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.
Thursday night August 31 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “Carnegie Hall Live”. You’ll hear the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra led by Christian Thielemann play Richard Strauss’ “An Alpine Symphony”. Also on the program the Schoenberg’s “Transfigured Night”.
Wednesday night August 30 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Recorded in March and April of this year you’ll hear Tchaikovsky’s lush “5th Symphony” with Elim Chan conducting. Also on the program Thomas Ades’ “Concentric Paths” Violin Concerto with soloist Leila Josefowicz.
Tuesday night August 29 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. From the archives you’ll hear Haydn’s “95th Symphony” and Schubert’s “9th Symphony”, the “Great” C Major Symphony. Daniel Barenboim conducts. Also on the program Schoenberg’s “Pelleas and Melisande”.
Monday night August 28 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Beethoven’s “Fifth” and Dvorak’s “Ninth” symphonies where each movement is performed with a different conductor. Also on the program Gershwin’s “An American in Paris”.
Sunday night August 27 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Beethoven’s Opus 9, No. 2 “String Trio” from Lincoln Center followed at 7:00 by classical music from Spain on “Fiesta” and at 8:00 by cellist Thapelo Masita on “Gateways Radio”.
Thursday night August 24 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “Carnegie Hall Live”. Anne-Sophie Mutter and her Mutter Virtuosi play Vivaldi’s RV 580 “Concerto in B Minor for Four Violins”. Also on the program the Saint-Georges Opus 5, No. 2 “Violin Concerto in A Major”.
Wednesday night Auguat 23 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Recorded in April of this year you’ll hear Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade”. Tianyi Lu guest conducts. Also on the program Schumann’s “Piano Concerto” with soloist Sun-Wook Kim.
Wednesday night August 22 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. Recorded in March of this year you’ll hear the CSO Chorus and vocal soloists in Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana”. Osmo Vanska guest conducts. Also on the program Rautavaara’s “Cantus Arcticus”.
Monday night August 21 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From concerts recorded in 2014 you’ll hear Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” and his “Clarinet Concerto” featuring soloist Marc Nuccio. Also on the program Grofe’s “Grand Canyon Suite”.
Sunday night August 20 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Elgar’s Opus 84 “Piano Quintet” from Lincoln Center followed at 7:00 by guitar works of Augustin Barrios on “Fiesta” and at 8:00 by David Baker’s “Saxophone Concerto” on “Gateways Radio”.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
