Steinway & Sons has long defined excellence in piano craftsmanship. With the creation of Spirio, the world’s most advanced high-resolution player piano system, Steinway brings together over 170 years of tradition with modern technology—offering a way to experience live piano performances with breathtaking realism, right in your own living room.
Unlike traditional player pianos, Spirio does not rely on MIDI approximations or mechanical playback alone. It captures and reproduces every nuance of a performance—including subtle pedal shifts, phrasing, and tone—with astonishing precision. Powered by proprietary software and high-speed solenoids, it recreates performances exactly as they were played, with a realism that must be seen—and heard—to be believed.
An intuitive iPad interface provides access to a constantly expanding library of exclusive Spirio performances. The Spirio library features high-resolution recordings by a growing roster of world-renowned Steinway Artists including Lang Lang, Yuja Wang, Olga Kern, Bill Charlap, Aaron Diehl, and David Benoit—each capturing their artistry for you to experience exactly as they intended.
“The exact same keys are pressed, the exact same trills are heard, the same dynamics are present. It’s a little magical.” – Wired magazine
For those who want more than playback, Spirio | r offers a professional-grade recording and editing system that’s also remarkably easy to use. It captures your own performances with the same high-resolution accuracy as the Steinway artist library—giving pianists, composers, and educators powerful new ways to create, reflect, and share.
“Steinway’s culture of innovation has truly reached its pinnacle through Spirio | r… Never before have artists been able to capture the nuance and soul of their playing so precisely on a Steinway.” Ron Losby, CEO
Whether you’re recording lessons, archiving compositions, or preserving meaningful musical moments, Spirio | r delivers studio-quality accuracy in a seamless, intuitive format.
Included as a standard feature with Spirio | r, Spiriocast is Steinway’s revolutionary live-performance streaming technology. It allows performances on any Spirio | r piano to be broadcast in real time to any Spirio piano that supports Spiriocast—anywhere in the world—with no perceptible delay and with full acoustic fidelity. Keys and pedals move in perfect sync, recreating the original performance with the unmistakable presence of a live piano.
While others in the industry have made similar promises, only Steinway has succeeded in delivering a reliable, high-resolution broadcast experience in real-world home environments. Spiriocast isn’t just a technical achievement—it’s a musical breakthrough.
In addition to private broadcasts and educational applications, Spiriocast also regularly streams live concerts from world-renowned Steinway Artists, bringing the experience of the concert hall directly into your home in real time. Whether you’re attending a live performance across the globe or sharing a recital with loved ones, Spiriocast makes the moment feel present and personal.
Spirio | r “cleverly replicates the mechanical action of the recorded piano… bestowing a precise virtuosic performance.” – Escapement Magazine
Whether live or replayed, the experience is nothing short of mesmerizing.
Spirio and Spirio | r are more than Steinway’s latest innovation—they are an invitation. An invitation to experience the joy of live piano music, anytime. To hear your favorite artists in your own space. To share your own performances with family, friends, and generations to come.
This transformative technology is available on the Model M (5′7″), Model B (6′11″), and the legendary Model D (8′11¾″)—each handcrafted in Astoria, New York. The Model D is offered exclusively with Spirio | r, combining Steinway’s flagship concert grand with powerful record-and-replay capabilities.
Anyone can play a Spirio. Whether you’re an accomplished performer or have never played a note, Spirio makes the piano accessible, magical, and deeply human. It’s the easiest way to bring live music into your life—and the most meaningful way to pass it on.
Spirio is more than just a player piano.
It’s a living, breathing Steinway that brings the soul of music into your home—ready to perform, to remember, and to move you, whenever you are ready to listen.