Stilian Kirov

Hear the Young Musicians of Symphony in C: Every Sunday in June at 4 PM on WRTI 90.1

By • Jun 11, 2019
Chuck Moses

Join us every Sunday throughout the month of June from 4 to 6 PM on WRTI 90.1 to hear concerts from the 2018-2019 season of Symphony in C, the Mid-Atlantic region’s training orchestra, recorded live in the Gordon Theater on the Rutgers University-Camden campus. 

Why Is Philadelphia a Great Place to Make Music?

By • Jun 17, 2016

When Samuel Barber’s violin concerto was rejected by the man for whom it was commissioned in 1939, he turned to his alma mater — The Curtis Institute of Music — where the concerto was performed to acclaim, leading to its official premiere with The Philadelphia Orchestra. WRTI’s Susan Lewis talked to a panel of artists about Barber’s legacy, and the pleasures and perils of creating and performing new work in Philadelphia.


Meet Stilian Kirov: The New Music Director of Symphony in C, Oct. 4, 3 PM on WRTI

By • Sep 28, 2015

Symphony in C’s new music director grew up in Bulgaria, studied in Paris, and has lived on both coasts of the U.S. As WRTI’s Susan Lewis reports, he brings enthusiasm and a wealth of experience learning from some of today’s most masterful conductors.

Listen to a broadcast of Stilian Kirov leading Symphony in C on WRTI: Sunday October 4th at 3 pm, in a program featuring music by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, as well as a new work by Patrick O’Malley, the 2015 Winner of the Symphony’s Young Composers' Competition. Alexander Kobrin, pianist.