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The Metropolitan Opera is back on WRTI! Saturday, December 4th at 1 PM, tune in for a performance of Matthew Aucoin's new opera, Eurydice, an intriguing updated version of the Orpheus myth. Here, the composer talks with us about the power of music and words, grief and love, and about the ways in which the story speaks to us today.
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Early music has been a lifelong passion of conductor Nicholas McGegan. It’s also informed the efforts of composers known for quite different styles,…
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The Philadelphia Inquirer's ’s David Patrick Stearns profiles Seymour Lipkin, a pianist who - in his mid 80s - is taking on Beethoven's massive…
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WRTI's Susan Lewis considers the life and work of George Gershwin, and one of the great 20th-century master’s signature works, Rhapsody in…
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David Patrick Stearns speaks with the Philadelphia-based composer Michael…
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Founded in 1924, the Curtis Institute of Music trains exceptionally gifted young musicians from every corner of the world. WRTI's Susan Lewis profiles…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wrti/local-wrti-913591.mp3The violinist talks about the waves and troughs of his career.
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Forming a string quartet in the 1960s was an improbable dream for the Guarneri Quartet members. Now, after more than four decades of concerts and recordings, they look back on their long career as they prepare to retire.