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Join us on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Emanuel Ax in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 17, on a program that also finds Dalia Stasevska conducting Lutosławski and Ravel.

Now both in their 40s, brothers Zaccai and Luques Curtis have amassed a wealth of experience, and the mentorship of elders ranging from Jackie McLean to Eddie Palmieri to Ralph Peterson, Jr..In this lively conversation at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival, the two open up about their upbringing in Hartford, Conn.; the hidden circuitries of so-called Latin Jazz; and the industrious spark that led to Zaccai’s Grammy Award-winning album Cubop Lives!

In this week's Fanfare, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to lead the Philadelphians in Bruckner's Fourth, the Jasper String Quartet debuts a commissioned work by Reinaldo Moya, The Crossing begins its 2025-2026 season and more.

Moment's Notice this week features two shows as part of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians' 60th anniversary, a unique jazz-cabaret take on 1930s Harlem, a double bill to close out the 2025 Philly Music Fest and more.

Opera Philadelphia has announced the PIPE UP! concert series, which will see the Wanamaker Organ return to service, as well as showcase music, visual art, film and more. The series will run through November with more events to be announced.

A counterpart to The Gilmore Artist Award for classical pianists, the Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award honors an exceptional jazz pianist. Its first recipient is Sullivan Fortner, who accepted at a ceremony in New York on Wednesday night.

A cartographer, a composer, a neurobiologist, and a novelist are among the recipients of this year's "Genius Grants." Each Fellow will receive a no-strings attached award of $800,000.

Saxophonist-composer Ted Nash spent more than 25 years with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, where he earned considerable renown. His new chapter involves the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple. “I don’t think there’s a better program in the States,” he tells WRTI.

The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert presents a program of German Romantic masters. Tugan Sokhiev leads two works by Strauss, the Prelude to Wagner’s opera Tannhäuser, and a Liszt Piano Concerto featuring Haochen Zhang.

Moment's Notice chronicles another busy week on the scene, including a belated birthday tribute to John Coltrane, separate hits by the drummers Nate Smith and Tom Skinner, and guitarist-composer Rafiq Bhatia.