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Lara Downes is among the foremost American pianists of her generation, a trailblazer both on and off the stage, whose musical roadmap seeks inspiration from the legacies of history, family and collective memory. As a chart-topping recording artist, a powerfully charismatic performer, a curator and tastemaker, Downes is recognized as a cultural visionary on the national arts scene.

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.

At the top of each month, WRTI broadcasts a special Sunday Classical focused on recommended new releases. Join host Mark Pinto on WRTI on Sept. 7 from 3-6 p.m. to hear highlights from these albums, which he delves into below.

In Moment's Notice this week: singer Laurin Talese graces the Barnes Foundation's First Friday series, Kassa Overall brings 'CREAM' to Solar Myth, and jazz enlivens the Doylestown Arts Festival.

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.

Thile was a prodigy with Nickel Creek at age 8, a founding member and lead vocalist of the Punch Brothers, has won multiple Grammys and is a MacArthur fellow. Now he's taking on the music of Bach for a new album, Sonatas and Partitas.

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.