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

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 who are just starting out or looking to increase their views and subscribers. [Season 1 Episode 5: Live

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 community-building program. Now that the pandemic has turned the world upside down, Chantal has

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 Live 0:02:56 Launch of Rock Out Loud Live 0:04:00 Rock Out Loud Studio as Music Studios 0:05:57

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 0:02:16 - Vera's Beginning 0:06:41 - Starting Life in NYC 0:12:25 - Origin of the Name, The Piano School

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 “The Piano Pod” YouTube Channel HERE:

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 has been breaking exciting new ground in the industry. In our debut episode, which will be available on