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We're welcoming 2022 with a Philadelphia Orchestra rebroadcast of 2018's New Year's Eve concert that takes you from the shimmering grandeur of Vienna, to the bright lights of Broadway, to the serene beauty of Helsinki. Listen on WRTI, Sunday. Jan. 2nd at 1 PM and Monday, Jan. 3rd at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2.

Beethoven. Sure, he was the deaf, scowling musical genius with the wild hair. But those who knew him thought of him a little differently. We’ll take a look at some little-known quirks of the great composer, culled from documented recollections of his friends and acquaintances, biographies, and my conversation with John Suchet, author of Beethoven: The Man Revealed.

You're invited to experience the music of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, with WRTI. The holiday lasts for eight days, and this year it begins at sundown on Sunday, November 28th —just as you're wrapping up Thanksgiving weekend—and lasts until sundown on Monday, December 6th. So while you're munching on leftover Pumpkin pie, check out our wonderful lineup of Hanukkah specials on Sunday starting at 3 PM.

Sad news to share: we're remembering Pat Martino after news arrived that he passed away today, November 1, 2021, after living with COPD for several years.

We wish all of our listeners celebrating Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur a Happy and Healthy New Year.

Tenors Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres are on tour.

With his natural feel and an ability to draw from a massive store of repertoire, it’s easy to see—and hear—why Cohen’s been a fast-rising star for a while now.

August 9, 2021. She's the eldest of seven in an increasingly famous English family of musical siblings. Isata Kanneh-Mason's idea for her second solo…

This summer's Young Women Composers Camp presents performances of 45 new works on Youtube and Facebook Live on Saturday, August 7th at 7:30 PM and Sunday,…

For bass John T.K. Scherch, radio announcing became the perfect complement to his budding career as a classical singer. Now fulfilling both dreams, he’s…