Join us on Sunday afternoons and Monday evenings to hear The Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, in concerts from Marian Anderson Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
The ensemble has a venerable history of radio broadcasts, as the first orchestra with its own commercially sponsored national radio series, beginning in 1929 on NBC. This weekly series of radio broadcasts marks the return of the Orchestra to the airwaves. Melinda Whiting is our host, Alex Ariff is the senior producer, and Joseph Patti is the broadcast engineer.
Listen at 90.1 FM, on the WRTI mobile app, or on your smart speaker. And you can listen on-demand for up to two weeks via each episode's landing page or on WRTI Replay.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert presents a program of German Romantic masters. Tugan Sokhiev leads two works by Strauss, the Prelude to Wagner’s opera Tannhäuser, and a Liszt Piano Concerto featuring Haochen Zhang. -
A set of performances from Piffaro highlighting the rather unique instruments of the Renaissance era, a special visit from classical comedy duo TwoSet Violin and a choral commemoration of the Declaration of Independence's signing — all this and more in this week's Fanfare. -
Join us on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you an all-Beethoven program from the 2024/2025 season, featuring the German master’s towering Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”) and Symphony No. 4. At the podium is guest conductor Tugan Sokhiev, joined by soloist Garrick Ohlsson. -
This week, Fanfare brings multiple programs from The Philadelphia Orchestra, vocal performances presented by Choral Arts and the Academy of Vocal Arts, three recitals presented by Tempesta di Mare and more to ease in the classical season. -
Meet 17-year-old trombonist and vocalist Ian Sellers, a senior at Central High School in Philadelphia and a 2025-2026 Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts’ All-City Jazz Fellow. -
It's a new season on the classical concert calendar, and Fanfare is back in gear. John T.K. Scherch has this week's rundown, including Opening Night at The Philadelphia Orchestra. -
From intimate Baroque opera to grand, symphonic Bruckner, the new season is stacked for classical music in the Philadelphia area. We've curated more than a dozen highlights in our 2025 Classical Fall Preview. -
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 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, July 27 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, July 28 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a single work: Gustav Mahler’s massive Symphony No. 6 in A Minor.
