Live classical music · for every child
Katya Concerts for Kids brings underserved children — many who have never heard live classical music — into grand concert halls and their own school gymnasiums, where they discover they belong in beautiful spaces and big dreams.
2,000+
Students who have attended Katya's school concerts since 2025
315
Students who attended Katya's 2025 Carnegie Hall performance
500
Students funded to attend Katya's 2026 Carnegie Hall performance
20+
National & global concerts
Our purpose
Katya Concerts for Kids was established in 2024 to bring hope, wonder, and inspiration to some of the nation's most deserving and underserved children — many of whom have never heard live classical music or imagined themselves inside a grand concert hall.
As the music fills the space — whether beneath the soaring ceilings of a magnificent concert hall or within the walls of a humble school gymnasium — they feel something powerful. They carry it with them.
A special afternoon · December 27, 2026
Katya's 24th annual Carnegie Hall holiday performance. These VIP ticket packages are tax-deductible donations that directly fund children's access to live classical music.
Packages are available now. Public tickets go on sale in September.
$5,000
A private box for 8 guests, or 8 VIP orchestra seats, plus backstage access.
Reserve — $5,000Carnegie Hall, New York
“Thank you for playing your wonderful piano brilliance. I hope that one day I will become an amazing composer like you…”
Next on stage
Carnegie Hall · New York, NY
Katya Grineva's annual holiday performance returns to Carnegie Hall. This season Katya Concerts for Kids brings 500 deserving children to hear the music live.
The artist behind the mission
Born in Moscow, Russia, Katya discovered her purpose in the world's great concert halls. She has performed for U.S. presidents and international royalty, and has completed 23 seasons at Carnegie Hall. Since 2008 she has brought classical music to inner-city New York children, and in 2024 she founded Katya Concerts for Kids to carry that mission further.
Your gift, their first concert
Your gift covers a ticket for one deserving child, a classical music experience of a lifetime.
Katya Concerts for Kids is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gifts are tax-deductible. EIN 99-2144966.
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