The Evening Concert

Schumann's "3rd", the Rhenish", came first, written in 1850; Mahler's "7th" dates from 1904-05.

Urbana-born Gil Shaham is the soloist for the Mendelssohn concerto...

Did You Know that the Philharmonic gave the American premiere of Dvorak's "New World" Symphony?

Also on the week's broadcasts, Mendelssohn's 'classic'' "Violin Concerto" and other famous works.

Tonight's works are: String Quintet by Brahms, String Quartet by Berg, Piano Quartet by Schumann, Guitar Sonatas by Paganini, and Piano Quintet by Carter

Christian Tetzlaff is the soloist for the Brahms. Larry Allen is the soloist in Saint-Saens' "Organ" Symphony.

My father did not know Charles Ives and neither did John Adams' father. However, the composer explains himself below....

Music by Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni, and Boito, from the CSO helmed by Maestro Riccardo Muti.

Central to the broadcast is a complete performance of Bartok's "Bluebeard's Castle"

Faves like "Scheherazade" and the Brahms' "Violin Concerto" and less-often heard works like Bartok's "Bluebeard's Castle" and music by Elliott Carter.