The fall season is underway, and again The Philadelphia Orchestra leads off our list of recommended performances, with some real musical star power.
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Jeff Fusco/The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you the 2022/2023 season closer, featuring Symphonie fantastique, by Hector Berlioz, and Walkabout, a concerto for orchestra by composer-in-residence Gabriela Lena Frank. -
Photo by Pete Checchia/Yannick leads the orchestra on the behemoth 9th Symphony by Bruckner with support from the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir and soloists including baritone Ryan Speedo Green and soprano Elza van den Heever.
WRTI Video of the Week
"Havana Lights" recorded from a Live Studio Broadcast in the performance studio at WRTI 90.1 Philadelphia.
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Meet 15-year-old trombonist Henry Koban Payne, winner of the 2023 Composition and Arranging Contest at the Jazz at Lincoln's Center's Essentially Ellington Competition. -
American cellist Katie Tertell is seeking to recover from Japan forgotten manuscripts by Spanish composer Gaspar Cassadó.
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Joseph Daley's Tuba Trio, the 34th anniversary of Chris' Jazz Cafe and more, in this week's edition of Moment's Notice from WRTI.
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The latest edition of Fanfare, our weekly classical guide, features The Philadelphia Orchestra season kickoff, the Black Pearl Brass Quintet, and promising young singers from the Academy of Vocal Arts and Curtis Institute.
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Paula Abreu, Director of Presented Programming at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, aimed for a balance of fresh and familiar in her inaugural season.
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