MikeyPod 355 | Pianist Sophia Subbayya Vastek

MikeyPod 355 | Pianist Sophia Subbayya Vastek

From MikeyPod by Michael Harren

January 2, 2023 · 41 min

About this episode

Michael Harren interviews pianist and composer Sophia Subbayya Vastek about her new album and her musical journey.

Pianist and composer Sophia Subbaya Vastek joins me today to discuss her new album, In Our Softening . I am completely enamored with this album, our conversation about Sophia’s music, and the magnificently imperfect instrument that inspired it. Enjoy this conversation, and be sure to check out the entire album as well! Based in Troy, NY, Sophia Subbaya Vastek moves quietly between musical worlds and defies easy categorization. She has been described as “a wonder” and “audacious” (Inactuelles), and as performing with “passion and profound tenderness” (Second Inversion) and “serene strokes and lyrical beauty” (Brooklyn Rail). Her debut album Histories was released on innova Recordings in 2017, produced by multiple Grammy-winning engineer Adam Abeshouse. Second Inversion described the album as “both an homage to Vastek’s own individual histories but also a beautiful mosaic of the larger cultural intersections of our world—and how we weave those histories together through music.”  She has since released the EP Lili, as well as  several recordings  and singles spanning multiple genres. Sophia has toured internationally across three continents…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Harren

Guest: Sophia Subbayya Vastek

Topics covered

  • music
  • piano
  • composition
  • album discussion
  • interview

Keywords

  • Sophia Subbayya Vastek
  • In Our Softening
  • piano
  • music
  • album
  • interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: innova Recordings, Second Inversion, Brooklyn Rail

Books & works: In Our Softening, Histories

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