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07/26/2025

Join us on Sunday, July 27 at 1 p.m. as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Gustav Mahler’s massive Symphony No. 6 in A Minor — a work often called the composer’s “Tragic” Symphony. Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.

Tune in on any of the following member-supported public radio channels that deliver the music you love right to your ears every day 24/7/365: WRTI 90.1 FM, or streaming at wrti.org and the WRTI app.

The broadcast will also be available Monday, July 28 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2.

Join us on Sunday, July 27 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, July 28 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a single work: Gustav Mahler’s massive Symphony No. 6 in A Minor.

07/25/2025

RIP Chuck Mangione. With his beard, long hair and brown felt fedora, the jazz flugelhorn player and composer cut an unforgettable figure in American culture. Read the NPR obit here and share your favorite Mangione tracks with us in the comments!

With his beard, long hair and brown felt fedora, the jazz flugelhorn player and composer cut an unforgettable figure in American culture.

07/24/2025

Jaleel Shaw joins The Late Set for a conversation touching on James Baldwin, drummer Roy Haynes and his new album Painter of the Invisible. Listen now via this link:

Painter of the Invisible is Jaleel Shaw's first full-band album in more than a dozen years. But it's not as if Shaw, an alto and soprano saxophonist from Philadelphia, has been slacking; as he explains in this revealing episode of The Late Set, the pause had more to do with high standards and pure c...

07/19/2025

Federal funding may fade, but music? That can’t be silenced — not on our watch. WRTI is still here, still playing the music that moves you. From classical to jazz, this station is a soundtrack, powered by community. To our Members we say "thank you!" for always being here with us. Membership and community makes it all happen.

The more listeners who invest in public media, the stronger this music community becomes. As we look to bridge a $700,000 funding gap, now is the time to step forward with a monthly sustaining donation, especially if you are a long-time listener. If you can, contribute an extra gift as a Member.

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07/19/2025

Join us on Sunday, July 20 at 1 p.m. as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a program from the 2024/2025 season featuring the Symphony No. 5 by Dmitri Shostakovich, a new work by Philadelphia-area native Missy Mazzoli, and the Cello Concerto by Robert Schumann, featuring soloist Edgar Moreau. Nathalie Stutzmann, music director of the Atlanta Symphony, is on the podium.

Tune in on WRTI 90.1 FM, or streaming at wrti.org and the WRTI app. The broadcast will also be available Monday, July 21 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2.

Join The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Sunday, July 20 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, July 21 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as Nathalie Stutzmann leads Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, a new work by Missy Mazzoli, and Robert Schumann's Cello Concerto, featuring soloist Edgar Moreau.

07/18/2025

John Coltrane's most iconic studio album and most celebrated live recording are both being reissued in special vinyl editions this fall. Impulse Records will release 'A Love Supreme: Mono Edition' on Sept. 26, followed by 'The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings,' a 7-LP boxed set, on Oct. 24.

Read more about both releases and their significance in our exclusive announcement at WRTI.

Impulse! Records has announced the fall release of two landmarks by saxophonist John Coltrane, in special vinyl editions: 'A Love Supreme: Mono Edition' and 'The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings.' Here's what that means.

07/17/2025

Meet Alison Haydu, a super-talented 15-year-old from Philly! She's got a huge passion for music that spans everything from singing in the Philadelphia Girls Choir to playing guitar with her band, Modern Yesterday.

This summer is going to be amazing for her as she heads to the jazz week of the Albert M. Greenfield All City Orchestra Summer Academy and the Wildflower Composers Festival. Talk about taking her skills to the next level! Want to know more about Alison's awesome musical journey and what’s coming up for her? Check out her WRTI Young Artist Spotlight!

The Mann Center for the Performing Arts Wildflower Composers

Meet 15-year-old vocalist and guitarist Alison Haydu, a rising sophomore at Central High School in Philadelphia, and a member of the All-City High School Chorus, the Philadelphia Girls Choir, and a 2025-2026 Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts Philly All-City Jazz Fellow for guitar.

07/14/2025

How do YOU use social media, radio, your phone, streaming and more to stay connected to WRTI and other music/media sources? Take our 2025 survey and share your thoughts with us. The survey closes at the EOD Tuesday, July 15.

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07/12/2025

Join us on Sunday, July 13 at 1 p.m. as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Danish violinist and conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider doing double duty. This performance marks his conducting debut with the Philadelphians, a quarter century after his solo debut here.

Tune in on WRTI 90.1 FM, or streaming at wrti.org and the WRTI app. The broadcast will also be available Monday, July 14 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2.

Join us for The Philadelphia Orchestra on Sunday, July 13 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, July 14 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as Danish violinist and conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider does double duty, performing Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, and conducting Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7...

07/11/2025

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07/10/2025

Happy Birthday to Philly's own Lee Morgan! To celebrate: we're spinning a lot of his music tonight and revisiting this episode of The Late Set podcast:

Trumpet great Lee Morgan now has a historical marker in West Philly, at the site of his final hometown gig. We were there for the ceremony, so we could bring you this report.