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"Running and listening can illuminate each other,” argues critic Ben Ratliff in a new book, Run the Song: Writing About Running About Listening. He recently sat down to talk about the book, its back story and his listening practice with friend and colleague Nate Chinen at Solar Myth. -
Pete Checchia/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, May 18 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, May 19 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a Baroque and Classical program from the 2024/2025 season, featuring works by Bach, Handel and Haydn. Masaaki Suzuki is on harpsichord and at the podium, and soprano Jone Martínez makes her Orchestra debut.
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Join us on Sunday, April 27 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, April 28 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 when The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you music by American masters Margaret Bonds and William Grant Still, as well as Yuja Wang in Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. -
This week's Fanfare brings a whopping eight events to the table, including a performance from Yuja Wang and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, a concert with Michelle Cann & Imani Winds, two operas in Don Giovanni and L'Amico Fritz and more. -
This week's Moment's Notice brings us a special new event - the Germantown Jazz Festival. Beyond that, performances from fantastic young artists, such as Zoh Amba, Immanuel Wilkins and Isaiah Collier, will be touching down in other parts of the city. -
Our Spring Member Drive kicks off Wednesday, April 23. Before it does, check out a fun video message from hosts Bob Craig and John Scherch. No spoilers, but let’s just say Bob listens to his music louder than most people! -
Few events embody the act of listening and receiving quite like the Big Ears Festival. In this episode, Nate reports back from the fest, and shares an interview with two artists who performed there: trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and pianist Vijay Iyer, who have a new duo album called Defiant Life. -
A pair of experimental-music titans join forces this weekend, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Also in Moment's Notice this week: trumpeter Terell Stafford blows up Notsolatin, and the bright young singer Julia Danielle rolls into Chris' Jazz Cafe. -
It's a quiet week on the cultural front, but Meg Bragle still has a few events to share with you. She also put together a mini-playlist of pieces for Passover and Holy Week. -
Spring is here and Holy Week is upon us. Tune into WRTI 90.1 starting on April 14 to hear our Holy Week programming, featuring Bach's St. Matthew Passion and Handel's Messiah and more. -
Join us on Sunday, April 20 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, April 21 at 7 p.m. as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a complete concert performance of Handel’s Messiah from The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2023/2024 season, with the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir and a quartet of stellar soloists. -
WRTI brings you special music for Passover on Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13, including our annual broadcasts of A Musical Feast for Passover with Itzhak Perlman and The Passover Story with Theodore Bikel and the Western Wind Ensemble.
