On-Demand Video: Kronos Quartet 40th Birthday Celebration
On Monday, March 24 at 7:30 pm, Q2 Music presented a live concert and videocast from The Greene Space at WQXR featuring one of the most renowned and influential new-music groups of our time, the Kronos...
View ArticleOn-Demand Video: Q2 Music Presents Kronos Quartet 40th Birthday Celebration
Kronos Quartet, one of the most renowned and influential new-music groups of our time, celebrated its 40th anniversary with an exclusive evening of music and conversation in The Greene Space on March...
View ArticleListen: Arvo Pärt and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
On Monday, June 2, Q2 Music and NPR Classical presented a live audio and video webcast of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under the direction of Tõnu Kaljuste in Arvo Pärt's epic 1997...
View ArticleOn-Demand Video: Become Ocean Listening Party with John Luther Adams
John Luther Adams’s 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning Become Ocean “may be the loveliest apocalypse in musical history,” according to Alex Ross of The New Yorker. To celebrate the Seattle Symphony’s...
View Article'Become Ocean' Listening Party with John Luther Adams
The evening begins with a conversation between Adams and Q2 Music’s Helga Davis about the inspiration behind the piece and its ambitious new recording by the Seattle Symphony, under the direction of...
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Finn-to-Finn: 24-Hour Marathons of Einojuhani Rautavaara and Kaija Saariaho
For this September's 24 on the 24th, we're doubling your marathon-listening pleasure by presenting back-to-back 24-hour marathons on two Finnish composing powerhouses: Einojuhani Rautavaara and Kaija...
View ArticleOn-Demand Video: Q2 Music's 'Become Ocean' Listening Party with John Luther...
John Luther Adams’s 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning Become Ocean “may be the loveliest apocalypse in musical history,” according to Alex Ross of The New Yorker. To celebrate the Seattle Symphony...
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Raised Voices: 24 Hours to Satisfy Your Choral Fixation
On Saturday, Jan. 24, Q2 Music presents the first of its monthly 24-hour marathons of 2015 with a tribute to today's wild, ravishingly beautiful music for vocal and choral ensemble. Hosted by Helga...
View ArticleBattle of the Boroughs 2015: Manhattan
The Manhattan Battle of the Boroughs is sold out, but join us for The Bronx, tune into this space for the live webcast and vote! It’s the Battle of the Boroughs, and it’s back for a sixth season. We’re...
View ArticleBattle of the Boroughs 2015: Queens
We’re on a quest to find 2015’s best undiscovered performer from across all genres in New York City — soulful hip-hop acts, instrumental ensembles, indie rock bands and more. Watch live at 7:30pm and...
View ArticleWatch: Bang on a Can All-Stars Unveil 'Field Recordings'
Wednesday, May 13 at 7 pm, trailblazing new-music ensemble Bang on a Can All-Stars unveiled their newest album, "Field Recordings." Be the first to hear the upcoming release from the ensemble dubbed...
View ArticleQ2 Music Presents: Bang on a Can All-Stars "Field Recording" Album Release
Watch live at 7pm: Hear recent works by Steve Reich, Christian Marclay, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Anna Clyne, Todd Reynolds, Bang on a Can co-founders David Lang, Julia Wolfe and Michael Gordon, and...
View ArticleWatch: NOW Ensemble Unveils New Album 'Dreamfall'
On Monday, June 15 at 7 pm, indie-classical standard-bearers NOW Ensemble celebrated the release of "Dreamfall," the group's fourth album for New Amsterdam Records, following the critically acclaimed...
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A World Apärt: 24-Hour Arvo Pärt Marathon
On Sept. 11, celebrate the 80th birthday of Arvo Pärt with a repeat stream of A World Apärt: a 24-hour sonic survey of the music of one of the most revolutionary voices of the 21st century. Hosted by...
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Listen: Arvo Pärt at 80 with New Juilliard Ensemble
On Friday, Sept. 11 at 7 pm ET, celebrate the 80th birthday of Arvo Pärt with a live audio webcast of the New Juilliard Ensemble's sold-out show from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Temple of Dendur...
View ArticleInterview: Beth Morrison on Prototype and Harnessing Creative Passion
Beth Morrison started out as an opera singer, but found her true voice in developing gutsy, large-scale productions with composers and artists interested in blurring the boundaries of their respective...
View ArticleWatch: Peter Sellars and Friends from The Greene Space
Groundbreaking opera director Peter Sellars joined host Helga Davis in The Greene Space at WQXR on Friday, May 13 at 7 pm for a evening of conversation and performances by select musicians from the...
View ArticleListen: 16 World Premieres with Jennifer Koh's 'Shared Madness'
May 24 at 7 pm, violinist and new-music champion Jennifer Koh's presented 16 world premieres for the first installment of her Shared Madness project from Williamsburg's National Sawdust. The evening...
View ArticleWatch: Yale School of Music Premieres Works by David Lang and Hannah Lash
Wednesday, May 25 at 7 pm, watch a live videostream of a special edition of the Yale School of Music's new-music series, New Music New Haven, from The Greene Space at WQXR. The evening is presented as...
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Encore Stream: Einojuhani Rautavaara Commemorative Marathon
Thursday at 4 pm, Q2 Music commemorates the passing of Einojuhani Rautavaara Wednesday, July 27, with a 12-hour marathon stream of music by the great Finnish composer. Enjoy an additional presentation...
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