Tune into WRTI on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. to hear the China National Center for the Performing Arts’ 2023 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, as a part of the WFMT Opera Series.

Bassist and bandleader Alexander Claffy is proudly Philly Made, and for our series he brought a couple of friends, and a lot of stories, into WRTI's performance studio.

This week's edition of Fanfare features a diverse range of performances: The Philadelphia Orchestra holds its Children's Halloween Spectacular, Teddy Abrams leads the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Ballet delivers and America-inspired program, and much more.

Piano Week at Moment’s Notice? That’s not officially a thing, but maybe it should be, given the week we have ahead.

'Halloween Tales,' the new album by saxophonist Michael Blake, features songs of horror and harvest, played by a sharp acoustic quartet.

Tune into WRTI on Oct. 4 from 3-6 p.m. to hear this month's edition of Sunday Classical: New Releases, hosted by Mark Pinto.

Tune into WRTI on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. to hear the China National Center for the Performing Arts’ 2024 production of Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold.

The Myth We Chose, the entrancing new album by South African pianist Nduduzo Makhathini, foregrounds hope and healing, and a conviction in the redemptive power of connection. It's a song-forward statement for Makhathini, who is also a composer, vocalist, and philosopher,. He joins Josh Jackson for an onstage conversation about ritual, responsibility, and the reason he prefers the term “encounter” to “discovery” when it comes to a person's formative contact with improvised music.

In Fanfare this week: Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads The Philadelphia Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 5, the Academy of Vocal Arts' annual Giargiari Bel Canto Competition, and more.

Moment's Notice brings you a number of exciting performances this week: vocalist Michael Mayo with his band, Pat Metheny on a world tour stop with his Side Eye Trio, and more.