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 Verizon 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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This week's Fanfare brings us three outstanding string ensembles, a star pianist, and a performance of Stravinsky's The Firebird between it all. -
This week's Fanfare brings delightful performances at both the front and back end of the week, including from Kronos Quartet, Zoltán Fejérvári and more. -
Join us on Sunday, March 23 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, March 24 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Saint-Saёns' "Organ" Symphony, Bartók's Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin, and Bohuslav Martinů's Rhapsody-Concerto, featuring principal viola Choong-Jin Chang. -
Join us on Sunday, March 16 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, March 17 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a single work: Mahler’s massive Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and three local choirs: the Philadelphia Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs, and the women of the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir. -
This week's Fanfare brings a three-concert residency conducted by Marin Alsop, three performances at different locations by RE/CREATE, Piffaro's Recorder Fest, and more. -
Join us on Sunday, March 9 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, March 10 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 when The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2, with Seong-Jin Cho, and Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 — the first in a fresh series of performances from the 2024-25 season. -
It’s a busy week on the Philadelphia classical music scene and there truly is something for everyone — from masters like pianist Richard Goode to contemporary stars like Pierre-Laurent Aimard. -
The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert's "From the Vault" series concludes with performances of Stravinsky's complete ballet The Firebird, Franz Berwald's Symphony No. 3 and more. Tune in on Sunday, March 2 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, March 3 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2. -
There's something for every taste in a busy week ahead on the classical concert calendar — from Festival Mahogany at Rutgers Camden to 'Le nozze di Figaro' at Curtis Opera Theatre. Fanfare has you covered. -
The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert's special series “From the Vault” continues on Sunday, Feb 23 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, Feb 24 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2. This week’s archival performances include Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, Haydn’s Symphony No. 92, and the world premiere of a Flute Concerto by Iranian-American composer Behzad Ranjbaran.
