Join us for an evening of music from Central Europe, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Middle East — and Uganda! Featuring East of the River, Shashmaqam and The Dave Levitt Klezmer Trio.  

Celebrate the season with the superstar violinist as he makes The Greene Space his living room for an exclusive evening of holiday music. Watch a live video webcast!

In an exclusive New York performance, the legendary Canadian Brass, beloved for their virtuosity, versatility and mad-cap showmanship, perform from their all-new CD Christmas Time is Here, featuring classics from some of the most popular animated specials created for the holidays.  

WQXR is a media sponsor of Voices of Ascension's concert at the Church of Ascension on Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 8:00 pm.

After 11 years, they return to the Ein Deutsches Requiem of Johannes Brahms. Unlike the Requiems of Mozart, Verdi and others, Brahms abandoned the Latin Mass for the Dead and constructed his own collection of texts from the Bible, in his native tongue. In doing so, his German Requiem offers something different from all the others: it is a work of consolation for those left behind. For this performance Voices of Ascension will be using Brahms' own four-hand piano version. This version was heard at the first London performance in 1871 and at many other performances during Brahms's lifetime. The concert will begin with another masterpiece, this one for piano solo: the Sonata No. 32 in C Minor; Op. 111 by Ludwig van Beethoven, played by Anna Shelest. In contrast to the very human qualities of the Brahms, Beethoven's Sonata, Op. 111 is a work of a composer, near the end of his life, whose mind has already entered into another world. This remarkable, seemingly abstract work pulls us, little by little, into Beethoven's immense, timeless version. It will be a profound experience to hear this great work in the acoustics of Ascension, and then to enter into the warmth and humanity of Brahms. Soloists include Soprano Martha Guth and Baritone Richard Zeller. 

Fri, Jan. 31 | Q2 Music presents Brooklyn-based indie trio Hospitality, teamed up with the new-music wunderkinds Face the Music, to kick off the 2014 Ecstatic Music Festival. Watch a live video webcast of this sold-out show at 7pm ET.

Mon, Sept. 29 | The superstar violinist returns to The Greene Space to celebrate the release of his newest recording, Bach. A live video webcast will be available.

WQXR is a media partner for the Chelsea Music Festival.  Hailed by The New York Times as “a gem of a series,” the Festival presents the world’s leading musicians and exciting newcomers to the international stage. CMF musical programming encompasses classical, new music and jazz, and is spurred by cross-genre collaborations and Festival-commissioned works.

Inspired by the artistic vitality of New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood and the intimacy of chamber music, the Festival explores the interplay of art forms – in particular the musical, visual and culinary. The Festival also invites audiences to experience its programming not only in established but also unconventional settings, reflecting the encounter of the traditional with the contemporary.

WQXR is a media partner for the Chelsea Music Festival.  Hailed by The New York Times as “a gem of a series,” the Festival presents the world’s leading musicians and exciting newcomers to the international stage. CMF musical programming encompasses classical, new music and jazz, and is spurred by cross-genre collaborations and Festival-commissioned works.

Inspired by the artistic vitality of New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood and the intimacy of chamber music, the Festival explores the interplay of art forms – in particular the musical, visual and culinary. The Festival also invites audiences to experience its programming not only in established but also unconventional settings, reflecting the encounter of the traditional with the contemporary.

WQXR is a media partner of the International Keyboard Institute and Festival.

The IKIF is a summer piano festival that offers two weeks of concerts, masterclasses and lectures.  Since 1999, the Festival attracts students from around the world who have the opportunity to attend the Festival to study with Faculty and Artists, participate in masterclasses, and attend concerts and lectures given by some of the world’s best-known pianists and scholars. 

Thurs, Nov 1 | Discover celebrated indie rock band Cloud Cult in one of their most intimate performances yet. Host Dawn Gross of KALW interviews lead singer Craig Minowa, covering topics of love, loss and more.

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Cellist Andrew Yee presents a program which explores their relationship to being bi-racial and going through transition as a trans woman.

Award-winning saxophonist and composer Steven Banks presents a powerful evening that centers Black people in the practice of music and meditation, and invites all participants to explore the effects that meditation can have on their daily lives. 

As part of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab series, saxophonist and composer Steven Banks brings the world premiere of his new composition, Begin Again, to The Greene Space.

 WQXR is heading to Queens for our first Classical Kids Fair at the Queens Theatre!  

Join some of your favorite WQXR hosts for an evening of holiday music! Classic carols and a few surprises from pianist Micah McLaurin, violinist Jennifer Grim, members of the New York Pops. Soprano Laquita Mitchell and the Clarion Choir will fill the space with tidings of comfort and joy.

WQXR presents drag performance artist and violinist Thorgy Thor! Come enjoy an evening of laughter, music, and campy fun as we start off the new year and do a mental health check-in! We’ll have musical guests, games, drinks, and more than a few surprises. Haydn and Mozart knew how to wear a wig, and Thorgy Thor will take that look a few high-heeled steps further!