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Jeff Fusco/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, March 30 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, March 31 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Copland, Bernstein, and Betsy Jolas. Guest conductor David Robertson is on the podium, and British pianist Nicholas Hodges is featured. -
Pete Checchia/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, March 23 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, March 24 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Saint-Saёns' "Organ" Symphony, Bartók's Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin, and Bohuslav Martinů's Rhapsody-Concerto, featuring principal viola Choong-Jin Chang.
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The Late Set Podcast
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As a kickoff to Jazz Appreciation Month, we're looking ahead to Record Store Day. There's another great haul of archival releases dropping on April 12. Two of our favorites were recorded in the same room in 1967 by two amazing trumpeters, Kenny Dorham and Freddie Hubbard. -
Pianist Renee Rosnes has loved Brazilian music for ages, but hadn't devoted an album to it until 'Crossing Paths.' It landed in the same season as a new effort from Artemis, which she founded almost a decade ago. In this episode, Rosnes talks about both projects, and her own path from rural Canada to the heart of modern jazz.
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On the first Sunday of every month, WRTI broadcasts a special edition of our program Sunday Classical focused on new releases. Join host Mark Pinto on WRTI on April 6 from 3-6 p.m. to hear highlights from each of these albums, and read his thoughts here.
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On their new album, two of the most celebrated composers and players in the jazz world pay homage to the pursuit of purpose and joy found in the struggle for liberation. -
The famed Frenchman brings all his elegance and colorful playing to music by Ravel, Brahms and Villa-Lobos.
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