WHYY Radio Sunday Specials

The best specials and series to inform, entertain and keep you company.

Listen Sundays at 6 p.m. on WHYY radio.

December 7, 14, 21, 28
Philadelphia Orchestra at 125: A Fresh Air Retrospective
WHYY-FM presents a four-episode special series to highlight some of Fresh Air’s best interviews related to the Philadelphia Orchestra as it celebrates its 125th year. Kevin McCorry is producing and repackaging the interviews for air on Sunday evenings from 6p-7p.

• December 7: Yannick Nézet-Séguin from February 15, 2023.
• December 14: Marin Alsop from April 4, 2022 + Kevin’s interview about the episode with Inquirer classical music critic Peter Dobrin.
• December 21: A combo episode featuring Andre Watts from June 11, 1985 and Christoph Eschenbach from Oct 30, 2001. This episode features new interviews between Kevin and classical music critic David Patrick Stearns.
• December 28: A combo episode of “composers” featuring Richard Wernick from June 10, 1986 (Wernick died earlier this year) + Aaron Jay Kernis from December of 2001. This episode features Kevin’s new interview with classical music critic David Patrick Stearns.