Franz Joseph Haydn

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.

Join us for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert, on Sunday, June 15 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, June 16 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2. Music and artistic director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads performances from past seasons, including Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, Haydn’s Symphony No. 92, a witty tone poem by Peter Maxwell Davies, and the premiere performance of a Flute Concerto by Iranian-American composer Behzad Ranjbaran, featuring principal flute Jeffrey Khaner.

Join us on Sunday, Dec.. 8 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 when The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a performance from the Orchestra’s 2023-24 season, recorded live in April 2024.

Celebrate Bastille Day with a special edition of Sunday Classical, where we'll play some of the greatest pieces representative of France on the country's national day.

The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, a recent work by Indian-American composer Reena Esmail, and Haydn’s First Cello Concerto, featuring principal cellist Hai-Ye Ni. Guest conductor David Robertson is on the podium.

The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Haydn’s Horn Concerto No. 1, featuring Jennifer Montone, and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6. On the podium is acclaimed guest conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla.

July 19, 2021. Gardens are abloom all around our listening area, including on the airwaves, with our Classical Album of the Week. Il Giardino Armonico…