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

88 Pieces

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This concert brings a rousing set of works from Bernstein, Debussy, and Gabriela Lena Frank all focused on the theme of dance. And nestled in betwe...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
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Rounding out California Symphony’s suite of concerts, we return to Viet Cuong’s compositions with his emotional and intricate work Next Week’s Tree...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
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Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the San Francisco Symphony in Gustav Mahler’s glorious Symphony No. 2 with vocalists Golda Schultz and Mi...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
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Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the San Francisco Symphony in Igor Stravinsky’s explosive ballet score, The Firebird, along with Jean Sib...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
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Hear Carl Nielsen’s sun-drenched Helios Overture, the world premiere of Magnus Lindberg’s Third Piano Concerto with Yuja Wang, and Béla Bartók’s Co...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
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Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony journey through Hector Berlioz’s phantasmic Symphonie fantastique, Franz Liszt’s de...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
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Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the San Francisco Symphony in Béla Bartók’s ominous The Miraculous Mandarin, Bernard Herrmann’s Suite fro...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30