Sunday, February 15
3 to 4 pm
Symphony in C
Rossen Milanov, conductor

Program:

• Reinhold Gliere: Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra with Disella Larusdottir, soprano
• Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella Ballet, Suite No. 1

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Saturday Classics with Rolf Charlston, 6:30 to 11 am

Straight Ahead with Jeff Duperon, 6 to 9 pm

Jazz Through the Night, 9 pm to 6 am

You're in store for a very romantic Valentine's Day when you tune in or listen online on February 14th. Join Rolf and Jeff for classical and jazz tunes that will warm your heart; keep listening throughout the night and you'll hear some of our hosts' favorite music for romance.

Sunday, February 8
3 to 5 pm
New York Philharmonic
Mozart, Messiaen, and Debussy
Ludovic Morlot, Conductor; Olli Mustonen, Piano

Program:
Tristan Murail: Gondwana? (U.S. Premiere) Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 11
Messiaen: Oiseaux exotiques
Debussy: La Mer

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Author Carole Boston Weatherford joins Jeff to discuss her new book, Becoming Billie Holiday, a fictional verse memoir. The world knew the famous jazz singer and songwriter (1915-1959) as Billie Holiday, but her name at birth was Eleanora Fagan. Neglected by her parents, abused by a neighbor, and sent to reform school, she scrubbed marble steps, drank bootleg liquor, smoked, worked in a brothel, and then found her voice--all before leaving Baltimore

This week Jill Pasternak's guest is pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. He performed on the 2008 Oscar-nominated score for the film <em>Atonement</em> by composer Dario Marianelli.  He's also released an album featuring Camille Saint-Saens' Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 5 with  L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romand, conducted by Charles Dutoit.

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Jim Cotter speaks with Simon Shaheen. The Palestinian composer, and oud and violin virtuoso, performs at the Kimmel Center this weekend.

Susan Lewis looks at Philadelphia Dance Projects' upcoming series. Performances over three weekends will pair?local contemporary dancers with?dance artists from around the country.

Jason Peifer explores the legacy of Charles Darwin, as numerous Philadelphia organizations celebrate the "Year of Evolution." February marks Darwin's 200th Birthday.

Sunday, February 1
3 to 5 pm
New York Philharmonic
Works by J.S. Bach, Szymanowski, R. Strauss, and Mussorgsky
Conductor, James Levine
Emanuel Ax, pianist

Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach:? Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Karel Szymanowski:? Symphony No. 4 for piano and orchestra Symphonie Concertante
Richard Strauss:? Burleske for piano and orchestra

Robin Meloy Goldsby may have been destined for show business. She had the requisite musical roots –- her father, Bob Rawsthorne, played drums for the PBS program Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. She also had the early childhood experiences: Through her dad's involvement in Pittsburgh show business, she had the opportunity to act and play piano in various local productions.

Violinist David Kim was named Concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1999. Born in Carbondale, Illinois in 1963, Kim started playing the violin at the age of three, began studies with the famed pedagogue Dorothy DeLay at the age of eight, and later received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from The Juilliard School. In 1986, he was the only American violinist to win a prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

Sunday, January 25
3 to 5 pm
Academy of Vocal Arts
Ottorino Respighi: La fiamma (The Flame)
Christofer Macatsoris conducts the AVA Opera Orchestra