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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WFMT Orchestra Series: San Francisco Symphony

Wednesday night June 4 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the San Francisco Symphony with an all-Sibelius program. You’ll hear “Finlandia”, the “1st Symphony” and the “Violin Concerto” with Lisa Batiashvili as soloist. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts.

Ravinia Festival 2024
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night June 3 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra”. You’ll hear selections from the 2024 Ravinia Festival Opening Night Concert including Copland’s “Appalachian Spring Suite” and Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915”.

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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night June 2 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Beethoven’s “3rd Symphony”, the “Eroica” and Shostakovich’s “Chamber Symphony” with the Philharmonic led by Jaap van Zweden.

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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Fiesta!

Sunday night June 1 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” you’ll hear two “Quintets” by Mozart on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 7:00 you’ll hear music by Constantino Gaito on “Fiesta”.

Mauro Giuliani
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The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Friday night May 30 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the “Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival”. You'll hear Giuliani’s “Grand duo concertante for Violin and Guitar” and Bartok’s “1st Violin Sonata”.

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WFMT Orchestra Series: San Francisco Symphony

Wednesday night May 28 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the San Francisco Symphony. You’ll hear Brahms’ “Violin Concerto” with soloist Julia Fischer. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts. Also on the program a concert version of Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella”.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night May 27 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra”. You’ll hear Mahler’s “2nd Symphony” with former Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink at the podium from a 2008 recording released on the CSO Resound label.

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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night May 26 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear the Philharmonic perform Mahler’s “9th Symphony” from a live concert recording from 2016 with Bernard Haitink as guest conductor.

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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Fiesta!

Sunday night May 25 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” you’ll hear Dvorak’s Op. 48 String Sextet” on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 7:00 you’ll hear music by Leo Brouwer on “Fiesta”.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

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