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Join us on Sunday, May 4 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, May 5 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 when The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series brings you a performance featuring Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique" symphony, a suite from Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe, and Saariaho's Graal théâtre. Rafael Payare is on the podium, alongside violinist Carolin Widmann in her debut with the orchestra.
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Jeff Fusco/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, April 27 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, April 28 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 when The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you music by American masters Margaret Bonds and William Grant Still, as well as Yuja Wang in Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. -
Allie Ippolito/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, April 20 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, April 21 at 7 p.m. as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a complete concert performance of Handel’s Messiah from The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2023/2024 season, with the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir and a quartet of stellar soloists.
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