{{Short description|American pianist, composer and author}} {{Infobox person | name = Robin Spielberg | image = Robin Spielberg.jpg | image_size = | caption = | alt = | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|11|20}} | birth_place = New Jersey, U.S. | spouse = Larry Kosson | partner = | children = Valerie Kosson<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ydr.com/story/news/heart-of-york/2019/06/26/valerie-kosson-miracle-baby-ted-x-talk-new-freedom-premature-birth/1521778001/|title=Once a miracle baby, New Freedom 20-year-old to share invisible disabilities at TEDx talk|publisher=York Daily Record|date= |accessdate=September 5, 2024}}</ref> | net_worth = | occupation = Pianist, composer | years_active = 1990s–present | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = {{hlist|Classical crossover|New-age<ref name="Reece">Reece, Douglas (1995) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=Pw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA97 New Age Programmers, Artists Touch Base Online]", ''Billboard'', November 25, 1995, p. 97. Retrieved November 10, 2013</ref>}} | instrument = {{hlist|Piano}} | label = {{hlist|Northstar Music|playMountain Music}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|Amy Speace|Rachael Sage}}<!--Please do not add to this list without first discussing your proposal on the talk page. --> }} | awards = | website = {{URL|www.robinspielberg.com}} }}
'''Robin Spielberg''' (born November 20, 1962) is an American pianist, composer, actress, and author. Her album ''Downtown'' charted at #5, and ''By Way of the Wind'' charted at #7 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Classical Crossover Chart in 2023.<ref name="Billboard 1">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-crossover-albums/2023-06-03/|title=Billboard Classical Crossover Albums Chart|publisher=Billboard 1|date=June 3, 2023 |accessdate=April 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Billboard 2">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-crossover-albums/2023-11-11/|title=Billboard Classical Crossover Albums Chart|publisher=Billboard 2|date=November 11, 2023 |accessdate=April 2, 2024}}</ref> Spielberg is a Steinway artist, has performed at Carnegie Hall, and has toured extensively with singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb.<ref name="Montclair Times">"Robin Spielberg in Concert at Carnegie Hall", ''Montclair Times'', page 11, June 1, 2000</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.york365.com/event/wxpn-welcomes-jimmy-webb-robin-spielberg/|title=WXPN WELCOMES: Jimmy Webb & Robin Spielberg|publisher=York 365|date= |accessdate=April 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Lincoln Center">{{cite web|url=https://www.lct.org/shows/the-lights/|title=The Lights|publisher=Lincoln Center|date= |accessdate=April 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/City-Winery-Chicago-Has-Announced-November-Shows-20191031|title=City Winery Chicago Has Announced November Shows|publisher=Broadway World|date=October 31, 2019 |accessdate=April 3, 2024}}</ref> She is a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company, made her off-Broadway debut in ''Boy's Life'' at Lincoln Center in 1988, and has performed in radio dramas.<ref name="Broadway World">{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/Atlantic-Theater-Company-Founding-Member-Robin-Spielberg-Releases-First-Symphonic-Work-20230621|title=Atlantic Theater Company Founding Member Robin Spielberg Releases First Symphonic Work|publisher=Broadway World|date=June 21, 2023 |accessdate=April 4, 2024}}</ref> Her memoir, ''Naked on the Bench: My Adventures in Pianoland'', received positive reviews and won the Readers' Favorite gold medal in 2014.<ref name="kirk">{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/robin-spielberg/naked-on-the-bench/|title=Naked on the Bench: My Adventures in Pianoland|publisher=Kirkus|date=October 22, 2013 |accessdate=April 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2790521.Robin_Spielberg|title=Robin Spielberg|publisher=Goodreads|date= |accessdate=April 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Readers Favorite">{{cite web|url=https://readersfavorite.com/2014-award-contest-winners.htm|title=2014 AWARD CONTEST WINNERS|publisher=Readers' Favorite |date= |accessdate=April 2, 2024}}</ref> She gave a TEDx talk titled "The Healing Power of Music" in 2014, and is a spokesperson for the American Music Therapy Association.<ref name="button">{{Cite news|url=http://www.middletownpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20131106/middletowns-buttonwood-tree-welcomes-pianist-author-robin-spielberg-nov-10|title=Middletown's Buttonwood Tree welcomes pianist, author Robin Spielberg Nov. 10|access-date=2017-07-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LTusPwrH9E|title=Robin Spielberg - The Healing Power of Music at TEDxLancaster|publisher=TEDx |date=June 2, 2014|accessdate=April 5, 2024}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Robin Spielberg was raised in the suburban town of Maplewood, New Jersey and began formal piano lessons at the age of seven.<ref name="Jones">Jones, Richard O. (2009) "Robin Spielberg plays Valentines on the piano", ''Hamilton Journal-News'', February 5, 2009</ref> She attended Michigan State University and later Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, graduating from NYU with honors and a BFA in Undergraduate Drama.
