The WFMT Orchestra Series

Series produced by The WFMT Radio Network

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The WFMT Orchestra Series is a year-round series that combines exceptional orchestras from across the country and around the world. Each quarter, listeners will hear fantastic concerts, including the LA Phil (Summer), Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (Fall), San Francisco Symphony (Spring), and a scintillating variety in the Winter Quarter, including orchestras from Europe, the UK, California, and China. Each episode is intended to be broadcast the week it releases, but some exceptions can be made for stations that wish to air an orchestra later in the year. Contact us for details.

The WFMT Orchestra Series is a year-round series that combines exceptional orchestras from across the country and around the world. Each quarter, listeners will hear fantastic concerts, including the LA Phil (Summer), Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (Fall), San Francisco Symphony (Spring), and a scintillating variety in the Winter Quarter, including orchestras from Europe, the UK, California, and China in 2024. Listings for upcoming broadcasts can be found on our website at https://radionetwork.wfmt.com/programs/wfmt-orchestra-series/ .

Each episode is intended to be broadcast the week it releases, but some exceptions can be made for stations that wish to air an orchestra later in the year. Contact us for details.


Additional Files

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WOS 22-01 / LAP 22-01: Southern California’s leading performing arts institution, 6/21/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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The WFMT Orchestra Series kicks off the very first set of programs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic presenting a stunning set of 13 concert broadc...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
WOS 22-02 / LAP 22-02: Southern California’s leading performing arts institution, 6/28/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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On this week's Los Angeles Philharmonic concert broadcast, it's LA Phil principal trumpet, Thomas Hooten, giving the first ever performance of a ne...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
WOS 22-03 / LAP 22-03: Southern California’s leading performing arts institution, 7/5/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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A world premiere of a piece inspired by the L.A Philharmonic! A timeless classic performed by a rising star pianist. This week on the WFMT Orchestr...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
WOS 22-04 / LAP 22-04: Southern California’s leading performing arts institution, 7/12/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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Ravel's "Bolero" caps off a program of Mozart, Brahms and Mussorgsky on this week's LA Philharmonic concert broadcast! Pianist Sunwook Kim is this ...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
WOS 22-05 / LAP 22-05: Southern California’s leading performing arts institution, 7/19/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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What is the role of a concerto? Composer Julia Adolphe attempts to answer this question in her brand new violin concerto "Woven Loom, Silver Spindl...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
WOS 22-06 / LAP 22-06: Southern California’s leading performing arts institution, 7/26/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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On this week's broadcast, we'll "Take the A Train" for a program of symphonic music by the jazz master - Duke Ellington. Enjoy selections from Elli...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
WOS 22-07/ LAP 22-07: Southern California’s leading performing arts institution, 8/2/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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On this week's broadcast, we'll mix old classics with a world premiere! Guest conductor Elim Chen takes the stand for Mendelssohn's sunny "Italian"...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
WOS 22-08 / LAP 22-08: Southern California’s leading performing arts institution, 8/9/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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On this week's L.A Philharmonic Broadcast, conductor laureate Esa-Pekka Salonen is back in town to perform music of his countryma Jean Sibelius. Pl...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
WOS 22-09 / LAP 22-09: Southern California’s leading performing arts institution, 8/16/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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The balance of beauty and chaos is this week's theme. Metacosmos by Anna Thorvaldsdottir begins the program, before pianist Sergio Tiempo excites w...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
WOS 22-10 / LAP 22-10: Southern California’s leading performing arts institution, 8/23/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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A beloved American violin concerto is played by soloist Hilary Hahn, featuring two beautiful movements and one terrifyingly virtuosic one. Plus, Dv...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
WOS 22-11 / LAP 22-11: Southern California’s leading performing arts institution, 8/30/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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On this week's L.A Philharmonic concert broadcast, a song of the night and a musical journey from dusk till dawn. Guest conductor David Robertson l...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
WOS 22-12 / LAP 22-12: Southern California’s leading performing arts institution, 9/6/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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On this week's broadcast from the LA Philharmonic... Alle Menschen werden Brüder - "All people will become brothers and sisters." Gustavo Dudamel c...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
WOS 22-13 / LAP 22-13: Southern California’s leading performing arts institution, 9/13/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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We wrap up this improbable pandemic season in which no concerts were cancelled due to the pandemic, with the celebration of the diversity of Americ...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
WOS 22-14 / MSO 22-01: Among the finest orchestras in the country, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is the largest cultural organization in Wisconsin, 9/20/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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This Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra kicks off its new season with Ken-David Masur leading with works by Gershwin, Ellington, Stravinsky, and more.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:31
WOS 22-15 / MSO 22-02: Among the finest orchestras in the country, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is the largest cultural organization in Wisconsin, 9/27/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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This Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra On-Stage features violinist Chee-Yun in Lalo's Symphonie espagnole for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 21. Also feature...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:31
WOS 22-16 / MSO 22-03: Among the finest orchestras in the country, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is the largest cultural organization in Wisconsin, 10/4/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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This Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra On-Stage former music director Andreas Delfs conducts his arrangement of Humperdinck's opera 'Hansel and Gretel';...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:31
WOS 22-17 / MSO 22-04: Among the finest orchestras in the country, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is the largest cultural organization in Wisconsin, 10/11/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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William Eddins is the guest conductor on the next Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra On-Stage, where he'll lead the orchestra in works by Nino Rota, Resp...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:31
WOS 22-18 / MSO 22-05: Among the finest orchestras in the country, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is the largest cultural organization in Wisconsin, 10/18/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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This Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra On-Stage, Augustin Hadelich is the soloist in Britten's Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 15. Also hea...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:31
WOS 22-19 / MSO 22-06: Among the finest orchestras in the country, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is the largest cultural organization in Wisconsin, 10/25/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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This Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra On-Stage, Aaron Diehl is the soloist in Price's Piano Concerto and Gershwin's Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orche...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:31
WOS 22-20 / MSO 22-07: Among the finest orchestras in the country, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is the largest cultural organization in Wisconsin, 11/1/2022
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The WFMT Orchestra Series
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This Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra On-Stage, Susan Babini is the soloist in Elgar's Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 85, and Edo De ...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:31

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New episodes are published weekly, 1 episode a week.

Each episode is made up of 2 segments totalling between 00:52:50 and 01:59:10 in length.

Tuesday: 1:00 PM

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