In-Studio: Alina Ibragimova Performs Bach and Ysaÿe
The Russian-born violinist Alina Ibragimova in recent years has developed a following in Europe, especially in the U.K., where she studied a...
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20 of 34 episodesIn-Studio: Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O'Riley Play Beethoven & Rachmaninoff
The cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley are quick to emphasize that their recent venture into Baroque period instruments...
The Jake Schepps Quintet's Classical Hoedown
Blame it on Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring or perhaps the ridiculous virtuosity that is characteristic of so much bluegrass playing. In...
Café Concert: The Demenga Brothers and Luka Juhart
Successful sibling duos in music are rare. The stress of rehearsing and being constantly on the road together can derail the happiest collab...
Watch: American Boychoir Presents Songs of the Season
The American Boychoir has had an eventful 2014 that's included an appearance in a Hollywood feature film, a visit to the Toronto Film Festiv...
Café Concert: Mivos Quartet
Bach's austerely beautiful Art of Fugue has long fascinated musicians who have a taste for the modern and esoteric. The piece, left incomple...
Café Concert: Dublin Guitar Quartet
The four members of the Dublin Guitar Quartet do not specialize in bouncy jigs and reels. Nor do they play in Guinness-soaked pubs. But whil...
Café Concert: Pablo Villegas
The classical guitarist Pablo Villegas has made his home in New York City for a decade, but his performances have a strong sense of his root...
Café Concert: Zuill Bailey
VIDEO: Zuill Bailey Plays Selections from Bach's Cello Suite No. 3 "Playing Bach – and I don't jokingly say this – is like public therapy,"...
Café Concert: Time for Three
Within the last month, the string trio Time for Three has had the unusual distinction of being covered by the Today Show , the Los Angeles T...
Café Concert: Anne Akiko Meyers
Anne Akiko Meyers plays a centuries-old Guarneri del Gesu violin once used by Itzhak Perlman, Henri Vieuxtemps and Yehudi Menuhin, but it do...
Café Concert: Jenny Lin
An upright piano may not seem like the desired tool of a keyboard purist but Jenny Lin needed little rationalization for playing Igor Stravi...
Café Concert: Alisa Weilerstein
When Alisa Weilerstein came to the WQXR Café, it was during the epic cold blast that gripped New York, sending residents scurrying indoors w...
Café Concert: Calmus Ensemble
Say Leipzig and classical music listeners may think of old, blue-chip institutions like the St. Thomas Boys Choir, the Gewandhaus Orchestra...
Café Concert: Pacifica Quartet & Anthony McGill
VIDEO: The Pacifica Quartet & Anthony McGill Play Mozart When a long-established string quartet brings in a fifth collaborator, questions in...
Café Concert: Béla Fleck
VIDEO: Béla Fleck plays The Imposter in the WQXR Café When Béla Fleck came to the WQXR Café, curious staff members began asking about his re...
Café Concert: Imani Winds
VIDEO: Imani Winds perform 'Red Clay Mississippi Delta' Imani Winds was a novelty when it first arrived on the scene in 1997, a wind quintet...
Café Concert: Conrad Tao
The pianist and composer Conrad Tao seemed remarkably relaxed when he sat down at the Yamaha to perform his Café Concert at WQXR.
Café Concert: Richard and Mika Stoltzman
VIDEO: Richard and Mika Stoltzman play in the WQXR Cafe Richard Stoltzman really wants to feel that he's connecting with his audiences – eve...
Café Concert: Benjamin Verdery
Behold the many sides of Benjamin Verdery. Seated in the WQXR Café with his baritone guitar in hand, Verdery lets introspective pieces by Ba...