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Ahead of a concert with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Moby reflects on his lifelong bond with classical music, which brought him to the roster of Deutsche Grammophon.

Love. It smacks us in the head, simmers when it’s cooking, and smolders when it’s over. The music we associate with love does, too. We asked WRTI hosts to…

Join us on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 12:30 p.m. as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert offers a complete concert performance of Richard Wagner’s opera Tristan und Isolde, featuring two sterling headliners who, as Yannick Nézet-Séguin puts it, “have virtually owned these roles.”

Join us on Sunday, Aug. 31 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a France-focused program from the 2024/2025 season featuring Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz, and the Cello Concerto written in 2008 by Guillaume Connesson, featuring soloist Gautier Capuçon.

The interactive installation 'Water Orchestra' turns the Dilworth Park fountain into a responsive instrument that anyone can conduct. But on Sept. 11 the podium welcomes a pro: Yannick Nézet-Séguin, with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Join us for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert, on Monday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads performances from 2019, including generous excerpts from Sergei Prokofiev’s legendary ballet Romeo and Juliet, as well as a recently rediscovered Funeral Song by Igor Stravinsky.

Sept. 7 marks the 95th birthday of Sonny Rollins, jazz's greatest living legend. To celebrate, we're featuring Rollins' music during our regular jazz programming, releasing a special edition of The Late Set podcast featuring our jazz hosts and more. Come join us!

Alvin Ailey's seminal Revelations is considered the most widely viewed modern dance work in the world. Lost songs from the 1960 premiere are featured in a new work and an album this season.

Join us on Sunday, Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Copland, Bernstein, and Betsy Jolas. Guest conductor David Robertson is on the podium, and British pianist Nicholas Hodges is featured.

Beth Morrison is not your typical moneyed arts patron — but over the past decade, she's managed to gather the funding and venue support to produce works by some of today's most innovative composers.