The New York Times
A Pianist and a Concerted Effort
Liquid … dreamlike.
Our Impact
Every number is a child who heard the music for the first time.
The reach of our work since 2024, in schools and concert halls.
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, 2025–2026
The math of giving
$100 changes one child's world.
Each $100 you give offers a deserving child a Carnegie Hall ticket and a life-changing experience.
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$100
Sends one child to Carnegie Hall
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$300
Sends a deserving family of four
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$500
A small music class from Harlem
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$1,200
A dozen Bronx school friends and their teacher
Where we've been
Schools we've visited
We bring live classical music directly into school gymnasiums and auditoriums across the city, meeting children where they are.
- Bronx Dance Academy
- Bronx PS 134
- Harlem Salvation Army Chapel
- Bronx PS 154
- Bronx PS 333
- Harlem PS 197
Around the world
Our reach extends beyond New York.
Katya performs around the world, and wherever the music takes her she plays for children too: a school hall, a classroom floor, a borrowed keyboard, a stage far from home. Those concerts for children are part of this mission, not a detour from it. Your support is what carries it to the next room.
Dear Ms. Grineva,
Thank you for playing your wonderful piano brilliance. I hope that one day I will become an amazing composer like you and study hard and become a great, famous person soon.
Yours truly,
Brandon
In the press
Taos News
Walking on Air: Katya Grineva Returns to the Fechin House
Katya's Concerts for Kids opens doors to concert halls for children not just to hear music, but to experience it fully.Read the article
110 Magazine
Using Music to Open Doors for Children Around the World
Many children — like kids in Harlem or in the slums of Kenya — might never have had that chance. Music can lift you out of a gloomy reality. It builds confidence, improves grades, and sometimes it's the only path to a better life.Read the article
Inside & Out Upstate NY
A Conversation with Classical Piano Master and Nature Lover Katya Grineva
Through my concerts, I intend to bring people happiness and joy.Read the article
Our Town NY
Katya Grineva Wraps '25 on a High Note
This inspiring initiative offers these young audiences not only the gift of world-class music but also the opportunity to dream bigger, experience the arts firsthand, and feel seen and valued within one of the world's most prestigious concert halls.Read the article
WNYC Radio
A noted exponent of Romantic repertoire.
See more coverage on our press page.
With gratitude
Our donors
Every concert, school visit, and child brought into a concert hall is made possible by the generosity of these supporters. With heartfelt thanks for gifts received through June 2026.
$50,000+
- The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation
$5,000 – $49,999
- John and Anita Briscoe
$1,000 – $4,999
- Jeffrey Farber
- Jim Beer
- Michael Hassan
- Sharon Gannon
$500 – $999
- Aileen Gural
- Carol Super
- Declan Baldwin
- Kristina Meyers
- Michael Campbell
- Richard McMally
- Steven & Janice Raul
- Sylvia Canepa
- Wendy Fehse & Alan Rasweiler
- Yulia Voroninskaya
- Zoe Alalmeda
$101 – $499
- Adom Moutafian
- Allison Thomson
- Alvin Smith
- Ann Cummins
- Ann Kessler
- Ann Watts
- Ashley Dombkowski
- Barbara Campisi
- Bill Dubilier
- Blanca Hisako
- Bright Funds
- Carol Ricken
- Carol Schmiedt
- Christine Traeg
- Clareen Dunivin
- Dana Kaufman
- Debbie Lazarony
- Donna Butcher
- Emily Lemer
- Farangis Ostowari
- Gay Crawford
- George Cameron
- George Gantz
- Hugh Grant
- Julian Lines
- Katerina Medina
- Katherine Godfrey
- Kirby Veevers
- Leslie Atler
- Lesley Spivey
- Lisa Protter
- Mindy Petrucci
- Mitchell Colby
- Nancy Pearne
- Nicholas Markevich
- Patricia Dubridge
- Phyllis Meyercord
- Richard Goldman
- Rose & John Simmons
- Sean Duffy
- Shannon McElyea
- Sharon Gustafson
- Tamara Lang
- Tara Gilvar
- Thomas & Valerie Burniece
- Tim Koehler
- Todd Johnson
- William Gannon Jr.
$1 – $100
- Alla Hill
- Bella Sagalina
- Benjamin Wertheimer
- Catherine Miranda
- Debra Hori
- Edma Dumanian
- Elena Tretiakova
- Emil Altshuler
- Jacinta Lanz
- Jamie Logan
- John Toth
- Judith Jan Bartee
- Karuna Chapman
- Kerri De Rosier
- Lubov Dor
- Margaret Scialdone
- Mary Grow
- Nancy Taber
- Olga Zatsepina
- Oxan Adler
- Paul Sladkus
- Sergey Grushchin
- Stephen Wilder
- Svetlana Ryabchinskaya
- Sylvia Hepler
- Yvonne Cooper
We make every effort to list our supporters accurately. If your name is missing or misspelled, please let us know.