Steven Blier in Conversation with David Pogue

Join us for an engaging evening with pianist Steven Blier in conversation with David Pogue as they discuss Blier’s recently released memoir From Ear to Ear: A Pianist’s Love Affair with Song, named a Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year. Blier co-founded New York Festival of Song in 1988, a vibrant concert series that dips freely into six decades of vocal music from all genres, and is the Director of Caramoor’s Schwab Vocal Rising Stars mentoring program, which will culminate in a Music Room concert on Sunday, March 8^th. He is also a vocal coach at The Juilliard School. 

From Ear to Ear recounts Blier’s musical journey, from impromptu piano gigs in the 1960s to a celebrated career collaborating with some of the greatest voices of our time, including Renée Fleming, Jessye Norman, and Cecilia Bartoli, while offering rare insight into the art of song interpretation and the life of a collaborative pianist. Woven throughout is a deeply personal story of resilience, as he reflects on living and performing with a rare form of muscular dystrophy, sustained by determination, humor, and a lifelong devotion to music. 

David Pogue is an Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, a New York Times bestselling author, a five-time TED speaker, and host of 20 NOVA science specials on PBS.

“Witty, naughty, passionate, inspiring, brimming with insights, artistry, and love―that’s Steve Blier, and that’s this beautiful book. A miraculous musical life.”

– David Hyde Pierce