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WRTI's Jazz Hot 11 is a weekly countdown of your favorite new jazz releases in rotation.This week's Hot 11:1. Blake Meister - Market East -…

I came to Philadelphia in the autumn of 1964 and soon found WFLN. The classical music format reminded me of WQXR, the station I had enjoyed in North…

WRTI's Jazz Hot 11 is a weekly countdown of your favorite new jazz releases in rotation.This week's Hot 11:1. Blake Meister - Market East - SEPTAGON2.…

This week, Jill speaks with a returning favorite guest, acclaimed Canadian violinist Angele Dubeau. Dubeau and her all-female string ensemble, La Pieta,…

German composer, performer, and conductor Felix Mendelssohn would have turned 204 on February 3rd. While he was acclaimed during his short life of 38…

Music lives on a leafy street in the Philadelphia suburb of Wynnewood, where a former Philadelphia Orchestra percussionist and longtime teacher continues…

The early 19th-century Italian composer Giochino Rossini composed nearly 40 operas before he turned 40. Later in life, he turned to other forms. And near…

The term "Endangered Artifacts" is most associated with objects from ancient civilizations. Yet, in Pennsylvania, as WRTI’s Jim Cotter reports, there’s…

Today, many orchestras around America are experiencing extreme financial problems. Yet, as WRTI’s Jim Cotter reports, one ensemble is bucking the…

Andre Watts is among the most popular soloists with Philadelphia Orchestra audiences. As WRTI’s Jim Cotter reports, the pianist was just back in his home…