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Filament celebrates its first album, and Mitsuko Uchida plays Ravel

Bruce Hodges

Fanfare looks ahead, as Mitsuko Uchida performs with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Filament celebrates its first album, and more.

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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand

B Ealovega

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The Four Seasons, as envisioned by both Vivaldi and Piazzolla, with guest conductor Xian Zhang

Melinda Whiting

Join us on Sunday, May 19 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, May 20 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Mozart’s Symphony No. 39, plus the Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi and The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla.
Pete Checchia

Brahms' 'German Requiem,' and Luis Ernesto Peña Laguna's reply

Melinda Whiting

Join us on Sunday, May 12 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, May 13 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you the profoundly moving German Requiem by Johannes Brahms. As a prelude, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a choral piece by Luis Ernesto Peña Laguna commissioned for performance alongside Brahms' masterwork.

WRTI Video of the Week

WRTI Presents "Fore" by the Mervin Toussaint Quintet. This video was recorded and produced by Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia, and was filmed as part of a full set at the venue on November 24th, 2020. "Fore" is an original composition by Mervin Toussaint. The Quintet is Connor O’Neill on guitar, Micah Graves on piano, John Moran on bass, Julian Miltenberger on drums, and Mervin Toussaint on sax.

The Late Set Podcast

Remembering Ron Miles, with Bill Frisell and Rudy Royston

Cornetist Ron Miles left us too soon — but also left a lot to remember him by. Two of his closest friends, guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Rudy Royston, do just that in this episode, which follows the release of a gorgeous archival album, Old Main Chapel.
Search for the New Landmark

Trumpet great Lee Morgan now has a historical marker in West Philly, at the site of his final hometown gig. We were there for the ceremony, so we could bring you this report.