Official Trailer: "Sapiens - A Human History on the Piano feat. Sean Hickey
From The Piano Pod - a global hub for innovation, education, and connection in classical piano music by Yukimi Song
February 23, 2026 · 2 min · Season 6
About this episode
The episode features a discussion with composer Sean Hickey about his piano cycle inspired by Yuval Noah Harari's book, exploring themes of humanity and music's endurance.
🎥 Here is the trailer for our new eps featuring Sean Hickey , Composer/Record Label Executive Composer Sean Hickey joins The Piano Pod to discuss Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind for the Piano — his monumental piano cycle inspired by Yuval Noah Harari’s bestselling book. From imagined orders and human cooperation to empire, biology, AI, and the future of artistic sustainability, this conversation explores what it means to create — and remain human — in a rapidly accelerating world. Performed by pianist Vladimir Rumyantsev, Sapiens translates sweeping philosophical questions into sound, structure, and silence. This episode moves from macro-history to the deeply personal — from Detroit and electric guitar to leading major international record labels — and ultimately asks: What allows music to endure? 📆 Join the premiere tomorrow, Tuesday, February 24, at 8:00 PM ET. 📺 Set a reminder and join us live via YouTube: https://youtu.be/sx0nR48wNYg 🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/ThePianoPodAudio 📖 Read our blog review on Substack: https://thepianopod.substack.com/p/meet-our-guest-sean-hickey-composer
People in this episode
Host: Yukimi Song
Guest: Sean Hickey
Topics covered
- piano music
- human history
- artistic sustainability
- philosophy
- music creation
- interview
Keywords
- Sapiens
- Sean Hickey
- piano cycle
- human cooperation
- artistic sustainability
- Vladimir Rumyantsev
- Yuval Noah Harari
- music creation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Piano Pod, YouTube, Substack
Books & works: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind for the Piano
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