Vocal fireworks and beautifully sung arias await you! Join us on Sunday, October 31st from 4 to 6 PM on WRTI 90.1 to hear resident artists from Philadelphia’s own Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) compete against each other in song. For over 40 years, the Giargiari Bel Canto opera competition has showcased the brightest of up-and-coming opera stars.

Tchaikovsky wrote his violin concerto in 1878, but his friends and family were critical and he didn’t find a violinist to premiere it for over three years. Now, according to violinist Gil Shaham, the concerto is one of the most frequently performed concertos in the repertoire.

Benjamin Bynum Sr., a prominent nightclub owner who served as a link between the entertainment and political worlds of Philadelphia, died of a brief illness on October 19th at the age of 98.

Chinese-American composer Huang Ruo has teamed up with the Del Sol Quartet and vocal ensemble Volti to explore the struggles of Chinese immigrants detained at Angel Island in the early 1900s.

Bernard Haitink was one of the most celebrated conductors of his generation. On WRTI, we're joining classical music fans from around the world in remembrance of him today. His management company Askonas Holt posted this tribute to him last night.

We're so happy to announce that Philadelphia-based pianist and educator Dr. Charles Abramovic has been inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame. It's a prestigious designation recognizing the work of North America’s most committed and passionate piano educators.

In her self-titled debut album, Samara Joy approaches tunes immortalized by Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Carmen McRae with such maturity and erudition, you wouldn't guess that she never really studied, or performed any of their repertoire, until she enrolled in SUNY Purchase’s jazz program just four years ago.