Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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.

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.

Join us on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings Debussy’s La mer (“The Sea”), plus the world premieres of two concertos: the Nomad Concerto for violin and orchestra by Mason Bates, featuring soloist Gil Shaham; and a Concerto for Orchestra by Valerie Coleman.

This week's Fanfare brings exciting performances to kick off the Fall season, including those of LyricFest and several from The Philadelphia Orchestra.

For Anton Bruckner's bicentennial, we've asked WRTI classical hosts, and a couple of prominent others, to pick some favorite moments in his body of work.

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 Sept. 1 from 3-6 p.m. to hear highlights from each of these albums.

Join us on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you works by Gustav Mahler and his wife, Alma Schindler-Mahler.

The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a program of Mozart and Price, plus a world premiere by French-Argentine composer Esteban Benzecry. Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium, and welcomes his frequent collaborator, Hélène Grimaud, as piano soloist.

Daniel Matsukawa, principal bassoon of The Philadelphia Orchestra, performs a concerto by Clarice Assad — part of this episode of The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert, also featuring music by Rachmaninoff and Berio.