversation began with his extensive research on Alexander Scriabin, delving into his admiration for Franz Liszt. We also discussed practical topics like self-funding and career management for independent artists, leading to deeper philosophical discussions about classical music's role in society, innovative ways to connect with audiences, and more. 🎹 Spotlight on Michael Kaykov: Born into a musical lineage, Michael began his performance journey at just 6. His illustrious education spans institutions like Mannes College & Juilliard, studying under legends Jerome Rose & Jerome Lowenthal. In 2020, he achieved his DMA from the Manhattan School of Music, focusing on Scriabin Etudes. His third album, 'Unrivalled', has been lauded for its sheer brilliance. Apart from his performances, Dr. Kaykov passionately mentors the upcoming musical talents. 🌐 Discover more about Dr. Kaykov's illustrious journey at michaelkaykovpiano.com.

Sep 4, 2023

2:32

Welcome to Season 4 of The Piano Pod!

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Welcome to The Piano Pod, hosted by Yukimi from NYC. Dive into the world of classical music, especially the piano, every other week. We aim to keep classical music relevant in today's fast-paced world. Born from a desire to bridge the gap between music professionals and the public, The Piano Pod has since engaged with top figures in the classical industry. With 100k downloads, 2k YouTube subscribers, and 3k Instagram followers, we're excited for Season 4. Subscribe and join our journey to keep classical music alive post-pandemic. Stay tuned!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Please support The Piano Pod today! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 😎Executive Producer/writer: Yukimi Song 🕹Audio/Video Editor: Yukimi Song Studio 🌐 TPP Website 📱TPP Social Media

Sep 2, 2023

2:59

Season 3

Season 3 Finale: Maryam Raya -- Concert Pianist & Entrepreneur

For this season's final episode, I interviewed Maryam Raya, American-born international concert pianist, fashionista, Entrepreneur, and "Complete Artist of the 21st Century." I'd wanted to invite her as a guest speaker for quite some time, and finally, I had an opportunity to do so, and I am pleased to share this special episode with you! I thought it was timely and appropriate to finish this fantastic season with a guest like Maryam, who is not only an incredible artist but also an entrepreneur with degrees in music, literature, and business management. She also collaborates with professionals from the film industry. This season's theme, without much intention on my end, has been all about audience engagement. Three-plus years of the pandemic taught us the importance of our audience and forced us to think about who we are and redefine our mission as artists and music educators. So, to complete this audience engagement series, Maryam is the perfect guest to end it for her success in establishing and branding her name as a classical pianist. Don't worry! The Piano Pod will be back for Season 4 in mid-September 2023! The Piano Pod 🎙- Bringing PIANO into the 21st Century Hey, 🎹 lovers out there! The Piano Pod is a bi-monthly podcast🎙 show hosted by Yukimi Song--classical pianist & educator from NYC. Twice a month, I get to talk about PIANO with a guest speaker who has been breaking exciting new ground in the classical music industry. The Piano Pod aims to provide a platform for classical musicians and educators to reflect and discuss how to keep our industry robust and relevant in this rapidly changing world and move it forward in the post-pandemic era. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Please support TPP today! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... 😎 Executive Producer/host: Yukimi Song 🕹Audio/Video Editor: Yukimi Song Studio LLC 🌐 Website: https://thepianopod.com 📱Social Media: https://linktr.ee/thepianopodnyc 📬 Email: thepianopodnyc@gmail.com

S3 · E21

Jun 27, 2023

1:10:19

Season 3, Episode 20, Part 2: David Hackbridge Johnson -- Composer & Multi-Instrumentalist

Here is the second half of the episode with Mr. David Hackbridge Johnson, one of the prolific 🇬🇧composers of our time. In Part 2, we focused on his compositions other than solo piano pieces, such as his 15 symphonies, the recently premiered opera “Blaze of Glory,” and more. And as always with each guest, we ended our conversation with philosophical questions such as how we, classical musicians, need to keep our industry relevant in the post-pandemic era and reach out to the 21st-century audience more creatively. If you missed Part 1 of this special episode, please tap HERE to listen wherever you listen to your podcasts.[David Hackbridge Johnson – Composer & Multi-instrumentalist]His name became known to many classical music listeners worldwide in recent years with one of America's most frequently performed and recorded living composers and Pianists, Mr. Lowell Libermann's solo piano album under the Steinway and Sons label. The title of the album is 😈 The Devil's Lyre, and all the pieces are written by Mr. Hackbridge Johnson.🎼 He has written over 20 symphonies and tone poems, various chamber, vocal, ballet, opera, and choral music. In addition, he has written extensively for the piano, including 18 sonatas, 7 Nocturnes, and many shorter pieces and piano cycles.Mr. Hackbridge Johnson’s blog site His YouTube channel Check out the album “Devil’s Lyre,” Piano Music of David Hackbridge Johnson played by Lowell Liebermann. Catch up on The Piano Pod’s interview with Lowell Liebermann [Sponsers]🎹 Forte: FREE virtual platform for music educators and students 👉 Join Forte’s waitlist to connect with more potential music students! 🎹 Yukimi Song Studio LLC: providing an excellent educational experience in the digital community [The Piano Pod 🎙- Bringing PIANO into the 21st Century]❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Please support The Piano Pod today! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 😎Executive Producer/writer: Yukimi Song 🕹Audio/Video Editor: Yukimi Song Studio 🌐 TPP Website 📱TPP Social Media

