Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

Selected Sundays, 5 to 6 pm
  • Maestro Dirk Brossé
    Maestro Dirk Brossé

On Sundays in January and Februray, we bring you live, recorded concert performances of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia conducted by Dirk Brossé, music director. A founding resident company of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia is a 33-member professional ensemble founded in 1964. The Chamber Orchestra has a well-established reputation for distinguished performances of repertoire from the Baroque period through the 21st century.

Jan. 5th, 2020:

PROGRAM:

Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 6 in C Major

Manuel de Falla: "El Amor Brujo" Suite

Dirk Brossé, conductor

                     
 

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia on WRTI 90.1: Listen on Sundays at 5 PM in January

By WRTI Staff • Jan 13, 2020
Courtesy of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

Join us to hear concert recordings of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the 33-member professional ensemble led by Music Director Dirk Brossé. Listen on WRTI 90.1 on Sundays from 5 to 6 PM throughout January and February.

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia on WRTI 90.1: Baroque and More! May 20th at 5 PM

By Jack Moore • May 18, 2018

Works by J.S. Bach, Gabriel Fauré, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and Johann Nepomuk Hummel are on the program for the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia's broadcast on WRTI 90.1, Sunday, May 20th from 5 to 6 pm. 

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia on WRTI: Mozart and an Electric Viola, April 15 at 5 PM

By Jack Moore • Apr 13, 2018

Join us for another broadcast in the Improvisionaries season of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. Highlights from two of this season’s Chamber Orchestra concerts will be heard in the orchestra’s monthly broadcast, hosted by Jack Moore.

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia on WRTI: Bach, Beethoven and a U.S. Premiere, March 18 at 5 PM

By Jack Moore • Mar 14, 2018

We’ll hear highlights from this season’s Improvisionaries series with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Sunday at 5 PM on WRTI 90.1.

All Baroque on Sunday's Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia Broadcast

By Jack Moore • Feb 16, 2018
J. McVey

Join us Sunday at 5 for our monthly broadcast of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia.  It's an all-Baroque hour, taken from the Orchestra's extensive recorded archives. 

Listen: Musicians of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia in the WRTI 90.1 Performance Studio

By WRTI Staff • Jan 8, 2018

On Tuesday, January 9th at noon, a trio from the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia performed Robert Schumann’s Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Movement 3, and Schumann’s Adagio and Allegro for Viola and Piano Live on WRTI 90.1.

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia on WRTI: Flutist Mimi Stillman and Holiday Music, Sunday at 5 PM

By Jack Moore • Dec 15, 2017

The month's broadcast of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia features an appearance by prominent Philadelphia flutist Mimi Stillman, who appeared with the ensemble earlier this month playing Mozart and Piazzolla. 

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia on WRTI 90.1: The Trumpet in the Spotlight, Nov. 19th at 5 PM

By Jack Moore • Nov 17, 2017

Join us on Sunday, November 19th from 5 to 6 pm for our monthly broadcast of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. This month you'll hear two centuries of works, ranging from Haydn to Malcolm Arnold.

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia on WRTI: A New Take on "Pictures at an Exhibition," Sunday at 5 PM

By • Jun 13, 2017
The Philadelphia Museum of Art; The George W. Elkins Collection, 1924

If you love both visual art and music, tune in this Sunday, June 18th at 5 pm to hear the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia perform the world premiere of Music Director Dirk Brossé’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

Each of the seven movements was inspired by a different American painting from the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. WRTI’s Debra Lew Harder talked with Dirk Brossé, who also conducts the performance, about his piece. Here’s an edited excerpt from the interview.

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia on WRTI: The Sounds of America! March 19th at 5 PM

By Jack Moore • Mar 16, 2017

Join us on Sunday from 5 to 6 pm to hear the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia’s ground-breaking, all-American program, recorded in concert last month. Dirk Brossé conducts Sounds of America, and features works by Daron Hagen, Austin Wintory, and Walter Piston.

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