Kronos Quartet, Punch Brothers, Chris Thile, Sam Amidon play Cincinnati's MusicNOW Festival … Seattle Symphony performs John Adams's Scheherazade.2 … Laurie Anderson brings new piece to Minnesota … Timo Andres is in Albany … Jon Brion performs Punch-Drunk Love at Brooklyn screening … Jeremy Denk plays Seattle, San Francisco … Rhiannon Giddens is in Australia … Lake Street Dive plays Philadelphia, Richmond … Clint Mansell performs his film scores in LA … Natalie Merchant tours Europe … Robert Plant concludes tour in Texas … Joshua Redman Trio, Rokia Traoré tour Europe too … and more …

Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood, and the Rajasthan Express perform Junun live at the Barbican in London … Jeremy Denk joins Chicago Symphony Orchestra … Kronos Quartet performs in its hometown of San Francisco … Lake Street Dive takes world tour to Chicago for two sold-out shows … Audra McDonald's Lady Day debuts on HBO ... Brad Mehldau concludes European solo tour … Natalie Merchant plays sold-out show in NYC … Pat Metheny celebrates Roy Haynes' birthday at the Blue Note … Robert Plant continues to tour the American South … Joshua Redman is in Switzerland … Steve Reich gives a master class in London … Rokia Traoré concludes French leg of Né So tour … and more …

Michael Daves celebrates Orchids and Violence release live in Brooklyn … John Adams's Scheherazade.2 gets Australia premiere in Sydney … Laurie Anderson talks JFK at The Kennedy Center in DC … Jon Brion joins Punch-Drunk Love live score/screening premiere in LA ...Randy Newman is in Austin … Robert Plant kicks off tour in Florida … Rokia Traoré continues to tour France … and more …

Lake Street Dive takes its Side Pony tour to LA and San Francisco … Sam Amidon, Tyondai Braxton perform in LA as well … Rhiannon Giddens concludes Swimming in Dark Waters: Other Voices of the American Experience tour with Leyla McCalla, Bhi Bhiman … Kronos Quartet gives two concerts in Vancouver … Brad Mehldau joins Brussels Philharmonic in Belgium … Randy Newman performs in Birmingham … Chris Thile plays Bach in Florida … Rokia Traoré tours France … and more …

Rhiannon Giddens begins Swimming in Dark Waters: Other Voices of the American Experience tour with Leyla McCalla, Bhi Bhiman … John Adams's Scheherazade.2 is performed by St. Louis Symphony, Leila Josefowicz ... Timo Andres joins Phillip Glass to perform Glass’s piano études … David Byrne celebrates carnaval in Montreal to support Haiti … Richard Goode performs in Missouri … Kronos Quartet is in Seattle … Audra McDonald gives a TimesTalk in NYC … and more …

Louis Andriessen's six decades of music-making are being celebrated at the Barbican in London, broadcast on BBC Radio 3 … Timo Andres premieres new piece in NY … Jeremy Denk plays the Goldberg Variations in London … Kronos Quartet plays Riley and more in Montana … Brad Mehldau goes solo in Europe … Joshua Redman is in Budapest … Rokia Traoré celebrates release of her new album with in-store showcase in Paris … and more ...

Kronos Quartet presents its second-annual hometown festival in San Francisco all weekend … Sam Amidon plays three shows in Belgium … Jeremy Denk performs Bach's Goldberg Variations in Europe … Rhiannon Giddens concludes UK tour with Transatlantic Sessions … Richard Goode performs Beethoven in Michigan … Lianne La Havas plays Brooklyn and Philadelphia … Chris Thile guest hosts A Prairie Home Companion … Rokia Traoré kicks off 2016 tour in London … and more ...

Ry Cooder, Sharon White, Ricky Skaggs bring their tour to the Midwest … Jeremy Denk joins Kansas City Symphony for Beethoven's "Emperor" … Rhiannon Giddens joins Transatlantic Sessions at Glasgow's Celtic Connections … Kronos Quartet gives world premiere of My Lai in Chicago … Joshua Redman closes out Midwest run with Umphrey’s McGee … Chris Thile guest hosts A Prairie Home Companion with special guests Punch Brothers … and more …

Chris Thile co-hosts public radio's A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor … John Adams's Saxophone Concerto is performed by the St. Louis Symphony and saxophonist Timothy McAllister ... Rhiannon Giddens plays Berlin and Amsterdam … Joshua Redman joins WDR Big Band in Germany ... and more ...

Joshua Redman's six-night residency with Still Dreaming at NYC's Jazz Standard runs through the weekend … Timo Andres premieres new work in Washington, DC … Olivia Chaney performs at Celtic Connections in Glasgow … Jeremy Denk is in California for three concerts with San Diego Symphony … Richard Goode plays solo piano in France … Audra McDonald gives two rare performances in London … and more …

The Arcs conclude inaugural North American tour in Atlanta, Charlotte, and Nashville … Laurie Anderson presents a dog-friendly double feature in Los Angeles … Timo Andres joins fellow ACME members at National Sawdust in Brooklyn … Mark Morris Dance Group's week-long run of The Hard Nut at BAM in Brooklyn comes to a close … Brad Mehldau gives a solo performance in London … Punch Brothers end 2015 US tour with two nights in Knoxville … and more …

The Bad Plus Joshua Redman close out tour with SFJAZZ Center run … Sam Amidon stops in Nashville … Laurie Anderson talks Heart of a Dog in Santa Fe … Timo Andres joins Attaca Quartet in NYC … The Arcs play Boston … Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell give an intimate benefit show in DC … Mark Morris Dance Group performs The Hard Nut at BAM in Brooklyn … Audra McDonald is in Barbados … Natalie Merchant talks Paradise Is There in Chicago … Punch Brothers play the Northeast … and more …