Amidst the cacophony of our world, the art of listening is a much needed pathway toward gaining a deeper level of communication and collaboration. What steps can we take to better connect with the music around us, and how can those skills benefit us in our everyday lives? With the help of one of the world’s best pianists and her award-winning musical companions, it’s time to explore the many dimensions of our inner landscapes like never before.

Join New York Adventure Club for a guided Conscious Listening™ workshop that expertly pairs exquisite classical music performances with a 4-step method on how to heighten your awareness of music’s many dimensions.

Led by Hsing-ay Hsu — an internationally award-winning Steinway Artist, educator, producer, and creator of Conscious Listening™ workshops — this interactive musical and sensory journey at the Midtown West headquarters of renowned piano restorer Klavierhaus will include:

• A world-class classical music performance featuring Hsing-ay Hsu, Grammy Award-winning violist Masumi Rostad, and Young Concert Artists (YCA) President and Composer Daniel Kellogg
• How to ask questions, listen, and engage better with classical piano music
• Interactive discussions around making connections between music, others, and life
• The skillset of listening collectively and collaboratively with other inquisitive listeners, lifelong learners, music teachers, and adult musicians
• Music performed on a stunning Steinway Hamburg concert D grand
• A piano restoration demonstration and chat with Klavierhaus Founder Sujatri Reisinger

About the Artists

Hsing-ay Hsu

A Steinway Artist, Hsing-ay Hsu is focused on the art of listening. Since her stage debut at age 4, Steinway Artist Hsing-ay Hsu (“Sing-I Shoo”) has been performing at such venues as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center NYC, and in Europe & Asia. International prizewinner, concert producer, teacher/educator, studio owner, adjudicator, she hosts a YouTube channel and Café webinars to help music- lovers process life through music. Born in Beijing, Ms. Hsu trained at Juilliard, Yale University, Aspen, Ravinia, and Tanglewood. She is currently on the summer faculty of Kaufman Center, Rocky Ridge in CO, and Chautauqua Institution adult programs, and was a faculty member at the University of Colorado before recently returning to New York. Bio at hsingayhsu.com.

Masumi Rostad

Praised for his “burnished sound” (The New York Times) and described as an “electrifying, poetic, and sensitive musician,” the Grammy Award-winning, Japanese-Norwegian violist Masumi Per Rostad hails from the gritty East Village of 1980s New York. He was raised in an artist loft converted from a garage with a 1957 Chevy Belair as the remnant centerpiece in their living room. Masumi began his studies at the nearby Third Street Music School Settlement at age three and has gone on to become one of the most in demand soloists, chamber musicians, and teachers. In addition to maintaining an active performance schedule, he serves on the faculty of the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.

Daniel Kellogg

“Daniel Kellogg is one of the most exciting composers around – technically assured, fascinated by unusual sonic textures, unfailingly easy to listen to, yet far from simplistic.” wrote the Washington Post. Kellogg, Associate Professor of Composition at the University of Colorado, has had premieres with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, the San Diego Symphony, the Kansas City Symphony, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, the Takács Quartet, and the Aspen Music Festival. He has served as composer-in-residence for Young Concert Artists, the South Dakota Symphony, the Green Bay Symphony, and the Lexington Philharmonic. He is currently the President of YCA.

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Categories: In-Person, Instructional