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.

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“The Sound of 13” and “The Middle”

Thursday night July 11 at 7:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear another episode of “The Sound of 13”, a program that investigates the intersection between the 13th Amendment and classical music. At 8:00 it’s “The Middle”: a weekly, non-partisan call-in talk show on politics. 

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WFMT Orchestra Series: Los Angeles Philharmonic

Wednesday night July 10 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the second program in a new series from the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The program features two of Beethoven’s nine symphonies conducted by Zubin Mehta: the “6th Symphony”, the “Pastoral” and the “3rd Symphony”, the “Eroica”.  

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night July 9 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear works found on a recently released CSO Resound label recording with Riccardo Muti leading the group in Philip Glass’ “11th Symphony” and Max Raimi’s “Three Lisel Mueller Settings”.

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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night July 8 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 Leonard Bernstein conduct the Philharmonic in Copland’s “3rd Symphony” and Marc Blitzstein’s “Airborne Symphony”. Also on the program Richard Rodgers “Victory at Sea” Suite.  

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“The Sound of 13” and “The Middle”

Thursday night July 4 at 7:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear another episode of “The Sound of 13”, a program that investigates the intersection between the 13th Amendment and classical music. At 8:00 it’s “The Middle”: a weekly, non-partisan call-in talk show on politics.

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WFMT Orchestra Series: Los Angeles Philharmonic

Wednesday night July 3 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the first program in a new series from the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Igor Levit is the soloist in Gershwin’s “Piano Concerto in F”. Elim Chan conducts.  Also on the program Rachmaninoff’s “Symphonic Dances”.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night July 2 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. Jaap van Zweden guest conducts the CSO in Mahler’s tragic “6th Symphony”. Also on the program, music from Stravinsky’s “The Fairy’s Kiss”.

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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night July 1 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. Emanuel Ax is the soloist in Brahms’ “2nd Piano Concerto”. Alan Gilbert conducts. Also on the program Beethoven’s “7th Symphony”.  

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