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.

Saint-Saens
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Monday night June 6 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. Organist Cameron Carpenter is the soloist in Saint-Saen’s “Organ” Symphony and Poulenc’s “Concerto for Organ, Strings, and Timpani”. Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider guest conducts. Also on the program, Dukas’ ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”.

Verdi
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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night June 5 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From the archives you’ll hear Verdi’s “Requiem” with vocal soloists Angela Meade, Lilli Paasikivi, Russell Thomas and Eric Owens with the New York Choral Artists chorus. Alan Gilbert conducts.

Adolphus Hailstork
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Gateways Radio

Friday night June 2 at 6:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s Gateways Radio. Garrett McQueen is your host. You’ll hear the Gateways Festival Orchestra led by Michael Morgan play Adolphus Hailstork’s “An American Port of Call”. Also on the program traditional spirituals and Carlos Simon’s “Amen”.

Mozart
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Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts

Thursday night June 1 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s a Deutsche Welle Festival Concert. You’ll hear Seong-Jin Cho play Mozart’s “23rd Piano Concerto” with the Bamberg Symphony led by Andrew Manze. Also on the program   Haydn’s “91st Symphony”.

Stravinsky
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San Francisco Symphony

Wednesday night May 31 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the San Francisco Symphony. You’ll hear Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” and the “Violin Concerto” with soloist Leila Josefowicz. Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts.

Ligeti
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Tuesday night May 30 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear Haydn’s “Drum Roll” Symphony and Bartok’s “The Miraculous Mandarin”. Also on the program, Ligeti’s “Piano Concerto” with soloist Pierre-Laurant Aimard.

Benjamin Britten
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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night May 29 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week” with an all-Britten program conducted by Alan Gilbert.  You’ll hear the “Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings”, and the “Spring Symphony”. The program differs from the one listed in Patterns Magazine.  

Thapelo Masita
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Gateways Radio

Friday night May 26 at 6:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the fourth episode in a new series from the WFMT Radio Network called Gateways Radio. Garrett McQueen is your host. Cellist Thapelo Masita plays Bach’s “1st Cello Suite”. You’ll also hear Jesse Montgomery’s “Banner” played by the Catalyst Quartet.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

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