The Magnetic Fields premiere 50 Song Memoir at MASS MoCA … John Adams is performed by Saint Louis Symphony, Baltimore Symphony … Rhiannon Giddens, Dirk Powell tour California … Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell's Americana Music Awards performance airs on PBS … Kronos Quartet plays Bologna Jazz Fest … Lake Street Dive concludes tour of UK, Ireland … Chris Thile hosts A Prairie Home Companion with The Staves as guests … and more …

William Kentridge's "superb staging" of Lulu is performed by English National Opera … Jeremy Denk gives recital in Chicago … Rhiannon Giddens plays Highlands Fest in North Carolina … Junun tour concludes in Europe … Kronos Quartet performs Steve Reich in Paris … Lake Street Dive is in UK … Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau round out European tour … Chris Thile hosts A Prairie Home Companion in Philadelphia … Caetano Veloso, Teresa Cristina return to Rio … and more …

Lake Street Dive plays Iceland Airwaves, begins UK, Ireland tour … John Adams’s Scheherazade.2 performed in Zurich with Leila Josefowicz … Laurie Anderson gives talks in NYC, Miami … Tyondai Braxton concludes tour in The Hague, Glasgow … Jeremy Denk plays upstate New York ... Rhiannon Giddens sings at the Opry at the Ryman … Junun tour launches in London, Turin … Kronos Quartet is in Iceland, Lithuania … Conor Oberst plays Nashville … Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau tour Europe … Steve Reich at 80 is celebrated in London … The Staves play Wisconsin … Rokia Traoré tours Canada … and more …

Rokia Traoré performs in Paris, begins North American tour in NYC … John Adams’s Nixon in China is performed by Royal Swedish Opera … Tyondai Braxton tours Europe … Michael Daves plays Brooklyn Bluegrass Bash … Jeremy Denk performs with St. Louis Symphony … Rhiannon Giddens plays for Bill Murray's Mark Twain Prize ceremony on PBS … Richard Goode gives solo recital in Colorado … Mariza is at SFJAZZ … Chris Thile hosts A Prairie Home Companion in Saint Paul … and more …

Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau tour Australia with new duo album, Nearness … John Adams’s Scheherazade.2 is performed by Minnesota Orchestra, violinist Leila Josefowicz … Devendra Banhart plays California's Beach Goth fest … Jeremy Denk tours with Florida Orchestra … Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant close out Lampedusa tour in DC … Mariza plays sold-out Massachusetts show … Natalie Merchant gives benefit concert in upstate NY … Nico Muhly, Teitur perform Confessions in NYC … Chris Thile hosts A Prairie Home Companion in Saint Paul … and more …

Chris Thile takes over as host of A Prairie Home Companion, joined by label mates Lake Street Dive … Sam Amidon plays North Carolina, joins Richard Thompson in South Carolina … Devendra Banhart gives a DJ set in LA … Jeremy Denk concludes run with SPCO in NYC … Richard Goode is in Virginia … Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant play Toronto, Boston … Mariza begins tour in Northeast … Conor Oberst performs Ruminations for NPR Music First Listen Live from NYC … Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau tour Asia … Caetano Veloso, Teresa Cristina play Chicago … and more …

Brad Mehldau brings Highway Rider to SFJAZZ … John Adams’s Nixon in China is performed by Royal Swedish Opera … Sam Amidon, Nico Muhly perform in London … Laurie Anderson honored at Hammer Museum in LA … Jeremy Denk joins Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra … Rhiannon Giddens makes Austin City Limits debut … Emmylou Harris is in Midwest … Kronos Quartet brings multimedia work to UCLA … Lake Street Dive plays Radio City … Conor Oberst plays Austin City Limits fest … Robert Plant plays David Lynch fest in LA … Caetano Veloso, Teresa Cristina tour Japan … and more …

Conor Oberst, Emmylou Harris play free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco … John Adams conducts LA Phil New Music Group, Timo Andres … Sam Amidon, The Staves play Berlin festival … David Byrne headlines Roots Picnic in NYC … Kronos Quartet performs in Oregon … Lianne La Havas hits Midwest with Leon Bridges … Lake Street Dive takes US tour east … Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau are in NYC, LA … and more …

Kronos Quartet, Rhiannon Giddens join forces in Austin … Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass collaborate in California … The Arcs play Pilgrimage Music Festival in Tennessee … Devendra Banhart gives album release show in Brooklyn … Jeremy Denk continues UK tour … Lianne La Havas is in California … Lake Street Dive tours Midwest … Pat Metheny plays home state of Missouri … Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau launch tour in Midwest … Caetano Veloso, Teresa Cristina perform in Rio … and more …

Joshua Redman is the showcase artist at Monterey Jazz Fest, where Pat Metheny also performs … John Adams leads Berlin Philharmonic, violinist Leila Josefowicz in Scheherazade.2 German premiere … The Arcs play Palomino Festival in Minneapolis … Devendra Banhart takes part in Wired Next Fest in Florence … Teresa Cristina headlines in São Paulo … Michael Daves plays back-to-back duo shows in the South with banjoist Tony Trischka … Jeremy Denk gives two UK solo recitals … Lianne La Havas tours the South with Leon Bridges … Lake Street Dive is in Canada … and more …

Steve Reich’s 80th birthday is celebrated by San Francisco Symphony, Kronos Quartet … Laurie Anderson hosts advance screenings of the Italian-language version of Heart of a Dog in Milan … Jeremy Denk joins Lansing Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven; performs Bach, Beatles at Bard … Lianne La Havas tours with Leon Bridges ... Pat Metheny opens SFJAZZ season … Chris Thile plays two nights with banjoist Béla Fleck … Rokia Traoré performs in Paris … and more …

John Adams leads Swiss premiere of Scheherazade.2 in Geneva with violinist Leila Josefowicz … Devendra Banhart plays two European festival sets … Emmylou Harris plays free set in Nashville ... Lake Street Dive join Dave Matthews Band in Washington State … Brad Mehldau, Mark Guiliana, John Scofield play Detroit Jazz Festival … Pat Metheny, Christian McBride lead Tokyo residency … Steve Reich is focus of BBC Proms … Caetano Veloso, Teresa Cristina launch tour in Paris … and more …