Ludwig van Beethoven

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.

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.

The pontiff, who possessed a sizable record collection, was a keen listener. Hear his favorite tracks — from Bach to Piazzolla — and a few more that might have caught his discerning ear.

Join us on Sunday, Aug. 3 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, Aug. 4 10 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 when The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you an encore presentation of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2, with Seong-Jin Cho, and Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 — the first performance from the Orchestra's 2024-25 season.

The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series brings you Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto, featuring pianist Haochen Zhang, and his Symphony No. 7 in A Major, with guest conductor Nathalie Stutzmann.

Virtuosic pianist and composer Beethoven suffered from several debilitating ailments. A new study suggests lead poisoning may be at least partly to blame.

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.

A new live stage show features actor John Malkovich transformed into some of the meanest music critics ever — in real reviews skewering the work of great composers like Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin.

The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Inon Barnatan playing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24, alongside Beethoven's 'Eroica' and Julia Perry's 'Study for Orchestra,' with guest conductor Osmo Vänskä.

Join us on Sunday, August 14th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, August 15th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2 when our Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert broadcast brings you a performance recorded live in November, 2021 and conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.