Her paternal grandfather, Rubin Spielberg, a flutist, and her great-uncle Herman Spielberg, a violinist, were musicians with the NBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Arturo Toscanini.<ref>''The Bangor Daily News'', "Pianist's Music Healing", page 36, December 20, 1997</ref><ref>"Pianist Has Gift in Store for Audience", ''Boston Herald'', May 15, 1997</ref><ref name="Alex">"[http://alextimes.com/2009/10/robin-spielberg-setting-her-life-to-a-s/ Robin Spielberg: Setting Her Life to a Soundtrack]", ''Alexandria Times'', October 1, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2013</ref> Although she never met her grandfather, in her memoir she credits him with providing creative inspiration.<ref name="SpielbergNotB">Spielberg, Robin, ''Naked on the Bench: My Adventures in Pianoland, A Memoir'', Spobs Music Incorporated 2013, prologue</ref>
==Career== Spielberg is a co-founder of the Atlantic Theater Company and wrote the music for its first musical, ''Balloonland'', in 1991. She has acted in off-Broadway plays including Howard Korder's ''Boys' Life'' and ''The Lights'' at Lincoln Center, composed music for David Mamet's translation of ''Three Sisters'' (directed by William H. Macy), and had roles in two children's plays written by (David Mamet) which aired on NPR.<ref name="Wayne Today">"Robin Spielberg", ''Wayne Today'', page A52, September 30, 2004</ref><ref name="Newsday">"Boys Life: A Brash Comedy From a Newcomer to Watch", ''Newsday'', page 131, March 1, 1988</ref><ref name="Stuart">Stuart, Jan (1991) "A Mamet-Style Version of 'Sisters'", ''Newsday'', April 18, 1991, p. 67 (Part II)</ref><ref name="The Philadelphia Inquirer">"Atlantic Theater Company's Three Sisters" by William Collins, ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', page 86, January 18, 1991</ref><ref name="Lincoln Center"/> She played piano in hotel lobbies and piano rooms for several years while pursuing her acting career.<ref name="Press of Atlantic City"/>
In 1993, Spielberg self-released her solo piano debut album, ''Heal of the Hand'', produced by Steven Miller, which was later released by North Star Music. It became their best-selling album in 1994 and 1995.<ref name="Press of Atlantic City">"Day Job Leads to Career for Pianist Robin Spielberg", ''Press of Atlantic City'', page 162, July 24, 1998</ref> Spielberg was added to the Steinway Artist roster in 1996.<ref name="SpielbergSA">"[http://www.steinway.com/artists/solo-profile/s/RobinSpielberg Steinway Artists]", ''Steinway & Sons''. Retrieved December 7, 2013.</ref><ref name="Lodi">"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0ARSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wDQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6642,4192952&dq=robin-spielberg+steinway&hl=en "Pianist Robin Spielberg" in Tracy]", ''Lodi News-Sentinel'', February 8, 2008, p. 3. Retrieved November 10, 2013</ref> In 1997, she made her concert debut in a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall's Weill Hall.<ref name="The Record">"The Way to Carnegie Hall?", ''The Record'', page 88, March 14, 1997</ref><ref name="Char Koosta News">"Robin Spielberg: From Carnegie Hall to Ronan Tonight", ''Char Koosta News'', page A2, March 22, 2007</ref> She has released 24 studio albums and has had five top-10 ''Billboard'' charting albums. Her music has won Global Music Awards, and has been nominated for a Hollywood Independent Music Award and a Hollywood Music in Media Award.<ref name="Global Music Awards"/><ref name="HMMA"/> Spielberg's music has been featured on PBS and the History Channel, among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribecatrib.com/content/pianist-and-vocalist-robin-spielberg-tpac|title=Pianist and Vocalist Robin Spielberg at TPAC|publisher=Tribeca Trib|date= |accessdate=April 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>"Robin Spielberg in a Valentine's Day Weekend Concert", ''Montclair Times'', page D9, February 11, 2012</ref>
