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LIVE from Verizon Hall on WRTI 90.1: The Philadelphia Orchestra with Jan Lisiecki, Sunday at 2 PM

On Sunday, March 10th from 2 to 4 PM, WRTI 90.1 comes to you LIVE from the broadcast booth at Verizon Hall for The Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert. The Fabulous Philadelphians will play works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, and Schubert.

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Sanny Leviste

Praised by the L.A. Times for her “fluid and glistening orchestration,” Andrea Clearfield has written more than 150 works that have been performed widely throughout the United States and around the world. And she’s based right here in Philadelphia—where she’s actively involved in the music scene, and has won innumerable awards.

Fans of Hector Berlioz — and record companies, it appears — need no excuse to celebrate the music of the pioneering French composer and quick-witted music critic. The sesquicentennial of Berlioz's death falls on March 8, and to mark the occasion, Warner Classics has released a 27-CD box containing, purportedly, every forward-thinking note the composer ever wrote.

The New York Times says that Steinway Artist Eugene Albulescu has “fingers of steel." His album Albulescu Plays Liszt won the Grand Prix du Disque Liszt. He has been on the international scene since 1994. Join us Monday, March 4th at 12:10 PM as Eugene Albulescu plays music of Scarlatti, Beethoven. and Rachmaninoff live from the WRTI 90.1 performance studio.

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The delightful ladies of DivaNation Philly have been singing together for over five years throughout the Philadelphia region. Several members of the collective recently joined Jazz Host J. Michael Harrison live in the WRTI 90.1 Performance Studio to present a preview of "Vibing for Spring"—their upcoming March 9th performance at the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts.

March 4, 2019. The three last symphonies by Mozart are considered by many the pinnacle of his symphonic writing, and have been recorded by countless orchestras and conductors. Now, a recently formed French music group, Ensemble Appassionato, led by their founder and music director Mathieu Herzog, have come out with their own version of Mozart’s Symphonies 39, 40 and 41, released just last month by Naïve records.

Described by The Philadelphia Inquirer as "on the cosmic cusp where Mozart might meet Mingus," pianist Terry Klinefelter performs in a wide variety of settings in both the classical and jazz fields. Listen to her WRTI performance and conversation with WRTI’s Susan Lewis. 

In case you missed it, check out the in-depth story about WRTI 90.1 spotlighted in The Philadelphia Inquirer on Sunday, February 24th.

March 4, 2019. Catherine Russell is part singer, part musical anthropologist, part necromancer. On her new album, Alone Together, she breathes new, 21st-century-infused life into the Swing Era music of bandleaders like Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, and Louis Jordan, allowing us to travel back in time without leaving the present.

Maria Wodzinska

Do you want to know what made the composer Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) so special? I'll tell you. Aside from revolutionizing the piano itself, enlarging its scope, the genres it lent itself to, and its breadth of color, Chopin essentially invented the scherzo and instrumental ballade as virtuoso piano movements, and reinvented the etude as a musically engaging genre, rather than a mere exercise.

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The Crossing recently won a second Grammy award! This time, it was the 2019 Grammy award for Best Choral Performance for Zealot Canticles. Listen to their stunning October 2018 concert, recorded live at the Presybyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, on WRTI 90.1.

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Sanny Leviste

Praised by the L.A. Times for her “fluid and glistening orchestration,” Andrea Clearfield has written more than 150 works that have been performed widely throughout the United States and around the world. And she’s based right here in Philadelphia—where she’s actively involved in the music scene, and has won innumerable awards.

March 4, 2019. The three last symphonies by Mozart are considered by many the pinnacle of his symphonic writing, and have been recorded by countless orchestras and conductors. Now, a recently formed French music group, Ensemble Appassionato, led by their founder and music director Mathieu Herzog, have come out with their own version of Mozart’s Symphonies 39, 40 and 41, released just last month by Naïve records.

Matt Yaple

Picture this: a retrofitted warehouse turned acoustically perfect urban loft, that doubles as a listening room for piano jazz and a man’s home. No sign betrays the goings-on inside.

Maria Wodzinska

Do you want to know what made the composer Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) so special? I'll tell you. Aside from revolutionizing the piano itself, enlarging its scope, the genres it lent itself to, and its breadth of color, Chopin essentially invented the scherzo and instrumental ballade as virtuoso piano movements, and reinvented the etude as a musically engaging genre, rather than a mere exercise.

Our very own "BP with the GM" shared his story, going back to childhood, with a large audience at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia on Feb. 22, 2019.  If you couldn't make it, lend Bob your "finely tuned ears" to hear this interesting reminiscence of his life in radio.

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