S3 · E20

Jun 22, 2023

47:52

Season 3 Episode 20, Part 1: David Hackbridge Johnson -- Composer & Multi-Instrumentalist

I had the privilege of interviewing Mr. David Hackbridge Johnson, one of the prolific 🇬🇧composers of our time, who has written works in all genres with the opus numbers to catalog Mr. Johnson's large-scale works in the 400s 🤯.His name became known to many classical music listeners worldwide in recent years with one of America's most frequently performed and recorded living composers and Pianists, Mr. Lowell Libermann's solo piano album under the Steinway and Sons label. The title of the album is 😈 The Devil's Lyre, and all the pieces are written by Mr. Hackbridge Johnson.🎼 He has written over 20 symphonies and tone poems, various chamber, vocal, ballet, opera, and choral music. In addition, he has written extensively for the piano, including 18 sonatas, 7 Nocturnes, and many shorter pieces and piano cycles. I have been a big fan of his music since the release of The Devil's Lyre. So, through this episode, I want to promote his remarkable compositions, not limited to piano works but ranging in different genres, so that many classical musicians, including fellow pianists, will get to know him and start performing and recording his incredible music more often 😍. Part 2 will be out on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 8:00 pm ET![David Hackbridge Johnson – Composer & Multi-instrumentalist]Mr. Hackbridge Johnson’s blog site His YouTube channel Check out the album “Devil’s Lyre,” Piano Music of David Hackbridge Johnson played by Lowell Liebermann. Catch up on The Piano Pod’s interview with Lowell Liebermann [Sponsers]🎹 Forte: FREE virtual platform for music educators and students 👉 Join Forte’s waitlist to connect with more potential music students! 🎹 Yukimi Song Studio LLC: providing an excellent educational experience in the digital community [The Piano Pod 🎙- Bringing PIANO into the 21st Century]❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Please support The Piano Pod today! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 😎Executive Producer/writer: Yukimi Song 🕹Audio/Video Editor: Yukimi Song Studio 🌐 TPP Website 📱TPP Social Media

S3 · E20

Jun 20, 2023

49:25

Season 3 Episode 19: Josh Simons -- CEO and Co-Founder of Vampr, the world’s largest and most active social-professional network for musicians

For this episode, I got to interview Josh Simons, the CEO & co-founder of Vampr, the world’s largest and most active social-professional network for musicians. Recognized by Fast Company as one of the Most Innovative Companies in 2022, Vampr is home to over one million users worldwide. Vampr is created for musicians and made by musicians to support musicians. Its primary mission is to help musicians of all genres create their community in its ecosystem. Vampr shares each user’s expertise as well as a social media interface with an easy swipe left/right function to connect with others. As many of us are frequent users of social media, we realize that many social network sites only offer one or two unique features to their users: Facebook, Instagram, Soundcloud, LinkedIn, Fiverr, Thumbtack, etc.; moreover, they do not interconnect to one another. So, you must be on multiple platforms constantly to create, sustain, and thrive in your career as a musician. Finally, Vampr created a solution for musicians – it combines features of all other platforms: Connect, Collaborate, Control, Learn, and Discover. On its platform, you can collaborate with like-minded musicians and find a publicist, graphic designer, videographer, or copyright expert, for example, while promoting your music by uploading your videos and music just like any other social media platform. Vampr is creating a village for all musicians! Josh is a successful artist, songwriter & producer who has toured for many years. So with his extensive experience as a professional musician, he has a lot of credit for being the groundbreaker in the industry by creating something unique and timely to help fellow musicians. So, you do not want to miss this episode to hear what Vampr offers and how its platform helps and supports fellow musicians like us![Sponsors] Join Forte’s waitlist to connect with more potential music students HERE. Yukimi Song Studio LLC: providing an excellent educational experience. Visit the website for more info [The Piano Pod 🎙- Bringing PIANO into the 21st Century]The Piano Pod aims to provide a platform for classical musicians and educators to reflect and discuss how to keep our industry robust and relevant in this rapidly changing world and move it forward in the post-pandemic era.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Please support The Piano Pod today by clicking here! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 😎Executive Producer/writer: Yukimi Song 🕹Audio/Video Editor: Yukimi Song Studio 🌐 Website:https://thepianopod.com📱Social Media:https://linktr.ee/thepianopodnyc 📬 Email: thepianopodnyc@gmail.com