Spielberg has toured throughout the United States and Eastern Asia. In 2023, made her orchestral debut as piano soloist with the Brazosport Symphony Orchestra featuring her original work for full symphony, ''By Way of the Wind''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://brazosport.org/event/brazosport-symphony-orchestra-concert/ |title=Brazosport Symphony Orchestra Concert featuring Robin Spielberg|publisher=Brazosport.org|date= November 12, 2023|accessdate=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
Her memoir, ''Naked on the Bench: My Adventures in Pianoland'', received positive reviews, with Kirkus calling it "a well-paced musical memoir about the value of perseverance".<ref name="kirk"/>
==''Billboard'' album charts== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- style="background:#ebf5ff;" ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Title |- ! width="35"|US |- | 2018 ||style="text-align:left;"| ''On the Edge of a Dream: Piano Solos For Dreaming''<ref name="dream bill">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/new-age-albums/2018-03-17/|title=Billboard New Age Chart|publisher=Billboard |date=March 17, 2018|accessdate=April 2, 2024}}</ref> || 6 |- | 2020 ||style="text-align:left;"| ''Love Story''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-crossover-albums/2020-02-19/|title=Billboard Classical Crossover Albums Chart|publisher=Billboard |date=February 19, 2020 |accessdate=April 2, 2024}}</ref> || 11 |- | 2021 ||style="text-align:left;"| ''Give My Regards to Broadway''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-crossover-albums/2021-09-04/|title=Billboard Classical Crossover Albums Chart|publisher=Billboard |date=September 4, 2021 |accessdate=April 2, 2024}}</ref> || 7 |- | 2023 ||style="text-align:left;"| ''Downtown''<ref name="Billboard 1"/>|| 5 |- | 2023 ||style="text-align:left;"| ''By Way of the Wind''<ref name="Billboard 2"/> || 7 |}
==Awards== {|class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Nominated work !Category !Award !Result |- | 2024 || "Flying" || Icon Award Winner/Best Classical Crossover Song/Best Production|| Intercontinental Music Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intercontinentalmusicawards.com/winners/winners2024/|title= 2024 ICMA Winners|publisher=ICMA|date=|access-date=September 5, 2024}}</ref>|| {{won}} |- | 2024 || "Ireland: An Orchestral Portrait" (music video)|| Best Original Score||Swedish International Film Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thesiff.com/april-april-2024/|title=SIFF Swedish International Film Festival|publisher=SIFF|date=|access-date=September 5, 2024}}</ref>|| {{won}} |- | 2024 || "By Way of the Wind" || Best Classical Crossover Album|| Radio Music Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newagenotes.com/new-age-notes-radio-music-awards-2024-winners/|title= NEW AGE NOTES RADIO MUSIC AWARDS 2024 WINNERS|publisher=New Age Notes|date=|access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref>|| {{won}} |- | 2023 || "Best in Music Genre" || Contemporary Classical|| Hollywood Independent Music Award<ref name="Hollywood Independent Music Awards">{{cite web|url=https://himawards.com/2023-winners/|title=HIMA Winners 2023|publisher=Hollywood Independent Music Awards|date=|accessdate=March 29, 2023}}</ref>|| {{nom}} |- | 2023 || "Best in Music Genre"|| Best Classical Song|| Clouzine Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clouzinemagazine.com/winners.html|title= Clouzine Winners|publisher=Clouzine Magazine|date=|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>|| {{won}} |- | 2023 || "By Way of the Wind" || Contemporary Classical|| Global Music Award (Gold Medal)<ref name="Global Music Awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.globalmusicawards.com/Winners-Nov-2023.html|title=Global Music Award Winners 2023|publisher=Global Music Awards|date=|accessdate=April 4, 2024}}</ref>|| {{won}} |- | 2022 || "Ireland: An Orchestral Portrait"|| Classical Crossover, Orchestral Arrangement|| Global Music Award (Silver Medal)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globalmusicawards.com/Winners-Nov-2022.html|title=2022 Winners|publisher=Global Music Awards|date=|access-date=April 2, 2024|archive-date=April 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421113758/https://www.globalmusicawards.com/Winners-Nov-2022.