April is the Month of Rising Stars, with Piotr Anderszewski, Janine Jansen, and Julia Fischer taking the stage with The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Orchestra cellist John Koen talks about the program featuring works by Messiaen, Bruch, and Adams, as well as a special postlude recital.  (Works by all three composers, plus the postlude, will be played on April 19, 2007.  The concerts on April 20-21, 2007, feature only Bruch and Adams.)

Violinist Janine Jansen makes her Philadelphia Orchestra debut April 19-21, 2007, playing Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with Donald Runnicles conducting.  Tickets and More Information.

Music Director Christoph Eschenbach shares the special gifts young artists bring to their music.

Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Flute Jeffrey Khaner teaches at the Curtis Institute of Music.  Orchestra horn Adam Unsworth teaches at Temple University.  They each talk about how they are passing on their musical gifts to new generations of young artists.

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Podchestra is produced by The Philadelphia Orchestra in collaboration with Jim Cotter. Jim Cotter is arts and culture editor at WRTI-FM and is the host and producer of WRTI-FM’s Creatively Speaking!, which can be heard Saturday mornings on WRTI-FM.