Alex Ambrose appears in the following:
Conductor Hernandez-Valdez Channels the Power of Choral Singing
Monday, December 19, 2016
For conductor Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, an attentive and hungry audience is one of the essential parts of creating a transcendent musical experience. He talks with host Helga Davis.
Conductor Alan Gilbert on Building Bridges and Letting Go Together
Monday, December 12, 2016
Alan Gilbert is in his final season as music director of the New York Philharmonic. He talks with Helga Davis about serving a community and the moments in performance he lives for.
Singer-Songwriter Solange on Her Journey, Owning Her Body and Art
Monday, December 05, 2016
The pop star singer-songwriter Solange talks with Helga Davis about finding autonomy in the music business and about being black and beautiful in contemporary America.
Violinist Jennifer Koh Discusses Determination and Empathy
Monday, November 28, 2016
Violin soloist Jennifer Koh has never cancelled a gig. Even when she had swine flu. Host Helga Davis speaks with Koh about determination and empathy in this episode of the Helga podcast.
Jazz Icon Henry Threadgill Lets His Imagination Run Wild
Monday, November 21, 2016
Recently awarded the Pulitzer Prize, jazz composer Henry Threadgill talks with Helga about giving license to your imagination and pushing yourself to go beyond excellence to greatness.
My Brightest Diamond's Shara Nova Leans into Vulnerability
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Singer, composer and My Brightest Diamond's frontwoman Shara Nova talks to Helga about choosing a new city, leaning into vulnerability, and how her new names translates to "new song."
'Helga' Podcast Premieres with Opera Director Peter Sellars
Monday, November 14, 2016
Q2 Music's new podcast, Helga, features probing conversations with artists who have a unique voice and a stake in the matter of social change. The first guest is director Peter Sellars.
Download: John Adams's Grooving String Quartet with Attacca Quartet
Tuesday, May 03, 2016
Despite being one of relatively few chamber-music pieces in his catalog, John Adams’s String Quartet is one of the composer’s most compelling works.
Download: Ted Hearne's 'Parlor Diplomacy' Featuring Timo Andres
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Brooklyn-based composer Ted Hearne and pianist Timo Andres highlight their longstanding relationship with old and new music alike, and the challenges of "messing" with it.
Symphomania Redux: 24 Hours with the 21st-Century Orchestra
Monday, April 18, 2016
Join Q2 Music on Sunday, April 24 for our second annual Symphomania, a 24-hour marathon stream of music that offers a vision of orchestral repertoire composed in or after the year 2000.
Download: David Lang Distills Late Friends in 'Memory Pieces'
Tuesday, April 05, 2016
David Lang breaks down two of his "Memory Pieces" – recollections of friends distilled into brief musical moments – and we join pianist Andrew Zolinsky for this episode of LPR Live.
Watch: Sarah Cahill Performs Lou Harrison's Unpublished 'Range Song'
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Pianist Sarah Cahill stopped by the Q2 Music studio to perform Lou Harrison's rarely-heard (and perhaps never-before recorded) 'Range Song.'
Download: Vivian Fung Concerto with Harpist Bridget Kibbey
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Hear the world premiere performance of Canadian-born composer Vivian Fung's Harp Concerto, the fruit of a close collaboration with New York City-based harpist Bridget Kibbey.
Download: Pianist Sarah Cahill Performs Terry Riley and Samuel Adams
Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Terry Riley remains eternally youthful, continuing to work at an invigorated pace. Samuel Adams, the composer-in-residence with the Chicago Symphony, wrote “Shade Studies” in his honor.
Christopher Cerrone's 'High Windows' Finds an Elusive Balance
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Christopher Cerrone’s music strikes that elusive balance between intense emotion and meticulous craft, and combines ornamental dissonance with luminous triadic harmony.
In-Studio: Marc-André Hamelin and the Composer-Pianist Tradition
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Pianist Marc-André Hamelin stopped by the WQXR studios to perform his "Pavane Variée" and George Gershwin's "Liza," arranged by Earl Wild. Watch his performance on-demand.
Download: John Cage and Domenico Scarlatti's Piano Sonatas
Tuesday, February 09, 2016
John Cage and Domenico Scarlatti make for an odd juxtaposition. But where some might hear contrast in the sonatas of this unlikely couple, pianist David Greilsammer hears complement.
Philip Glass on David Bowie and Trekking Across Central Asia
Monday, February 08, 2016
Philip Glass returns as curator for the 26th annual Tibet House Benefit at Carnegie Hall. He stopped by the studio to talk spiritual awakenings and performing with David Bowie.
LPR Live Launches with Steve Reich's Iconic 'Different Trains'
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
LPR Live, a new podcast showcasing dynamic pieces recorded live at Le Poisson Rouge, launches with Steve Reich's seminal "Different Trains" performed by ACME.
Her Music: Crusading Female Composers of the Present and Past
Monday, September 14, 2015
All day today, September 26, celebrate the breadth of ceiling-shattering achievements of female composers with an encore presentation of "Her Music," a 24-hour celebration.
