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©2013 Chris Lee/PO1CT518Join us for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert, on Sunday, March 1 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, March 2 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2. Music and artistic director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads performances from 2013 – in his first season at the Orchestra’s helm – as well as 2018 and 2019. Featured works include Janáček’s Sinfonietta, Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony, Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, and the Serenade for Winds by Richard Strauss. -
Jeff Fusco/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 for the final concert of the 2024-25 season, as Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads works by Mozart, St-Georges and Prokofiev — along with Shostakovich's first Cello Concerto, featuring Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
The Late Set Podcast
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Search high and low, in this world and beyond, and you won't ever find another Sun Ra. So we're excited about the broadcast premiere of Sun Ra: Do the Impossible on PBS. Our own Nate Chinen is a commentator in the film — and so is our guest this episode, the author and critic Marcus J. Moore, who brings a multilayered appreciation of Sun Ra's artistry to our conversation. Space is the Place! -
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.
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Join Meg Bragle from 3 to 6 p.m. on March 8 — International Women's Day — for a special focus on music by a sweeping array of women composers. -
John Szwed wrote the definitive biography of Sun Ra almost 30 years ago. As a new documentary revives interest in the visionary artist and interplanetary being, Szwed revisits his subject, considering what he means today. -
Renaud Capuçon playing Bach's Sonatas and Partitas, Neave Trio performing Clara Schumann, and Boris Giltburg tackling Rachmaninoff — just a few highlights from the March edition of Sunday Classical: New Releases. Join host Mark Pinto on Mar. 1 from 3-6 p.m.
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