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>|| {{won}} |- | 2022 || "Best in Music Genre" || Epic, Orchestral|| Hollywood Music in Media Award<ref name="HMMA">{{cite web|url=https://www.hmmawards.com/2022-music-genre-nominees/|title= HMMA 2022 Music Genre Nominees|publisher=HMMA|date=|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>|| {{nom}} |- | 2018 || "On the Edge of a dream" || Album of the Year|| Whisperings Solo Piano Radio<ref name="Solo Piano Radio">{{cite web|url=https://www.solopianoradio.com/favorites.htm|title=Presenting Whispering Solo Piano Album of the Year|publisher=Solo Piano Radio|date=|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>|| {{nom}} |- | 2015 || "Another Time, Another Place" || Album of the Year|| Whisperings Solo Piano Radio<ref name="Solo Piano Radio"/>|| {{nom}} |- | 2014 || "Naked on the Bench: My Adventures in Pianoland" ||Readers Choice ||Gold Medal<ref name="Readers Favorite"/>|| {{won}} |- | 1988 || "Boy's Life" ||Outstanding Ensemble Performance||Drama Desk Award<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/awards.cfm?year=1988&browseby=Year&awardstypeid=3|title=Broadway World Awards Database|publisher=Broadway World|date=|access-date=April 9, 2024}}</ref>|| {{nom}} |- {{end}}
==Theater== Spielberg is a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company,<ref name="SpielbergATC">"[http://atlantictheater.org/explore-2/ensemble/robin-spielberg/ Atlantic Theater Company -- Ensemble]", ''Atlantic Theater Company''. Retrieved December 7, 2013.</ref> and acted in dozens of plays with the company, including ''Boys' Life'' (which was nominated for a Drama Desk award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awardsandwinners.com/category/drama-desk-award/1988/|title=Drama Desk Award - 1988 {{!}} Winners & Nominees|website=awardsandwinners.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref> and ''The Lights'' by Howard Korder at Lincoln Center.<ref name="Richards">Richards, David (1988), "Boys' Life': Knowing the Score; In N.Y., a Sharp Look At the Pickup Game", ''The Washington Post'', March 21, 1988, p. C1</ref> She composed music for several Atlantic Theater Company productions, including the David Mamet adaptation of ''Three Sisters'' directed by William H. Macy,<ref name="Stuart"/><ref name="Gussow">Gussow, Mel (1991) "[https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/18/theater/review-theater-speaking-in-mamet-s-words-to-the-subconscious.html Review/Theater; Speaking, in Mamet's Words, to the Subconscious]", ''The New York Times'', April 18, 1991. Retrieved November 10, 2013</ref> and two children's plays written by David Mamet airing on National Public Radio (NPR): ''The Poet and the Rent'' and ''The Revenge of the Space Pandas''. In 1992, Spielberg and Barry Shulak co-wrote a musical for young audiences entitled ''Balloonland''. Originally produced in Vermont by the Atlantic Theater Company, ''Balloonland'' later debuted off-Broadway on ATC's New York City stage in 1993.<ref>"[http://atlantictheater.org/production-history/ Atlantic Theater Company Production History]", Atlantic Theater Company. Retrieved November 10, 2013</ref><ref>''Theater Week'', vol. 6 (1993), p. 36</ref>
==Albums and awards== As of 2023, Spielberg had recorded 24 albums and appeared on over 50 compilations.
