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Nearly a dozen gifted young singers have been announced as semifinalists in the 2026 Herbie Hancock Institute International Jazz Vocals Competition, to be held next month in Paris.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Stuttgart Radio Symphony/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, Sept. 6 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Ravel, Strauss and Bruch, with violinist Gil Shaham and conductor Stéphane Denève. -
Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia OrchestraTune in on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a Haydn symphony, Strauss' Don Juan, Ravel's Bolero, and Kevin Puts' Contact, written for Time for Three.
The Late Set Podcast
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Jazz radio has never had a better friend than Rhonda Hamilton, who's spent the last 50 years broadcasting with her trademark warmth, integrity and composure. As she receives the 2026 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy, she joined us for a conversation brimming with insights -
SML is one of our era's most beguiling bands: a collective rooted in group improv, with a blend of loopy groove, staticky texture and shifting timbre. Three of the band's five members — bassist Anna Butterss, saxophonist Josh Johnson, and synthesist Jeremiah Chiu — join Julian Booker to talk about their commitment to shared discovery.
WRTI News Stories
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Fanfare returns from its summer hiatus, bringing you a number of performances from The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, one of Mozart's earliest operas, and more. -
This week, Moment's notice brings you two jazz festivals — one in the Delaware Water Gap and one in Atlantic City — along with the Miki Yamanaka Trio, Coltrane Unscripted and more. -
Tune into WRTI on Sept. 5 at 1 p.m. to hear Teatro alla Scala's production of Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia de Lammermoor, a part of the WFMT Opera Series.
