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Thanks to National Public Radio for compiling this list of live audio and video streams from around the world, categorized by date and genre, with links out to streaming platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Some will require registration or a subscription, but most will be free, often with digital tip jars and opportunities to directly support artists by buying music and merchandise.
Fred Hersch
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook live
Vienna State Opera: Le nozze di Figaro
Times: 1 and 3 p.m. ET
Link: Wiener Staatsoper
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra: Alan Gilbert conducts Brahms and Stravinsky
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Link: Berwald Hall
Lincoln Center at Home: The Chamber Music Society at Shaker Village
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Lincoln Center at Home
Music Never Sleeps NYC: A 24-Hour Concert Live Stream
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Check Music Never Sleeps NYC’s website for a complete list of performers
Daniel Hope: Hope At Home
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: ARTE / YouTube
Isol-Aid Fest: Courtney Barnett, Alex Lahey, Alex the Astronaut, Big Scary and more
Time: 8:55 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram / Facebook
Carla Morrison
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram
Little Dragon
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube
Half Waif
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube / Facebook
Activity
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram
Sister Polygon’s Stay at Home Variety Show: Dump Him, Hothead, Too Free and more, hosted by Katie Alice Greer of Priests
Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram
Barenaked Ladies
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram
Trevor Hall
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram
Young Ra
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram
Tinashe
Time: 2 p.m.
Link: LiveXLive
Jordan Rakei
Time: 12 p.m.
Link: YouTube
Kari Rueslåtten
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook
Diplo
Time: 11 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube
Virtual Exstatic Dance Party: 20 DJs in 24 hours
Time: 7 a.m. ET
Link: Exstatic Dance
Master Musician’s Social Distance Fest
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook
Note: Check the festival’s Facebook page for more details.
Craig Morgan
Time: 5 p.m.
Link: Facebook
Brian Fallon
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram
Maggie Rose
Time: 10 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook
Cancelled Fest: Reggie Watts, Goon, Draag, Alaska Reid and more
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube
Overcoats
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram
Fred Hersch
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook
Vienna State Opera: Götterdämmerung
Times: 1 and 3 p.m. ET
Link: Wiener Staatsoper
Johnny Gandelsman Plays Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 (arr. violin)
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook
International Contemporary Ensemble: Pauline Oliveros – The World Wide Tuning Meditation (audience participation)
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Link: ICE
Jeffrey Biegel: Virtual Concert of Love
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube
Third Coast Percussion: Glass, Jlin & Dev Hynes
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: TCP/Facebook
Erin Rae
Time: 10 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram
Skip Marley
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram
Pauline Oliveros’ Tuning Meditation: Claire Chase and IONE
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Link: Music on the Rebound
O.W.L. Fest: Percy and the Prefects, Draco and the Malfoys and many more wizard-rock bands
Time: 10:30 a.m. ET
Link: Facebook
Stay at Home Fest: Freak No Hitter, Chickpee, Guppy, Kevin Krauter, Affectionately, Madeline Kenney, Naked Giants, Boy Scouts, Shannon Lay
Time: 5:30 ET
Each stream will be on the individual artist’s Instagram page. Check the organizer’s Twitter for more details.
Home Sick!: BRONCHO, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Pigeon John more
Time: 3:20 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook
Master Musician’s Social Distance Fest
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook
Note: Check the festival’s Facebook page for more details.
Ben Folds
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Patreon
Jack Johnson
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram
Fox Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America: Elton John, Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mariah Carey, Tim McGraw
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Fox
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Time: 10 p.m. ET
Link: Sofa King
Fred Hersch
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook live
Home Sick!: La Luz, Gabriella Cohen, more
Time: 3:20 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook
Vienna State Opera: Roméo et Juliette
Times: 1 and 3 p.m. ET
Link: Wiener Staatsoper
Master Musician’s Social Distance Fest
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook
Note: Check the festival’s Facebook page for more details.
Fred Hersch
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook live
San Jose Jazz: Live From Home
Time: 10 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook
Vienna State Opera: Le nozze di Figaro
Times: 1 and 3 p.m. ET
Link: Wiener Staatsoper
Johnny Gandelsman Plays Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 (arr. violin)
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook live
Shannon Lay
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram
Fred Hersch
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook live
Vienna State Opera: L’elisir d’amore
Times: 1 and 3 p.m. ET
Links: Wiener Staatsoper
Fred Hersch
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook live
Live from Our Living Rooms Jazz Festival
Check the festival’s website for more details.
Vienna State Opera: Die Frau ohne Schatten
Times: 1 and 3 p.m. ET
Link: Wiener Staatsoper
Fred Hersch
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook live
Live from Our Living Rooms Jazz Festival
Check the festival’s website for more details.
Rick Maguire from Pile
Times: 8:30 p.m. ET
Links: Instagram / Facebook
Live from Our Living Rooms Jazz Festival
Check the festival’s website for more details.
Fred Hersch
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook live
7 Deaths of Maria Callas
Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
Link: Bavariand Staatsoper
International Contemporary Ensemble: Pauline Oliveros – The World Wide Tuning Meditation (audience participation)
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Link: ICE
