Lukas is the Director Product & Editorial Strategy at WQXR.
As such, he is responsible for the the WQXR website & app, editorial content, music streaming and on-demand listening as well as business planning.
In his previous role as CEO and founder of music streaming service Grammofy, Lukas has been pioneering streaming technology for classical music by combining metadata enhancement with human curation and bridging the worlds of on-demand listening and linear radio experiences.
Lukas strives to open up the world of classical music to everybody – creating a truly just and equitable future for classical music.
Lukas Krohn-Grimberghe appears in the following:
Has Music Become a Disposable Commodity?
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Our relationship to recorded sound has changed a lot. So has the way we listeners interact with the artists we're most devoted to.
Traveling by Ear (For The Whole Family)
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Travel to Scotland to Cuba to The Isle of the Dead — All From The Comfort of Your Living Room
IN CONVERSATION – With Davóne Tines
Friday, August 14, 2020
Davóne Tines talks about his chamber Opera "The Black Clown", the relationship between Bach's music and R&B, and how sometimes just being in the room is already a form of protest.
IN CONVERSATION – With Lauren Michelle
Friday, July 31, 2020
James Bennett links up with Soprano Lauren Michelle to discuss racism in the opera house, the cost of speaking up, and how she tumbled headfirst into the dazzling world of opera.
IN CONVERSATION – With Lucas Meachem
Saturday, July 25, 2020
The latest episode of In Conversation features baritone Lucas Meachem in conversation with Merrin Lazyan.
IN CONVERSATION – With Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Friday, July 17, 2020
This week you can join James Bennett in his conversation with Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir.
IN CONVERSATION – With Stewart Goodyear
Friday, July 10, 2020
Pianist and composer is our guest In Conversation this week, with host Zev Kane.
IN CONVERSATION – With Harriet Stubbs
Friday, July 03, 2020
Harriett Stubbs, english pianist and a "Personality with a capital p" is this week's guest In Conversation talking to our Host Paul Cavalconte.
IN CONVERSATION – With Pierre Colombet and Gabriel Le Magadure of Quatuor Ebène
Friday, June 26, 2020
Zev Kane talks with Pierre Colombet and Gabriel Le Magadure of Quatuor Ebène about Beethoven's string quartets, the impact of spending time apart due to COVID19.
In Conversation – With John Holiday
Friday, June 19, 2020
In January, WQXR’s James Bennett, sat down with opera singer John Holiday to talk about the relationship of black America with opera and much more.
IN CONVERSATION – With Lucas Debargue
Friday, June 12, 2020
French Pianist Lucas Debargue and WQXR host Zev Kane share a passion for composer and J.S. Bach contemporary Domenico Scarlatti.
IN CONVERSATION – With Inbal Segev, Anna Clyne and Marin Alsop
Thursday, June 04, 2020
Our guests today are the collaborators cellist Inbal Segev, composer Anna Clyne, and conductor Marin Alsop.
We Must Breathe – Why it is important to talk about race and racism in the context of classical music
Tuesday, June 02, 2020
Why we must talk about race and racism in the context of classical music because like all art it is embedded in and an expression of the society it is a project of.
IN CONVERSATION – With Steve Reich
Friday, May 29, 2020
This week, Steve Reich is our guest at "In Conversation" with WQXR's Zev Kane.
IN CONVERSATION – With Gabriel Prokofiev
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Gabriel Prokofiev talks with WQXR's Zev Kane about his Turntable Concerto, his relationship with the legacy of his grandfather Sergei Prokofiev, and the state of classical music today.
IN CONVERSATION – With Angel Blue
Saturday, May 16, 2020
This week, WQXR's Merrin Lazyan talks to soprano Angel Blue, who recently performed the role of Bess at the Met's production of Porgy and Bess to stellar reviews.
IN CONVERSATION – With Chad Lawson
Tuesday, May 05, 2020
WQXR's Zev Kane spoke to composer-pianist Chad Lawson about his new EP ‘Stay’, his compositional process, the driving force of melody, and the value of simplicity.
IN CONVERSATION – With Lucy Dhegrae
Thursday, April 30, 2020
This week IN CONVERSATION is mezzo-soprano Lucy Dhegrae with WQXR's James Bennet to talk about her unique approach to singing, the voice as an instrument, and some of her projects.
IN CONVERSATION – With Time For Three
Friday, April 24, 2020
This week our host and artistic director Clemency Burton-Hill is in conversation with the members of the genre defying ensemble and "classically trained garage band" Time For Three.
Earth Day 2020 – Celebrating our Blue Marble
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
On April 22, WQXR is celebrating Earth Day together with millions of people across the world.
