The Philadelphia Orchestra

Fanfare this week features Opera Philadelphia's modern take on Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, a rare recital from lyric tenor Matthew Polenzani, and more.

December drops us into a holiday bounty, with Lyric Fest's Fascinating Rhythm, Philadelphia Ballet's production of The Nutcracker, Carols by Candlelight and more.

Join us on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 for the final concert of the 2024-25 season, as Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads works by Mozart, St-Georges and Prokofiev — along with Shostakovich's first Cello Concerto, featuring Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

Join us on Sunday, Jan. 11 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a program of Stravinsky and Bartók, plus a new work by Canadian composer Barbara Assiginaak from the 2024/2025 season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium, joined by first associate concertmaster Juliette Kang as soloist.

This week's Fanfare features two separate performances with star pianists, a special concert and symposium on the women of the Baroque era and more.

Join us on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2, as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a program pairing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Florence Price's Piano Concerto, featuring Lara Downes.

This week's Fanfare brings a haunting opera performance, a visit from violinist Lisa Batiashvili, a vocal offering from Variant 6 and more.

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.

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.

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.