Missy Mazzoli has a distinct, poignant compositional point-of-view -- a voice which rings clearly throughout her work, be it music written for orchestra, her chamber-pop band Victoire or operatic voices.

Q2 Music welcomes back pianist-in-residence Jed Distler for a month-long investigation of Beethoven's piano music and its far-reaching effects on contemporary keyboard music. This week: The Definitive Diabellis.

Q2 Music welcomes back pianist-in-residence Jed Distler for a month-long investigation of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas and their far-reaching effects on contemporary keyboard music.

As part of WQXR's Beethoven Awareness Month, Q2 Music honors the spirit of arguably the most iconic and paradigm-shifting composer of all time with four weeklong portraits of some of today's most distinct and inventive compositional voices. Featuring insights provided by the composers themselves to their key works, this month draws back the curtain with exclusive, direct composer commentary on what it means to write music in the 21st century. This week: Sleeping Giant's co-founder and composer/pianist Timothy Andres.

On Wednesday night, WQXR presented a live broadcast of John Eliot Gardiner conducting three works by Beethoven.

Q2 Music welcomes back pianist-in-residence Jed Distler as part of our month-long investigation of Beethoven's far-reaching effects on contemporary keyboard music.

On Sunday in The Greene Space, we presented all 32 of Beethoven's piano sonatas live over the course of 12 hours. Check back here later for highlights of the event.

As part of WQXR's Beethoven Awareness Month, Q2 Music honors the spirit of arguably the most iconic and paradigm-shifting composer of all time with four weeklong portraits of some of today's most distinct and inventive compositional voices. This week, indie-rock luminary Tyondai Braxton.