THE PIANO POD

...where tradition meets innovation. Together, we bring the PIANO into the future.

Season 7

Culture & Courage


New conversations about identity, heritage, artistic conviction,
and the courage to create.

I am a buttonLatest Episode

Listen On:

iTuneFollow us on InstagramFollow us on YouTubeFollow us on YouTube
season-5-finale:-the-fullness-of-being:-dr.-maria-thompson-corley-on-art,-inclusion-&-creative-legacyseason-5-episode-15-“reimagining-raga-and-jazz”-feat.-charu-suri-–-pianist,-composer,-&-jazz-raga-pioneer
season-5-episode-13:-composing-with-humanity-–-nimrod-borenstein-on-music,-expression-&-legacy
part-2-of-season-4-episode-15:-danny-holt-–-pianist,-percussionist,-composer,-and-producer
part-2-of-season-4-episode-4:-dr.-nnenna-ogwo-—-concert-pianist,-educator,-&-founder-of-juneteenth-lpseason-3-episode-14,-part-2:-dr.-jeeyoon-kim-—-“force-of-nature,”-concert-pianist,-art-activist,-&-author

AS FEATURED IN

Recent Episodes

View all Episodes

  • Official Trailer: “Steel, Violet, Rage” at Carnegie Hall feat. The Shelest Piano Duo & Maestro Michael Hall

    Composer, Concert Pianist, Conductor, Recording Artist, Season 7, Trailer

    Here is the trailer for Steel, Violet, Rage at Carnegie Hall, a special Season 7 Alumni Episode of The Piano…

    YukimiSong

  • Carrying Memory Forward: Pianist, Composer & Author Inna Faliks on Odesa, Stranger Things, and the Courage to Reimagine

    Composer, Concert Pianist, Season 7, The Piano Pod

    Season 7 begins with Yamaha Artist, composer, author, and UCLA professor Inna Faliks. In this conversation, we explore her recent…

    YukimiSong

  • Official Trailer: “Carrying Memory Forward” feat. Inna Faliks

    Composer, Concert Pianist, Recording Artist, Season 7, The Piano Pod, Trailer

    YukimiSong

  • Welcome to Season 7: Culture & Courage

    The Piano Pod

    Welcome to Season 7 of The Piano Pod: Culture & Courage. After six seasons and more than 100 episodes, the…

    YukimiSong

  • Introducing Season 7: Culture & Courage

    Season 7, The Piano Pod

    Know someone who embodies Culture & Courage?I'm currently curating Season 7 of The Piano Pod and looking for musicians, educators,…

    Yukimi Song
    introducing-season-7:-culture-&-courage

  • Season 6

    ... premieres in September 2025

    Call to action

    The piano pod

    • Watch Our Video Episodes

      • Listen to Our Audio Episodes

    Featured Guests

    Discover the Guests

    • Inna Faliks

      Yamaha Artist, Composer, Author, & Professor at UCLA

    • David Berry

      Concert Pianist, Composer, Arranger, and Scholar

    • Joe Williams

      Sound Liberator

    • Anna Shelest

      Concert Pianist

    • Joy Luck Trio

      Groundbreaking Piano-Pipa-Erhu Trio

    • Michael Ostrzyga

      Composer, Conductor, and Music Director at the University of Cologne

    Our Sponsors

    Become a Sponsor