The Philadelphia Orchestra

Valentine's Day is fast approaching. Luckily, this week is offering plenty of opportunities to see some lovely performances from a number of heavy hitters. Make it a date!

Although the snowstorm is over, this week's edition of Fanfare forecasts a flurry of exciting musical performances.

At WRTI, we have specific rooting interests at the 2026 Grammy Awards — focused on jazz and classical music, with a foothold in Philadelphia. Here are our nominees.

We’re already barreling toward the end of January, and we have a really cool slate of performances this weekend.

Meet 16-year-old bassist Cheo Mangum, a junior at The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA), a 2025-2026 Ensemble Arts Philly All-City Jazz Fellow, and a member of the Temple Music Prep Community Music Scholars Jazz Ensemble, and of a jazz quartet through the MIC'd Up Philly program.

Join us on Monday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. for a live broadcast of The Philadelphia Orchestra's 36th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Tribute Concert, led by guest conductor Thomas Wilkins and featuring works by Carlos Simon, George Gershwin, and Samuel Barber.

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.