Sounds Like with Sean Chen - The original piano man

By Sean Chen,

Sam Wisman

Published August 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT

Billy Joel has called classical music "the girl next door," but he ended up being seduced by a rock-n-roll temptress.

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
by Ludwig van Beethoven

This Night
by Billy Joel

Sounds Like with Sean Chen

Sean Chen

Sean Chen creates custom musical mashups for Classical KC's "Sounds Like with Sean Chen."

Sam Wisman

Sam Wisman is Production Director for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3