Debra Lew Harder

Watch and Listen: The Blues and Brahms! Live from the WRTI 90.1 Performance Studio

By • May 28, 2019

Listen to this live broadcast from the WRTI performance studio! Our guests include clarinetist Mark Dover, violinists Siwoo Kim and Brendan Speltz, violist William Frampton, and cellist Andrew Yee playing the blues, along with the music of Johannes Brahms. WRTI’s Debra Lew Harder hosts.

The Philadelphians In Concert on WRTI 90.1: Yannick Conducts Weber, Schumann, and Beethoven

By • May 23, 2019
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My Experience Playing Schumann with Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Was Magical!

By • May 16, 2019

Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor is one of my all-time favorite pieces. It’s passionate, lyrical, intimate, and joyous. The opening melody alone, which Robert based on his wife Clara’s name, is “from another world,” as André Watts once said.

Discover the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra on WRTI 90.1: Sundays in May at 4 PM

By • May 13, 2019

Join us every Sunday throughout the month of May from 4 to 6 PM to hear the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra in four concerts recorded live at the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall. You’ll hear some of the most talented young musicians in our region, playing with exceptional soloists, and conducted by PYO Music Director Louis Scaglione. Listen at WRTI 90.1, streaming at WRTI.org, and on the WRTI App.

Watch and Listen: Debra Lew Harder Plays and Talks About Our Need for Melody, Live from WRTI

By • Apr 24, 2019

Why are we drawn to a good tune? Find out as WRTI Classical Host Debra Lew Harder sits down at the piano in the WRTI Performance Studio and plays selections from her new concert and conversation program, The Human Need for Melody, and chats with WRTI’s Susan Lewis.


The Music You Hear At Passover Seder

By • Apr 21, 2019
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While Easter has inspired Bach's Saint Matthew Passion and many other beloved classical works, the holiday of Passover—being celebrated by millions of the Jewish faith this week—claims no famous pieces in the concert repertoire. WRTI's Debra Lew Harder explores why, and finds out what music you can find at a seder.

Listen: Pianist and Composer Curt Cacioppo and Friends, Live from the WRTI 90.1 Performance Studio

By • Apr 9, 2019

Listen to Grammy-nominated composer Curt Cacioppo perform at the piano with Italian violinist Francesco D’Orazio and French horn player David Wetherill ahead of a concert at Haverford College—which is part of a series that celebrates the bicentennial of Walt Whitman. Debra Lew Harder is host.

Upcoming Concert Featuring WRTI's Debra Lew Harder Focuses on the Human Need for Melody

By WRTI Staff • Apr 5, 2019

Why do we love a good melody? How does a good melody stick in our brains and make us feel things we can’t even put into words? And what does the latest scientific research show about how listening to music and melody improves our overall health?

Watch and Listen: Flutist Jasmine Choi and Pianist Hugh Sung In The WRTI 90.1 Performance Studio

By • Mar 20, 2019

Listen to the WRTI performance of Jasmine Choi, praised as “the goddess of flute" by Korea Times, with Hugh Sung at the piano in an enchanting program with host Debra Lew Harder.

Watch and Listen: GRAMMY-Nominated Lutenist Ronn McFarlane Plays Celtic Music Live from WRTI

By • Mar 17, 2019

Get in the mood for Saint Patrick's Day! Recorded live in the WRTI performance studio, Grammy-nominated lutenist Ronn McFarlane plays music from his new album, The Celtic Lute. WRTI's Debra Lew Harder is host.

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