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The Philadelphia Orchestra
Join us on Sunday, May 17 at 1 p.m. on WRTI-FM and Monday, May 18 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads Stravinsky’s complete ballet The Firebird, Berwald’s Symphony No. 3 (“Singulière”), Ravel's Une Barque sur l’Océan, and the premiere of David Ludwig's bassoon concerto, featuring principal Daniel Matsukawa.
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Allie Ippolito/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, May 10 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, May 11 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a program from the 2025/2026 season featuring Sibelius' Fifth Symphony, an orchestral suite from Terence Blanchard’s opera Fire Shut Up In My Bones, and Édouard Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole, with violinist María Dueñas. -
Pete Checchia/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, May 3 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 FM and Monday, May 4 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert, as Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads Brahms' Third Symphony and a restored suite by William Grant Still, plus a Beethoven concerto with pianist Emanuel Ax, celebrating the 50th anniversary of his debut with the Orchestra.
Kresten Osgood performs a solo drum improvisation
When the Danish drummer joined us on The Late Set, he also played a piece from scratch.
The Late Set Podcast
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For more than 25 years, bassist Carlos Henriquez has been the beating heart in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. He joins us to talk about his dynamite new album, 'Monk con Clave.' -
We're getting ready to celebrate International Jazz Day, at a moment of roiling global tensions. It feels like a great time to connect with Kresten Osgood — a Danish drummer, composer and commentator, host of the podcast Dangerous Sounds.
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Gabriela Lena Frank's first opera, in its Met debut, sees late Mexican painter Frida Kahlo leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead to be reunited with her husband and fellow artist Diego Rivera. -
The composer created her own symphonic fable that weaves Andean cosmology with the natural world. -
Tune in on May 9 at 1 p.m. to hear The Metropolitan Opera's broadcast of Donizetti's opera La Fille du Régiment
