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.
Tonight 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.
Wednesday night July 31 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Composer Thomas Adès conducts music he’s written:“Five Spells from The Tempest” and his “Piano Concerto” featuring soloist Kirill Gerstein. Also on the program Ravel’s “Piano Concerto for the Left Hand”.
Tuesday night July 30 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. Music Director Riccardo Muti conducts the CSO in Rachmaninoff’s “2nd Symphony” and Wagner’s “Overture to Tannhauser”. Also on the program Jessie Montgomery’s “Transfigure to Grace”.
Monday night July 29 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”, Copland’s “Connotations”, Corigliano’s “Clarinet Concerto” and Carter’s “A Symphony of Three Orchestras”. Each work on tonight’s broadcast was premiered by the Philharmonic.
Sunday night July 28 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL- FM 90.9 you’ll hear Charles Ives’ “1st String Quartet” from Lincoln Center followed at 7:00 by music of Joly Braga Santos on Fiesta and at 8:00 by Gateways Radio.
Thursday night July 25 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.
Wednesday night July 24 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the fourth program in a new series from the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Anne-Sophie Mutter and Pablo Ferrandez are the soloists in Brahms’ “Double Concerto”. Gustavo Dudamel conducts. Also on the program Bruckner’s “1st Symphony”.
Tuesday night July 23 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear Marin Alsop guest conduct the CSO in Elgar’s “Enigma Variations” and Barber’s “1st Symphony”. Also on the program Rachmaninoff’s “2nd Piano Concerto” with soloist Lukáš Vondráček.
Monday night July 22 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 an all-Stravinsky program that features the composer conducting “Persephone”. Also on the program “The Rite of Spring” and the “Fantastic Scherzo”.
Sunday night July 21 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL- FM 90.9 you’ll hear Sibelius’ “Intimate Voices” String Quartet from Lincoln Center followed at 7:00 by music of Ricardo Castro on Fiesta and at 8:00 by Gateways Radio.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
