Lukas is the Director Product & Editorial Strategy at WQXR.
As such, he is responsible for the the WQXR website & app, editorial content, music streaming and on-demand listening as well as business planning.
In his previous role as CEO and founder of music streaming service Grammofy, Lukas has been pioneering streaming technology for classical music by combining metadata enhancement with human curation and bridging the worlds of on-demand listening and linear radio experiences.
Lukas strives to open up the world of classical music to everybody – creating a truly just and equitable future for classical music.
Lukas Krohn-Grimberghe appears in the following:
Has Music Become a Disposable Commodity?
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Our relationship to recorded sound has changed a lot. So has the way we listeners interact with the artists we're most devoted to.
Traveling by Ear (For The Whole Family)
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Travel to Scotland to Cuba to The Isle of the Dead — All From The Comfort of Your Living Room
IN CONVERSATION – With Davóne Tines
Friday, August 14, 2020
Davóne Tines talks about his chamber Opera "The Black Clown", the relationship between Bach's music and R&B, and how sometimes just being in the room is already a form of protest.
IN CONVERSATION – With Lauren Michelle
Friday, July 31, 2020
James Bennett links up with Soprano Lauren Michelle to discuss racism in the opera house, the cost of speaking up, and how she tumbled headfirst into the dazzling world of opera.
IN CONVERSATION – With Lucas Meachem
Saturday, July 25, 2020
The latest episode of In Conversation features baritone Lucas Meachem in conversation with Merrin Lazyan.
IN CONVERSATION – With Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Friday, July 17, 2020
This week you can join James Bennett in his conversation with Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir.
IN CONVERSATION – With Stewart Goodyear
Friday, July 10, 2020
Pianist and composer is our guest In Conversation this week, with host Zev Kane.
IN CONVERSATION – With Harriet Stubbs
Friday, July 03, 2020
Harriett Stubbs, english pianist and a "Personality with a capital p" is this week's guest In Conversation talking to our Host Paul Cavalconte.
IN CONVERSATION – With Pierre Colombet and Gabriel Le Magadure of Quatuor Ebène
Friday, June 26, 2020
Zev Kane talks with Pierre Colombet and Gabriel Le Magadure of Quatuor Ebène about Beethoven's string quartets, the impact of spending time apart due to COVID19.
In Conversation – With John Holiday
Friday, June 19, 2020
In January, WQXR’s James Bennett, sat down with opera singer John Holiday to talk about the relationship of black America with opera and much more.
IN CONVERSATION – With Lucas Debargue
Friday, June 12, 2020
French Pianist Lucas Debargue and WQXR host Zev Kane share a passion for composer and J.S. Bach contemporary Domenico Scarlatti.
IN CONVERSATION – With Inbal Segev, Anna Clyne and Marin Alsop
Thursday, June 04, 2020
Our guests today are the collaborators cellist Inbal Segev, composer Anna Clyne, and conductor Marin Alsop.
We Must Breathe – Why it is important to talk about race and racism in the context of classical music
Tuesday, June 02, 2020
Why we must talk about race and racism in the context of classical music because like all art it is embedded in and an expression of the society it is a project of.
IN CONVERSATION – With Steve Reich
Friday, May 29, 2020
This week, Steve Reich is our guest at "In Conversation" with WQXR's Zev Kane.
IN CONVERSATION – With Gabriel Prokofiev
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Gabriel Prokofiev talks with WQXR's Zev Kane about his Turntable Concerto, his relationship with the legacy of his grandfather Sergei Prokofiev, and the state of classical music today.
IN CONVERSATION – With Angel Blue
Saturday, May 16, 2020
This week, WQXR's Merrin Lazyan talks to soprano Angel Blue, who recently performed the role of Bess at the Met's production of Porgy and Bess to stellar reviews.
Musician Esperanza Spalding on Community and Satisfaction
Friday, May 08, 2020
Esperanza Spalding joins Helga mere weeks before her most recent Grammy win to talk about what it means to truly be a part of a community and how to find the “the yum” in things.
Poet Elizabeth Alexander on Loss and Livelihood
Tuesday, May 05, 2020
Poet and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation President, Elizabeth Alexander shares her thoughts on a life alongside words, maintaining relationships, and what the world looks like after loss.
IN CONVERSATION – With Chad Lawson
Tuesday, May 05, 2020
WQXR's Zev Kane spoke to composer-pianist Chad Lawson about his new EP ‘Stay’, his compositional process, the driving force of melody, and the value of simplicity.
Ranky Tanky’s Clay Ross and Charlton Singleton on Belonging
Friday, May 01, 2020
Gullah Band, Ranky Tanky, talk about the tradition of the music they play, where it’s been and where they’d like to take it next.
