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Conrad Tao and Caleb Teicher perform at the Tiny Desk at NPR's HQ in Washington, DC on Sep. 22, 2023. (Catie Dull/NPR) Catie Dull/NPR hide caption

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Tiny Desk

Conrad Tao and Caleb Teicher: Tiny Desk Concert

November 3, 2023 • In our very first tap dancing Tiny Desk, the artists created an experience so unexpectedly fresh and suffused with joy, it moved some to tears and others to cheer for more.

The Most Soothing & Punishing Albums Of 2019

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Best Music Of 2019

The Most Soothing & Punishing Albums Of 2019

December 11, 2019 • The intensity of these albums varies wildly, but the excellence of their execution and the consolation they offer do not.

Bach On Tap Shoes: Tiptoeing Through The 'Goldberg Variations'

Pianist Conrad Tao and dancer Caleb Teicher perform music from J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

Bach On Tap Shoes: Tiptoeing Through The 'Goldberg Variations'

October 3, 2018 • Watch Caleb Teicher tap his way through Bach's Goldberg Variations with pianist Conrad Tao at the Steinway factory in New York.

Conrad Tao's new album, Voyages, comes out June 11. Lauren Farmer/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen

Review: Conrad Tao, 'Voyages'

June 2, 2013 • The 19-year-old pianist has a remarkable resume, but all that matters is what he makes listeners feel. On Voyages, Tao journeys along varied and alluring pathways that lead to transcendent beauty.

Conrad Tao, 'Voyages'

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