The musical keepsakes found in The Little Tin Box represent an encounter with childhood memory, a reclaiming of its sweetness and beauty, and finding greater meaning in the light by having survived the dark. “I was astonished by the precision with which the talented Browns executed their keyboard gymnastics.” (Chicago Tribune) The 5 Browns are delivering on their dream to wake up classical music by introducing it to the widest, largest and most excited audience they can find. Whether performing individually or together in various combinations from duo to complex five-piano arrangements, The 5 Browns reveal a deep connection to the intent of their material while bringing a fresh energy and dynamic character to the color and tonal spectrum of their sound. The 5 Browns – Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra and Desirae – all attended New York’s Juilliard School. In fact, they became the first family of five siblings ever accepted simultaneously. The quintet enjoyed their first wave of critical attention in February 2002 when People magazine dubbed them the “Fab Five” at about the same time they were featured on Oprah and 60 Minutes. The 5 Browns have released 3 albums that each went to #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Classical Album Chart. The New York Post has proclaimed: “One family, five pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical music sensation in years…When these kids do Rachmaninoff, they’ll make you forget about Marshall amps.”

The Irish pianist John O'Conor has been gathering wonderful reviews for his masterly playing for over forty years. "A pianist of unbounding sensitivity" - Gramophone "He represents a vanishing tradition that favors inner expression and atmosphere over showmanship and bravura" - Chicago Tribune

Steinway & Sons is proud to announce this new release of piano music by Spanish composer Federico Mompou, delicately performed by a member of the 'vanguard of young artists with interest in unusual repertoire and the technique to give it life' (Classics Today). Featuring the mystical masterpiece M�sica Callada, the 28 pieces on this disc highlight Mompou's intimate, improvisatory style.

Cellist Brian Thornton is joined by pianist Spencer Myer and clarinetist Afendi Yusuf in a program of chamber music on the Steinway & Sons label. An impeccable performance of Debussy's striking Cello Sonata is followed by the lovely Clarinet Trio by Brahms. Brian Thornton is a multi-faceted musician who has touched the lives of thousands of people through musical outreach programs around the world. Mr. Thornton began playing the cello in the public school system of Chicago, giving him a passion for teaching young musicians and public school outreach programs. He has traveled all over the world influencing young musicians not only to play better cello, but to use music to positively affect the world around them. Gold Medalist of the 2008 New Orleans Piano Competition, Spencer Myer has been soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Cape Town and Johannesburg Philharmonics, and Beijing's China National Symphony Orchestra. His 2005 recital/orchestral tour of South Africa included a performance of the five piano concerto of Beethoven with the Chamber Orchestra of South Africa. Afendi Yusuf joined the Cleveland Orchestra as principal clarinet in the 2017-18 season. Born in Ethiopia, he has appeared as guest principal with a number of orchestras across the globe.

Passionate, inspired performances and brilliant technique are the hallmark of pianist ChangYong Shin. He brings those qualities to meditative yet virtuosic works by Beethoven, Liszt and Chopin. With performances in South Korea, Italy, France, the UK, and across the United States, and a growing reputation for compelling interpretations, Mr. Shin is developing an international career as a soloist and chamber musician. Mr. Shin released his debut album on the Steinway & Sons label in January 2018. Comprising works by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, the acclaimed album was listed as one of the "Best New Recordings of 2018" by WQXR. Shin began piano studies at the Yewon School in South Korea, then at the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts. In 2011, he emigrated to the United States to study at the Curtis Institute of Music under Robert McDonald, where, as a recipient of a Paul G. Mechklin Scholarship, he received his Bachelor of Music in May 2016. In 2018, he earned a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School, where he is currently enrolled in the Artist Diploma Program.