Her debut album of original piano solos entitled ''Heal of the Hand'' was recorded independently in 1993.<ref name="Wright">Wright, Carol "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/heal-of-the-hand-mw0000646691 ''Heal of the Hand'' Review]", Allmusic. Retrieved 10 November 2013</ref> The album was picked up by the indie label North Star Music in 1994,<ref name="Wright" /> and became their best-selling CD of the decade.<ref name="Brown">Brown, Alison (1999) "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lOFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qwgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4206,5124694&dq=robin-spielberg&hl=en Spielberg Keyed Up for Concert]", ''Ocala Star-Banner'', October 8, 1999, p. 6. Retrieved November 10, 2013</ref> According to North Star president Richard Waterman, Spielberg sold between 160,000 and 200,000 albums during 1995 and 1996, although SoundScan only registered 1,800 sales, with the bulk of sales through specialist outlets.<ref name="Const">DiConstanzo, Frank (1996) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=ugkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Robin+spielberg%22&pg=PA73 In-Store Tours Offer Alternative]", ''Billboard'', November 23, 1996, p. 73. Retrieved November 10, 2013</ref> By 1999 she had reportedly sold 300,000 albums.<ref name="Brown" />
Spielberg's original 1994 agreement with North Star Music was a six-record deal, covering recording and release of two albums per year over the course of three years. During this period, the following titles were released under the North Star label: ''Heal of the Hand'' (1993), ''Spirit of the Holidays'' (1994) featuring Christmas-themed tracks,<ref name="Beauchamp">Beauchamp, Lane (1995) "Dig around and you might just find festive treasures: New holiday releases include many albums of interesting compilations", ''Kansas City Star'', December 8, 1995, p. 12</ref> ''Unchained Melodies'' (1995), ''In the Heart of Winter'' (1995), ''Songs of the Spirit'' (1996), and ''In the Arms of the Wind'' (1997). Additional titles subsequently released by North Star include ''Mother'' (1999) and ''Spa Piano'' (2007). The former is a collaboration with singers Susan McKeown and Cathie Ryan featuring songs celebrating motherhood.<ref name="Des">"Songs Pay Tribute to Mothers", ''Deseret News'', May 9, 1999</ref> When North Star folded in 2011, Spielberg bought back the masters for her albums released under that label.
Beginning in 2000, Spielberg started releasing albums under her own playMountain Music label. These include ''Beautiful Dreamer'' (2000), ''Dreaming of Summer'' (2000), ''The Christmas Collection'' (2002), ''American Chanukah'' (2002), ''With a Song in My Heart'' (2004), ''Memories of Utopia'' (2005), ''A New Kind of Love'' (2008), ''Sea to Shining Sea: A Tapestry of American Music'' (2010), ''Another Time, Another Place'' (2015), ''On The Edge Of A Dream: Piano Solos For Dreaming'' (2018), ''Love Story'' (2020), ''Re-Inventions'' (2020), ''Give My Regards to Broadway'' (2021), ''Downtown'' (2022), and ''By Way of the Wind'' (2023).
