Anastasia Tsioulcas writes at NPR Music for “Deceptive Cadence” (http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence). Widely published as a writer on both classical and world music, she is the former North America editor for Gramophone Magazine and the classical music columnist for Billboard. She has also been an on-air contributor to many public radio programs, including WNYC’s Soundcheck, Minnesota Public Radio’s The Savvy Traveler, Public Radio International’s Weekend America, and the BBC’s The World.
Anastasia Tsioulcas appears in the following:
An Evening with Nico Muhly and Two Boys
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Join Q2 Music and NPR Music tonight at 10 pm ET for a special live video webcast that previews the American debut of composer Nico Muhly's opera Two Boys.
Fall Preview: The Season in Classical Music
Friday, September 23, 2011
In this week's Arts File, Kerry Nolan speaks with NPR Music writer Anastasia Tsioulcas about classical music highlights during the fall.
On-Demand Webcast from the Temple of Dendur
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The Wordless Music Orchestra marked the 9/11 anniversary at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday with a reflective program of Schnittke, Golijov, Ingram Marshall and William Basinski. Listen to the full concert here.
Madame White Snake
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Zhou Long simultaneously embraces and transcends our notions of traditional Chinese classical and contemporary Western classical music. Madame White Snake is a beguiling articulation of Zhou's vision.
World Music Expo: Kayhan Kalhor and Brooklyn Rider
Monday, November 02, 2009
Putting Kayhan Kalhor and the string quartet Brooklyn Rider in front of a WOMEX audience was something of a risky proposition. As open-eared as most attendees are, I wondered if they’d perceive a group coming from a Western classical tradition as an invasion of their space.
World Music Expo: Day One
Friday, October 30, 2009
Now in its fifteenth year, the World Music Expo has become the premier meeting ground for artists, labels, presenters, and agents from an incredible array of countries and backgrounds. Anastasia Tsioulcas reports from Copenhagen.

