The first Fanfare of the new year features Mendelssohn and Mahler — plus Baroque, chamber, and opera performances across Philadelphia.

Have you been out to hear any live jazz in 2026? Fear not: the first Moment’s Notice of the year has a little something for everybody.

A century ago, they were a marquee duo. Today, guitarist Eddie Lang and violinist Joe Venuti are known only to jazz connoisseurs — but their story, originating in an Italian enclave of South Philadelphia, deserves to be widely known.

Terell Stafford upholds a radically holistic ideal as a jazz educator. His insights on jazz education have implications far beyond the classroom, as you'll hear in this dynamic episode.

Meet 16-year-old harpist Catalina Vasquez Calderon, a junior at Northeast High School in Philadelphia, where she plays in orchestra, the Baroque ensemble, and marching band, and studies harp through a partnership between Northeast High School and the Lyra Society.

Tune in to WRTI on Thursday, Jan. 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET, to hear the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert, the first time under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

2025 is coming to a close, and changes to the tax code beginning January 1, 2026, could affect how — and when — you choose to give to WRTI and other nonprofits.

A cozy family feeling and a spirit of community service: those are two Christmas hallmarks shared by the jazz vocalists Gregory Porter and Samara Joy. On this episode of The Late Set Radio Hour, they talk about family traditions and the holiday songbook, which they've both embraced.

Our favorite 2025 classical albums and experiences rooted us in the present, but also offered glimpses of a vast beyond.

What did the best jazz sound like in 2025? There’s no way to answer that question without first issuing a bundle of qualifiers. But our jazz team took a crack at it.