''Another Time, Another Place'' was nominated for a Zone Music Award. On May 7, 2016, Spielberg performed at the awards show at the Joy Theater New Orleans, Louisiana.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://echoes.org/2016/05/11/zone-music-reporter-awards-show/|title=Zone Music Awards Show|date=2016-05-11|website=Echoes|access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref> The album was also nominated for a Whisperings Solo Piano Radio Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.solopianoradio.com/favorites.htm|title=Whisperings: Solo Piano Album of the Year - CD Awards and Nominations|website=www.solopianoradio.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref> and a One World Music Radio award in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oneworldmusic.co.uk/owmr-awards-2015/4581224063|title=OWMR Awards 2015 - One World Music|website=www.oneworldmusic.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-07-14|archive-date=2017-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926041939/http://www.oneworldmusic.co.uk/owmr-awards-2015/4581224063|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In March 2018 Spielberg debuted at number 6 in the ''Billboard'' New Age chart with her album ''On the Edge of a Dream: Piano Solos For Dreaming''.<ref name="dream bill"/> The CD was ranked number 7 on the Zone Music Reporter radio charts for the months of June and July 2018.<ref>{{Cite web | title=New Age / Ambient / World Top 100 Radio Chart | url=http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910193559/http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp | access-date=2024-12-21 | archive-date=2009-09-10 | url-status=live }}</ref>
During 2022 she was nominated by the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for her epic piece ''Ireland: An Orchestral Portrait''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 MUSIC GENRE NOMINEES |url=https://www.hmmawards.com/2022-music-genre-nominees/ |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=Hollywood Music In Media Awards |language=en-US}} </ref> The piece won ''Clouzine International Magazine''{{'}}s award for "Best Classical Song" in 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clouzine International Music Awards, Spring 2023 Winners |url=https://www.clouzinemagazine.com/winners.html |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Clouzine Contemporary Music Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> and a silver medal for Best Orchestral Arrangement and Best Classical Crossover composition at the Global Music Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Music Awards: November 2022 Winners |url=https://www.globalmusicawards.com/Winners-Nov-2022.html |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Global Music Awards |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210135551/https://www.globalmusicawards.com/Winners-Nov-2022.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In June 2023 Spielberg's piano arrangements of nostalgic pop songs, ''Downtown'', debuted at #5 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Classical Crossover chart.
''By Way of the Wind'', Spielberg's fully orchestrated album of original works, debuted on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Classical Crossover chart at #8 on November 4, 2023, and remained on the chart for three weeks. The Brazosport Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Brian Casey, premiered the entire collection of work on ''By Way of the Wind'' on November 12, 2023, with Spielberg as soloist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brazosport Center for the Arts and Sciences |url=https://bcfas.org/event/robin-spielbergs-by-way-of-the-wind-concert/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> In December 2023, Global Music Awards designated Spielberg a Gold Medal Winner in the category Contemporary Classical - Composer for ''By Way of the Wind''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Music Awards: Current Winners |url=https://www.globalmusicawards.com |access-date=2023-12-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>
In addition to her recording career, Spielberg served as an inaugural member of the Independent Music Awards' judging panel.<ref>[http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp Independent Music Awards - Past Judges] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713024722/http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp |date=2011-07-13 }}</ref>
Spielberg was added to the Steinway Artist roster in 1996.<ref name="SpielbergSA"/><ref name="Lodi"/>
