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.
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Join The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Sunday, July 20 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, July 21 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as Nathalie Stutzmann leads Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, a new work by Missy Mazzoli, and Robert Schumann's Cello Concerto, featuring soloist Edgar Moreau. -
Join us for The Philadelphia Orchestra on Sunday, July 13 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, July 14 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as Danish violinist and conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider does double duty, performing Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, and conducting Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7 in D Minor. -
Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Sunday, July 6 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, July 7 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as Marin Alsop makes her first appearance in Philadelphia as principal guest conductor — leading Brahms's Haydn Variations; a world premiere by Gabriela Lena Frank; and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, featuring Randall Goosby. -
Join us on Sunday, June 29 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, June 30 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica"), Michael Tilson Thomas' 'Agnegram,' and Ravel's 'Piano Concerto for the Left Hand,' featuring Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Osmo Vänskä is on the podium. -
Eugene Ormandy spent more than 40 years at the helm of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and it can be easy to take his legacy for granted. But a major new boxed set renews his claim to artistic excellence. -
Join us on Sunday, June 22 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, June 23 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Hélène Grimaud in Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1, alongside Louise Farrenc's First Symphony and Julia Wolfe's 'Pretty,' which the composer calls "a raucous celebration." Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium. -
This June-spanning issue begins our summer monthly Fanfare schedule, and highlights performances from The Crossing, The Philadelphia Orchestra, PRISM Quartet and more. -
Join us on Sunday, May 25 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, May 26 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a program of Johannes Brahms, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Bent Sørensen from the 2024/2025 season, led by Fabio Luisi with violinist Leonidas Kavakos.
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This week's Fanfare brings plenty as the season winds down, including a dual opera performance from the Circus Opera Company, a second concert from PCMS celebrating Maurice Ravel's 150th birthday, and more. -
Join us on Sunday, May 18 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, May 19 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a Baroque and Classical program from the 2024/2025 season, featuring works by Bach, Handel and Haydn. Masaaki Suzuki is on harpsichord and at the podium, and soprano Jone Martínez makes her Orchestra debut.
