Marcus Roberts

July's Fanfare brings you highlights like Marcus Roberts revisiting Rhapsody in Blue, the Philadelphia Young Pianists' Academy (PYPA) Piano Festival, Black Pearl, and more.

The Philadelphia Orchestra made its rededication of Marian Anderson Hall into more than a symbolic gesture, inaugurating the space with inspiring performances that called back to its namesake.

Join us on Sunday, Aug. 18 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert features Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin, Petrushka by Igor Stravinsky, and the Symphony No. 2 by Kurt Weill. The Marcus Roberts Trio adds extra improvisatory flair to the Rhapsody, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.

Marcus Roberts was recently in town to perform Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' with The Philadelphia Orchestra, and he stopped by our studio to talk about it. In this bonus episode of The Late Set, we feature that interview along with our own thoughts about the 'Rhapsody,' which can still inspire heated debate.

"The rhythm is really what makes it magical," says pianist Marcus Roberts of Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue,' first heard a century ago. Before he performed the piece with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Roberts stopped by WRTI to talk about its legacy with Nate Chinen.

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