==Performances== Spielberg tours both nationally and overseas.<ref name="Zeff">Schur Zeff, Roberta (2000) "[https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/04/nyregion/music-an-infant-s-struggle-a-mother-s-gift-of-life.html MUSIC; An Infant's Struggle, A Mother's Gift of Life]", ''The New York Times'', June 4, 2000. Retrieved November 10, 2013</ref> Performance highlights within the United States include three sold-out performances at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (New York City).<ref name="Alex" /> Overseas, she has toured South Korea three times, appearing at KBS Hall, Seoul Arts Center, and the LG Arts Center (2010).<ref name="Tour2006">"[http://kor.theapro.kr/?sub_num=29&state=view&idx=306 공연예술 국제교류 활동 현황, 2006년 기준 (Record of International Exchange in Performing Arts, January-December 2006)]", Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (South Korea) and Korea Arts Management Service, Seoul 2007, p. 132. Retrieved December 13, 2013.</ref><ref name="Tour2010">"[http://www.kocaca.or.kr/Home/Board/BoardMng.aspx?Mode=r&bid=6365&mid=9&page=7 공연예술 국제교류 활동 현황, 2010년 기준 (Record of International Exchange in Performing Arts, January-December 2010)]", Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (South Korea) and Korea Arts Management Service, Seoul 2011, p. 154. Retrieved December 13, 2013.</ref><ref name="SpielbergLG">"[http://issuu.com/10magazine/docs/10magazine-2010may “Seoul Calendar: Concerts”]”, ''10 Magazine'', v. 2, no. 8 (May 2010), p. 54. Retrieved December 8, 2013.</ref>
Spielberg is signed with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in Asia, and her piece "An Improvisation on the Canon in D" is used in the soundtrack of the South Korean television drama series ''Winter Sonata''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onlinepianist.com/piano-songs/robin-spielberg/an-improvisation-on-canon-in-d|title=An Improvisation on Canon in D Piano Tutorial - Robin Spielberg {{!}} OnlinePianist|website=www.onlinepianist.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref>
In January 2015 Spielberg began opening for the renowned songwriter Jimmy Webb at the Sharp Theater in Mahwah, New Jersey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.templebethornj.org/index.php/cal/g-2-5ubkc65277kc37omgsb6br3kb0_201501250100|title=Social Club|website=www.templebethornj.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref> She remained his preferred opener for six years.
In July 2019, the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism invited Spielberg to perform concerts and give piano performance master classes and workshops. The three-week tour included performances in the Zhejiang Province at the Hangzhou Grand Theater,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.songkick.com/concerts/38546479-robin-spielberg-at-hangzhou-grand-theatre|title=Robin Spielberg: Hangzhou Grand Theatre, Hangzhou, China|website=www.songkick.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-12-28}}</ref> the Keqiao Lantian Grand Theatre,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.songkick.com/concerts/38546509-robin-spielberg-at-keqiao-lantian-grand-theatre|title=Robin Spielberg: Keqiao Lantian Grand Theatre, Shaoxing, China|website=www.songkick.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-12-28}}</ref> the Longquan Grand Theatre,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.songkick.com/concerts/38546644-robin-spielberg-at-longquan-grand-theatre|title=Robin Spielberg: Longquan Grand Theatre, Lishui, China|website=www.songkick.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-12-28}}</ref> the Xiangshan Theatre,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.songkick.com/concerts/38546684-robin-spielberg-at-xiangshan-theatre|title=Robin Spielberg: Xiangshan Theatre, Ningbo, China|website=www.songkick.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-12-28}}</ref> the Changxing Grand Theatre,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.songkick.com/concerts/38546539-robin-spielberg-at-changxing-grand-theatre|title=Robin Spielberg: Changxing Grand Theatre, Huzhou, China|website=www.songkick.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-12-28}}</ref> the Gengsu Theater in Jiangsu,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://subsites.chinadaily.com.cn/nantong/2019-07/09/c_386704.htm|title=Piano concert held in Nantong|author=Hu Xiaoyu|date=2019-07-09|website=chinadaily.com.cn|access-date=2020-12-28}}</ref> the Puxian Grand Theatre in Fujian Province,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.songkick.com/concerts/38546714-robin-spielberg-at-puxian-grand-theatre|title=Robin Spielberg: Puxian Grand Theatre, Putian, China|website=www.songkick.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-12-28}}</ref> and MAO Livehouse in Shanghai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/320801058_698916|title=音色"疗"人 斯坦威钢琴家罗宾·斯皮尔伯格 Robin Spielberg 音乐会|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=2019-06-15|website=www.sohu.com|access-date=2020-12-28}}</ref>
