Episode 6!
Marty & Jackie ring in 2025 with a fantastic conversation with celebrated pianist and accompanist Stevie Ryan - in 2001 Steven Ryan took first place in the Concours des Grand Amateurs de Piano international competition, after which he was immediately engaged to return to the Sorbonne in Paris to perform Tchaikovsky's Concerto in B-Flat Minor, which was filmed by the national television station France 2. As well as winning the French competition, Mr. Ryan took second prize in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs held in 2000.
Since then, he has carved a niche for himself as one of the region's premiere accompanists - for choirs, soloists, orchestra, and everything in between. He is currently the staff accompanist at Montclair State University and at the acclaimed Dessoff Choirs in NYC.
We talk about the joys and woes of practicing, the art of collaborative piano and working with conductors, and as he puts it himself - 'just making music beautiful'.
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