Pianist Katie Mahan presents a program which transports the listener into the inner world of Ludwig van Beethoven. Traveling from his final work for piano backwards to the beloved Appassionata sonata, we hear the expression of his emotions and passions, and witness his transformation as an artist and a man. "What amazed the listener most was the striking dynamic range... a pianissimo of the most tender poetry to a fortissimo of thunderous passion. An exquisite and memorable performance which was both soulful and powerful, and of great artistic understanding." (Rocky Mountain News)

This double album, newly documenting Mr. Rangell's exploration of Bach's keyboard music can be added to a long list of distinctive performances. "Andrew Rangell's free-spirited Bach is distinguished by it's powerful drive and intensity and a remarkable articulation that illuminates contrapuntal intricacies with microscopic clarity... His playing captures every mood in the psychological spectrum..." (New York Times) Long recognized as among our most eloquent and insightful interpreters of the major keyboard works of Bach and Beethoven, pianist Andrew Rangell has drawn acclaim for a variety of recordings, ranging from the music of Sweelinck, Farnaby, and Gibbons to that of Janacek, Enescu, Nielsen, Bartok, Valen, Christian Wolff, and many others. The present recording, newly documenting Mr. Rangell's exploration of Bach's keyboard music can be added to a long list of distinctive performances, including The Goldberg Variations, French Suites, Partitas, Well-Tempered-Clavier, Book 1, The Art of Fugue, Inventions, Sinfonias, and many shorter works.

Cellist Zuill Bailey's new album is a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Wimbledon International Music Festival, where he has often appeared. It includes gripping performances of the Schumann Cello Concerto and the Brahms Double Concerto with violinist Philippe Quint. Zuill Bailey, widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world, is a Grammy Award winning, internationally renowned soloist, recitalist, Artistic Director and teacher. His rare combination of celebrated artistry, technical wizardry and engaging personality has secured his place as one of the most sought after and active cellists today. Zuill Bailey is a renowned recording artist with over twenty titles.

Andrew Rangell channels his inner child on Bach 4 Kids… a delightful recording of mostly short pieces scaled for a child’s attention span, but perfect for everyone. The whimsical cover was drawn by young Andy himself, who enjoyed drawing pictures long before he began studying piano at age nine. Rangell drew many pictures even while attending The Juilliard School, which nonetheless awarded him a doctoral degree in piano (and exhibited his cartoons in the library). Andrew Rangell’s more than 30 albums encompass four centuries of keyboard music. Bach’s music has anchored Rangell’s musical life. His recording career began with an acclaimed interpretation of the Goldberg variations, F sharp minor toccata, and the 2 Ricercars from The Musical Offering.

In June 2022, Yunchan Lim became the youngest person ever to win gold at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; his performances throughout showcased a “magical ability” and a “natural, instinctive quality” (La Scena) that astounded listeners around the world. As Jury Chair Marin Alsop expressed: “Yunchan is that rare artist who brings profound musicality and prodigious technique organically together.” The depth of his artistry and connection to listeners also secured him the Audience Award and Best Performance of a New Work. Lim’s astounding performance of Liszt’s complete Transcendental Etudes from the semi-final round of the Van Cliburn Competition is available on his Steinway & Sons debut album.

REVIEWS:

This disc bears witness to the international arrival of a musician of authoritative stature and charismatic presence. The hope must be that the remarkable promise of this debut recital is triumphantly realized. In the meantime this is genuinely transcendent playing that demands to be heard.

— MusicWeb International

Lim’s effortless virtuosity and total immersion into Liszt’s idiom indeed define transcendental. A little audience rustle is a small price to pay for what must be the best live integral performance of the Transcendental Etudes ever preserved in sound. Let’s hope that Lim will sustain this level of artistic and pianistic brilliance over the course a long and fulfilling career.

— ClassicsToday.com (Jed Distler)

Competition performances often have a well-practiced, safe quality, but not this one; Lim goes out onto the edge and stays there. Everything one has heard about his playing is true, it is indeed astonishing.