==Music therapy== The importance of music therapy is a recurring theme throughout Spielberg's career. She is a national celebrity artist spokesperson for the American Music Therapy Association.<ref name="button"/><ref name="PortlandPH">"Not Feeling It? Try Piano Therapy", ''Portland Press Herald'', November 30, 2006, p. D3</ref><ref name="KaplanHP">"[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ronna-kaplan-ma/robin-spielbergcelebrity-_b_4222666.html Robin Spielberg -- Celebrity Support for Music Therapy]", ''Huffington Post'', November 14, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.</ref> As spokesperson, she often conducts seminars and workshops on the transformative power of music in hospitals, schools and community centers while on tour.<ref name="PortlandPH" /><ref name="KaplanHP"/><ref name="RE">"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=34o0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YaIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4061,3347706&dq=robin-spielberg&hl=en Spielberg Appearing at Miller Center]", ''Reading Eagle'', November 6, 2008, p. 4. (Music section). Retrieved November 10, 2013</ref> She has also performed fundraisers for medical and other charities.<ref name="Brown" /><ref>"Spielberg hits Pullo", ''York Daily Record'', September 25, 2008</ref> In 2014 Spielberg gave a talk titled "The Healing Power of Music" at Lancaster, Pennsylvania's inaugural TEDx event.<ref name="tedxl">Video: "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LTusPwrH9E ''The healing power of music: Robin Spielberg at TEDxLancaster'']", May 3, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.</ref>
==Writing== Spielberg is author of the memoir ''Naked on the Bench'' (2013), which Kirkus called a "well-paced musical memoir about the value of perseverance" which avoids sentimentality and balances happy moments with darker content such as being stalked.<ref>{{cite web|title=Naked on the Bench (review)|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/robin-spielberg/naked-on-the-bench/|work=Kirkus Reviews|access-date=29 November 2013|date=July 8, 2013}}</ref> Spielberg also writes about music therapy in her memoir.<ref name="KaplanHP"/>
==Teaching== In 2016, Spielberg began teaching at Millersville University as an instructor in the music business technology department, teaching Careers in the Music Business and International Music Business.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.millersville.edu/music/faculty/robin-spielberg.php|title=Millersville University - Robin Spielberg|website=www.millersville.edu|access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref> While on tour, Spielberg often gives master classes and workshops on "Overcoming Performance Anxiety," as well as "Music and Mental Health."
==Discography== * ''Heal of the Hand'' (1993) * ''Spirit of the Holidays'' (1994) * ''Unchained Melodies'' (1995) * ''In the Heart of Winter'' (1995) * ''Songs of the Spirit'' (1996) * ''In the Arms of the Wind'' (1997) * ''Mother'' (1999) * ''Beautiful Dreamer'' (2000) * ''Dreaming of Summer'' (2000) * ''The Christmas Collection'' (2002) * ''American Chanukah'' (2002) * ''With a Song in My Heart'' (2004) * ''Memories of Utopia'' (2005) * ''Spa Piano'' (2007) * ''A New Kind of Love'' (2008) * ''Sea to Shining Sea: A Tapestry of American Music'' (2010) * ''Another Time, Another Place'' (2015) * ''On the Edge of A Dream'' (2018) * ''Love Story'' (2020) * ''Re-Inventions'' (2020) * ''Give My Regards to Broadway'' (2021) * ''All the Best Returns, Part 1'' (2022) * ''Downtown'' (2022) * ''By Way of the Wind'' (2023)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/robin-spielberg-mn0000238807/discography|title=Robin Spielberg {{!}} Album Discography {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ireland - An Orchestral Portrait (single) by Robin Spielberg - Album Review |url=https://mainlypiano.com/reviews/robin-spielberg-ireland |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=Mainlypiano.com}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Sources== *Spielberg, Robin, ''Naked on the Bench: My Adventures in Pianoland, A Memoir'', Spobs Music Incorporated 2013; {{ISBN|978-0970563354}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.robinspielberg.com/}} *[https://kossontalent.com/ Agency]
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