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

87 Pieces

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Violinist Simone Lamsma joins guest conductor Otto Tausk and the LA Philharmonic in Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1. We'll also hear the world pr...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
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We'll hear what was a symphonic triumph at Carnegie Hall for a Black American composer well before the Civil Rights era: William Levi Dawson's Negr...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
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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: Jul 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
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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: Jul 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
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Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard joins Esa-Pekka Salonen and the symphony for Bartók's third piano concerto, his final unfinished work. Also included ...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31
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Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson joins Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony for a brand new concerto by John Adams that may or ...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31
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Guest conductor Nathalie Stutzmann leads the San Francisco Orchestra and Chorus in three songs from the melancholy side of Johannes Brahms. We'll a...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31
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Guest conductor Gustavo Dudamel joins the San Francisco Symphony to conduct Mozart's tribute to his second favorite city. We'll also hear one of Gu...

  • Added: May 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31
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Violinist Leila Josefowicz joins Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Symphony Orchestra for a concerto that began as a single chord drawn on a...

  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31
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Superstar pianist Yuja Wang joins Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas and the orchestra for a dazzling concerto by the pianists' pianist,...

  • Added: May 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31
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Guest conductor Daniel Stewart leads the symphony and chorus in what many consider to be the greatest music piece of music ever written, Beethoven'...

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31
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Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas returns to conduct the San Francisco Symphony in what is considered the quintessential American balle...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31
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Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas returns to conduct the San Francisco Symphony for the first time since his retirement. We'll hear dan...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31
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Pianist Yefim Bronfman joins Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony for a performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3, a piece that l...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31
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The WFMT Radio Network is pleased to present the 2023 broadcast season of the San Francisco Symphony as part of the WFMT Orchestra Series. This wee...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31
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The WFMT Radio Network is pleased to present the 2023 broadcast season of the San Francisco Symphony as part of the WFMT Orchestra Series. This wee...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31
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The WFMT Radio Network is pleased to present the 2023 broadcast season of the San Francisco Symphony as part of the WFMT Orchestra Series. This wee...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:30
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The WFMT Radio Network is pleased to present Orchestras from the European Broadcasting Union, with performances from the London Philharmonic, BBC S...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31
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The WFMT Radio Network is pleased to present Orchestras from the European Broadcasting Union, with performances from the London Philharmonic, BBC S...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31
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The WFMT Radio Network is pleased to present Orchestras from the European Broadcasting Union, with performances from the London Philharmonic, BBC S...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:31