S3 · E19

Jun 6, 2023

47:34

Season 3 Episode 18, Part 2: Dr. Priscila Navarro -- Liszt International Piano Competition Winner & "The New Peruvian Figure of the Piano"

Welcome back to Part 2 of Season 3, Episode 18 feat. Dr. Priscila Navarro -- Liszt International Competition Winner, Concert Pianist, Educator, & "the New Peruvian Figure of the Piano." In the second half of this episode, we focused on Priscila's effort to give back the gift of music to the people and musical community of her native country, Peru. We also discussed more philosophical topics: 🎹 Founding the Parnassus Music Society to give back the gift of music to the musical communities of her native country, Peru 🎹 Skills required or demanded as musicians of the 21st Century 🎹 Her thoughts on keeping classical music relevant and the industry thriving in this fast-paced society and the post-pandemic era. and MORE!🙋🏻‍♀️ Don’t forget to catch up on Part 1 of this episode if you missed it.[Dr. Priscila Navarro]📺 Watch Priscila’s entire performance of Liszt/Handel Sarabande and Chaconne from the opera, Almira 📺 Priscila’s entire performance of Regresa (the Peruvian Waltz) 🎧 Listen to Baron-Navarro Duo [Sponsors]Join Forte’s waitlist to connect with more potential music students HERE. Yukimi Song Studio LLC: providing an excellent educational experience. Visit the website for more info [The Piano Pod 🎙- Bringing PIANO into the 21st Century]The Piano Pod aims to provide a platform for classical musicians and educators to reflect and discuss how to keep our industry robust and relevant in this rapidly changing world and move it forward in the post-pandemic era.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Please support The Piano Pod today by clicking here! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😎Executive Producer/writer: Yukimi Song 🕹Audio/Video Editor: Yukimi Song Studio 🌐 Website:https://thepianopod.com📱Social Media:https://linktr.ee/thepianopodnyc 📬 Email: thepianopodnyc@gmail.com

S3 · E18

May 16, 2023

38:57

Season 3 Episode 18, Part 1: Priscila Navarro -- Liszt International Piano Competition Winner & "The New Peruvian Figure of the Piano"

I had a wonderful conversation with Dr. Priscila Navarro -- Liszt International Competition Winner, Concert Pianist, Educator, & "the New Peruvian Figure of the Piano."In this episode, you will learn about Priscila’s adventurous life and musical career, which started in Peru and trained, nurtured, and flourished in the U.S. to become the first-prize winner of the world’s renowned piano competitions. And you will hear how she is giving back the gift of music to the people and musical community of her native country, Peru. In Part 1 of this episode, we discussed as follows: 🎹 Priscila's experience at one of the world's famous piano competitions, the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht 🎹 Achieving Special Bach Prize at the International City of Vigo Competition, a jury presided by Martha Argerich! 🎹 How to interpret the music of Bach to make his music alive and relevant to modern performers and listeners 🎹 Peruvian Criollo music and Priscila’s own piano transcription of “Regresa”--the Peruvian Waltz and MORE! [Dr. Priscila Navarro] 📺 Watch Priscila’s entire performance of Liszt/Handel Sarabande and Chaconne from the opera, Almira 📺 Priscila’s entire performance of Regresa (the Peruvian Waltz) 🎧 Listen to Baron-Navarro Duo [Sponsors] Join Forte’s waitlist to connect with more potential music students HERE. Yukimi Song Studio LLC: providing an excellent educational experience. Visit the website for more info [The Piano Pod 🎙- Bringing PIANO into the 21st Century]The Piano Pod aims to provide a platform for classical musicians and educators to reflect and discuss how to keep our industry robust and relevant in this rapidly changing world and move it forward in the post-pandemic era.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Please support The Piano Pod today by clicking here! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😎Executive Producer/writer: Yukimi Song🕹Audio/Video Editor: Yukimi Song Studio🌐 Website: https://thepianopod.com📱Social Media: https://linktr.ee/thepianopodnyc📬 Email: thepianopodnyc@gmail.com

S3 · E18

May 9, 2023

50:15

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