The Evening Concert

Classic Mornings

7-9 PM Monday-Thursday & Sunday

Great performances from the great concert venues, 7 to 9 pm Monday thru Thursday, and Sunday, on WILL-FM.

Pekka Kuusisto
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WFMT Orchestra Series: San Francisco Symphony

Wednesday night April 9 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the San Francisco Symphony. Pekka Kuusisto is the violin soloist in Jesper Nordin’s “Convergence. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts. Also on the program John Adams’ Naïve and Sentimental Music.

Kirill Gerstein
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night April 8 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra”. Kirill Gerstein is the soloist in Schumann’s “Piano Concerto”. Karina Canellakis guest conducts.  Also on the program Augusta Read Thomas’ “Brio” and Richard Strauss’ “Ein Heldenleben”.

Beethoven
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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night April 7 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From the Philharmonic’s legendary audio archives you’ll hear Beethoven’s “1st Symphony” and Bruckner’s “7th Symphony”. Kurt Masur conducts.

Antonin Dvorak
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The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Friday night April 4 at 7:00 on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the first program in a new season of the “Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival”. You'll hear Dvorak’s Op. 81 “Piano Quintet” and Ligeti’s “Six Bagatelles”. Broadcasting this program here permits us to collect new recordings for use on future Prairie Performances.

Jean Sibelius
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WFMT Orchestra Series: The Cleveland Orchestra

Wednesday night April 2 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the Cleveland Orchestra. You’ll hear Sibelius’ “2nd Symphony”, Rautavaara’s “Cantus Arcticus” and Julia Perry’s “Stabat Mater.  Dalia Stasevska guest conducts. 

Cameron Carpenter
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night April 1 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra”. Cameron Carpenter is the organ soloist in Saint-Saens’ “ ‘Organ’  Symphony” and Poulenc’s “Organ Concerto”. Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider guest conducts. Also on the program Dukas’ “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”. 

Brahms
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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night March 31 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Brahms’ “A German Requiem” with the Philharmonic, Concert Chorale New York, and vocal soloists Ying Fang and Matthias Goerne.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.