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.
Tuesday night May 10 at 7:00 on the Evening Concert” it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. Music Director Riccardo Muti conducts the CSO in Smetana’s entire symphonic cycle “Ma Vlast”. Also on the program Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll”.
Monday night May 9 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. Emanuel Ax is the soloist in Haydn’s “11th Piano Concerto” and Stravinsky’s “Capriccio”. Also on the program Mozart’s first and last symphonies.
Sunday night May 8 on FM 90.9 the “Evening Concert” starts at 6:00 with chamber music from Santa Fe, followed at 7:00 by Mozart’s K. 388 “Wind Serenade” from Lincoln Center and at 8:00 by music of Revueltas on “Fiesta!”.
Thursday night May 5 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. From their archives you’ll hear Dvorak’s “Stabat Mater” with Zdenek Macal at the podium. Also on the program Dvorak’s “Czech Suite”.
Wednesday night May 4 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra”. Igor Levit is the soloist in Mozart’s “21st Piano Concerto”. Music Director Manfred Honeck conducts. Also on the program Richard Strauss’ “An Alpine Symphony”.
Tuesday night May 3 at 7:00 on the Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. Music Director Riccardo Muti conducts the CSO in Franck’s “Symphony in D Minor” and Bates’ “Alternative “Energy”. Also on the program Mozart’s “’Haffner’” Symphony”.
Monday night May 2 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. Yefim Bronfman is the soloist in Beethoven’s “2nd Piano Concerto”. Music Director Jaap van Zweden conducts. Also on the program Rachmaninoff’s “2nd Symphony” and Gershwin’s “Cuban Overture”.
This week (Mon. May 2 -through Thurs. May 5 and Sun. May 8) on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 you’ll hear Beethoven’s “2nd Piano Concerto” from New York, Franck’s “Symphony in D Minor” from Chicago, Mozart’s “21st Piano Concerto” from Pittsburgh, Dvorak’s “Stabat Mater” from Milwaukee, and Sunday chamber music from Santa Fe, Mozart’s K. 388 “Wind Serenade” from Lincoln Center and music of Silvestre Revueltas on “Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari”.
Sunday night May 1st the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 starts at 6:00 with Schubert’s “Octet” from Santa Fe, followed at 7:00 by Beethoven’s “1st Piano Trio” from Lincoln Center and at 8:00 by “Fiesta!”.
Thursday night April 28th at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Music Director Ken-David Masur leads the group in “Classic era” symphonies by Mozart, C.P.E. Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Franz Xaver Richter and Johann Stamitz. Also on the program, Beethoven’s “1st Symphony”.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
