The Philadelphia Orchestra

In this week's Fanfare, guest conductor Rafael Payare returns to The Philadelphia Orchestra, Art City Opera hosts a benefit concert, and Takács Quartet performs with Jeremy Denk.

Damon Gupton will conduct the annual celebration of famed civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and legacy. The concert will be broadcast live on WRTI starting at 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20.

Prepare yourself for Philadelphia's classical offerings in the first three months of 2025 with our Classical Spring Preview.

Fanfare rounds out the year with selections that will make your holiday season even better, including The Crossing, Piffaro and more.

This week's Fanfare brings holiday cheer through its spectacular selection of performances, including Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou, Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason, Alisa Weilerstein & the Ariel Quartet, and more.

It's another great week of shows — we've got another tour continuation, a work night on the town, and as I like to offer you, something to stretch your ideas of what classical music can be.

On the first Sunday of every month, WRTI broadcasts a special edition of Sunday Classical, focused on classical new releases. Join host Mark Pinto on WRTI on Nov. 3 from 3-6 p.m. to hear highlights from each of these albums.

This week's Fanfare features a plethora of performances, from Opera Delaware's production of La bohème, to the Curtis Symphony Orchestra featuring Time for Three, to The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by former music director Riccardo Muti, and more.

Join us on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a complete performance of Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème. Led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Philadelphians welcome sopranos Nicole Car and Leah Hawkins, tenor Stephen Costello, baritone Alexey Lavrov, and bass-baritones Adam Plachetka and Christian van Horn, alongside the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, Philadelphia Girls Choir, and Philadelphia Boys Choir.

In this week's Fanfare, The Crossing kicks off its new season, PCMS presents Sphinx Virtuosi at Perelman Theater, Opera Baltimore performs La Bohème, and more.