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Left to right: Bass-baritone Christian van Horn, baritone Alexey Lavrov, soprano Leah Hawkins, bass-baritone Adam Plachetka, soprano Nicole Car, and tenor Stephen Costello perform La bohéme at Marian Anderson Hall on June 6, 2024.
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Join us on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a complete performance of Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème. Led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Philadelphians welcome sopranos Nicole Car and Leah Hawkins, tenor Stephen Costello, baritone Alexey Lavrov, and bass-baritones Adam Plachetka and Christian van Horn, alongside the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, Philadelphia Girls Choir, and Philadelphia Boys Choir.
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  • Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra at Marian Anderson Hall on May 30, 2024.
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    Join us on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings Debussy’s La mer (“The Sea”), plus the world premieres of two concertos: the Nomad Concerto for violin and orchestra by Mason Bates, featuring soloist Gil Shaham; and a Concerto for Orchestra by Valerie Coleman.
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra with principal clarinet Ricardo Morales at Marian Anderson Hall on May 9, 2024.
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    Join us on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Ravel’s complete ballet Daphnis et Chloé, as well as works by Kaija Saariaho and Esa-Pekka Salonen, who conducts. Guest organist Olivier Latry is featured in Salonen’s work.
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"Magic Trick" is the title track off his 2018 release. Recorded live during The Rite of Swing Jazz Cafe at Temple's Performing Arts Center in Philadelphia on April 18th, 2019.

Producer - J. Michael Harrison, Audio Engineer - Tyler McClure, Cameras - Christopher Andrew Studios, Graphics - Stanley Weaver, AP Editor - Maureen Malloy.
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