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WRTI will celebrate Opening Day of the Winter Games with a handful of apt musical cues, including the latest from Lang Lang, who graces the Opening Ceremony in Milano.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Benjamin EalovegaThe Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert presents a program of German Romantic masters. Tugan Sokhiev leads two works by Strauss, the Prelude to Wagner’s opera Tannhäuser, and a Liszt Piano Concerto featuring Haochen Zhang. -
Pete Checchia/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you an all-Beethoven program from the 2024/2025 season, featuring the German master’s towering Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”) and Symphony No. 4. At the podium is guest conductor Tugan Sokhiev, joined by soloist Garrick Ohlsson.
The Late Set Podcast
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How do we feel about this year’s Grammy Awards? We'll attempt to answer that question before diving deep into a conversation with bassist Dezron Douglas, conducted onstage before a recent quartet show at Solar Myth. -
Freedom and form have always found active equilibrium in the music of Dave Douglas. His new album, Four Freedoms, considers that balancing act — along with an idea first voiced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and worth revisiting now.
WRTI News Stories
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President Trump announced a "Complete Rebuilding" of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. You asked: Who's going to pay for it? What will it turn into? And doesn't Congress have to approve? -
The deep freeze is still hanging on, but so are we — and so is the music. Here is a week's worth of shows that are sure to warm your spirits, whether you’re looking for a classic swinging vibe or something more downright soulful. -
Jazz at Lincoln Center has announced that its founder, Wynton Marsalis, will step down as artistic director in July 2027.
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