The gayageum is a plucked Korean zither with a history that stretches to the sixth century. Its first and finest exponent in avant-garde jazz is DoYeon Kim, whose spellbinding debut, Wellspring, reveals a fiercely original voice.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Allie Ippolito/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Mahler's Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, with soprano Ying Fang, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, and the women of the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir. -
Pete Checchia/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, July 26 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, July 27 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, and Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 2.
Emmet Cohen from inside the WRTI Performance Studio
Watch pianist Emmet Cohen and tenor saxophonist Tivon Pennicott play a deconstructed version of Cohen's "Universal Truth" suite.
The Late Set Podcast
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Steven Bernstein is a known wildcard in the modern jazz game. His interrelated new releases, 'ResoNation Trio' and 'Ultra Resonance,' move him into an exciting new sonic area as a trumpeter and composer. He joined us to talk about it before a recent show. -
Mana, the new album by trombonist and vocalist Kalia Vandever, is named after a Native Hawaiian term for spiritual energy or sacred power. It’s an intentional gesture from an artist who has always had the instinct of a shape-shifter.
WRTI News Stories
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Tune in to Sunday Rotation at 8 p.m. to hear a WRTI Live performance by South African pianist Bokani Dyer with his trio, recorded at Chris' Jazz Cafe. -
Tune into WRTI on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. to hear Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy’s only completed opera. -
WRTI will celebrate Tony Bennett's centennial on the air. Tune in to the Sunday Jazz Brunch, Big Band Jazz and Monday's Evening Jazz — and hear some Bennett banter between hosts Bob Craig and Nicole Sweeney.
