Hosted by Q2 Music regular Nadia Sirota, this final concert of the 2013 Look & Listen Festival boasts the talents of Claire Chase, Svet Stoyanov, Phyllis Chen, Cuddle Magic, Sybarite5, and the Momenta Quartet.

Tonight, composer Suzanne Farrin curates the second concert of the 2013 Look & Listen Festival, live from the Pratt Manhattan Gallery. The evening includes performances by harpist Bridget Kibbey and oboist James Austin Smith.

On May 17, the 2013 Look & Listen Festival kicks off with performances by the JACK Quartet, the cello-piano duo of Nick Canellakis and Michael Brown, and the a cappella group The M6. WQXR's Terrance McKnight hosts.

What is the blingiest thing going on in new music? This week, The Brothers take an opportunity to look at some of the most glittering, exciting, unusual, and outright blinged-out music on the market. Listen Thursday at 3 pm.

On May 16 at Miller Theatre, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and Third Coast Percussion present the music of Mexico City-born composer Julio Estrada, including the premiere of a new commission.

Grammy-winning ensemble Eighth Blackbird keeps a busy concert schedule, including premieres from Aaron Jay Kernis, Bryce Dessner and Steve Mackey in 2013 alone. Listen to their "free-for-all" Mixtape.

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.

Few pianists have impacted contemporary music more profoundly than the Frenchman Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Hear his insights and performances of Ives, Ligeti and Messiaen all week on Hammered!

This week’s episode of The New Canon features Wolfgang Rihm’s musical meditations on the symphonies of Brahms, and electro-acoustic music from Ireland and Denmark.

Join Q2 Music and Soundcheck to mark the 100th anniversary of the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.

The electric guitar: symbol of rebellion, youth, and danger or legitimate color to be used in serious composition? Perhaps it's both. The Brothers Balliett takes a critical look at the myriad uses of this hundred-year-old instrument.

Composer and electric guitarist Mark Dancigers is Artistic Director of the New York-based NOW Ensemble, for whom he's composed numerous chamber works. His Mixtape includes music by Paul Lansky, Jan Gabarek as well as fellow composer-guitarist Steven Mackey. Listen at 3 pm.

When in doubt return to the source, especially when that source is Elliott Carter, David Lang, or other informed, articulate and engaging promoters of their own music. This week on the program we let the artists do the talking.