A specialist in contemporary music, pianist Steven Beck has collaborated with a long list of prominent composers and ensembles. He also performs traditional repertory, including Bach's Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, which he plays annually at Brooklyn, New York's floating venue Bargemusic. Beck became a familiar figure on the New York contemporary music scene, performing with such groups as Speculum Musicae and the New York New Music Ensemble. In 2003, Beck made his recording debut, performing Elliott Carter's Double Concerto with harpsichordist Sara Laimon. Beck recorded Peter Lieberson's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Odense Symphony Orchestra in 2014 and issued a solo album of George Walker's Five Piano Sonatas in 2022.