— AllMusic.com (James Manheim)

The Korean pianist Su Yeon Kim achieved international acclaim when she won the first prize at the Concours musical international de Montréal 2021 and the second prize at the International Mozart Competition 2020 in Salzburg. For her debut album on the Steinway & Sons label Kim displays her passion and gift for performing the music of Mozart with some of his most beloved piano works as well as a few rarities.

“Mozart’s music is full of life and power, encompassing the full spectrum of human emotions and transcending all eras and cultural boundaries. Compiling this album brought me waves of joy, and the feeling of personal connection to Mozart's spirit.” -- Su Yeon Kim

Steinway artist Zhenni Li-Cohen's latest album gives the world an opportunity to discover the piano works of Ukrainian composer Sergei Bortkiewicz. Li-Cohen says that through Bortkiewicz’s music she has found yearning, nostalgia, and the ineffable, expressing the whole spectrum of emotion that makes us human; tears, joy, sweeping love, passion, and humor.

During his auspicious career before winning the 2021 American Pianist Awards and Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship, Kenny Broberg captured the silver medal at the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and a bronze medal at the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition as well as prizes at the Hastings, Sydney, Seattle, and New Orleans International Piano Competitions, becoming one of the most decorated and internationally renowned pianists of his generation. Broberg is lauded for his inventive, intelligent and intense performances. Kenny Broberg, one of the most decorated and internationally renowned pianists of his generation debuts on the Steinway & Sons label with a program of virtuosic music by Medtner, Rachmaninov and Scriabin.

REVIEW:

Pianist Kenny Broberg's debut recording features three notorious Russian finger-crunchers, by Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Medtner. There is a lot to like here: the crisp, properly edgy tone in the Medtner sonata, the clean execution of the Scriabin, but really, the best news is Broberg’s careful structuring of the melodic material, even amidst the clatter of percussive, rapid runs. This is a major pianist to watch in the music of the Russian school, which hasn’t had a big champion in the U.S. lately.

-- AllMusic.com (James Manheim)

Young Ukrainian pianist Tetiana Shafran is the First Prize Winner of the 2019 Olga Kern Competition. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Tetiana Shafran started playing piano at the age of 3. She graduated from the Lysenko Special Music School and the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine where she studied with Andriy Vasin and the Oxana Yablonskaya Piano Academy where she studied with Professor Yablonskaya. Tetiana is the prize-winner of about 25 International piano competitions: For her debut album on the Steinway & Sons label, she performs a beguiling program of music by Chopin, Ravel, and Mikhail Pletnev's brilliant arrangement of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty.

REVIEW:

Tetiana Shafran, born in Kyiv, makes her Steinway debut here with an impressive recital. She was the first place gold medal winner in the 2019 Olga Kern International Competition, and has earned prizes in about 25 others. It is always great to hear a young pianist who appears to be making it in the performance world. Shafran has a lot to offer, and the Sono Luminus recording studio has captured her piano sound with its customary excellence. This disc from Steinway is an excellent way to get to know her.

— Fanfare (James Harrington)

Pianist Jenny Lin is joined by contralto Sara Couden on this album of Artur Schnabel’s Complete Vocal Music, a follow up to her 2019 release of Schnabel’s Complete Works for Solo Piano. Both artists have received widespread critical acclaim for their prior performances. “Sara Couden deployed her huge and fluid mezzo-soprano to glorious effect in a range of vocal showcases —now tender and probing, now extravagantly athletic.” (Opera Chaser) “Lin’s artistry is informed by a curiosity as voracious as it is insatiable. She is also a pianist of the first caliber, with a rock-solid, multivalent technique that serves as a richly cultivated imagination.” (Gramophone)

REVIEW:

If Schnabel’s settings don’t radically re-invent the Romantic art song, they’re nevertheless sophisticated, lyrical, artfully crafted, and emotionally resonant. His engagement with the texts and the sensitive music he wrote to complement them makes for rewarding listening, especially when Lin and Couden give themselves so fully to the performances. Fluid, vivid, and probing, their interpretations make the songs always feel as if they’re directly connecting with the listener.

-- Textura