This week's offerings on the classical concert scene promise something for every taste and every age.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert, on Sunday, March 8 at 1 p.m. on WRTI-FM and Monday, March 9 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads performances from 2019, including generous excerpts from Sergei Prokofiev’s legendary ballet Romeo and Juliet, as well as a recently rediscovered Funeral Song by Igor Stravinsky. -
©2013 Chris Lee/PO1CT518Join us for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert, on Sunday, March 1 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, March 2 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2. Music and artistic director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads performances from 2013 – in his first season at the Orchestra’s helm – as well as 2018 and 2019. Featured works include Janáček’s Sinfonietta, Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony, Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, and the Serenade for Winds by Richard Strauss.
The Late Set Podcast
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Mark Turner is a modern master, a tenor saxophonist whose influence on the jazz tradition can hardly be overstated. So we're thrilled to talk with him about his new ECM album, Patternmaster, and some of the speculative fiction (and actual music) that inspired it. -
Search high and low, in this world and beyond, and you won't ever find another Sun Ra. So we're excited about the broadcast premiere of Sun Ra: Do the Impossible on PBS. Our own Nate Chinen is a commentator in the film — and so is our guest this episode, the author and critic Marcus J. Moore, who brings a multilayered appreciation of Sun Ra's artistry to our conversation. Space is the Place!
WRTI News Stories
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Join Meg Bragle from 3 to 6 p.m. on March 8 — International Women's Day — for a special focus on music by a sweeping array of women composers. -
Even though it seems like winter just won't quit, our region always enjoys a spring rush of concert activity. Fanfare has the latest, including a Baroque devotional program from Variant Six and Filament. -
March is here, and with it we kick off Women’s History Month in high style, while welcoming some marquee talent from out of town.
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