The Evening Concert

Enjoy an hour of classical music from our partners at Classical 24.

Wednesday night April 9 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the San Francisco Symphony. Pekka Kuusisto is the violin soloist in Jesper Nordin’s “Convergence. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts. Also on the program John Adams’ Naïve and Sentimental Music.

Tuesday night April 8 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra”. Kirill Gerstein is the soloist in Schumann’s “Piano Concerto”. Karina Canellakis guest conducts.  Also on the program Augusta Read Thomas’ “Brio” and Richard Strauss’ “Ein Heldenleben”.

Monday night April 7 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From the Philharmonic’s legendary audio archives you’ll hear Beethoven’s “1st Symphony” and Bruckner’s “7th Symphony”. Kurt Masur conducts.

Sunday night April 6 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 you’ll hear Prokofiev’s “2nd String Quartet” on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”, followed at 7:00 by “Four Latin American Composers We Need to Know Better” on “Fiesta” and at 8:00 by “Early Music Now”.

Friday night April 4 at 7:00 on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the first program in a new season of the “Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival”. You'll hear Dvorak’s Op. 81 “Piano Quintet” and Ligeti’s “Six Bagatelles”. Broadcasting this program here permits us to collect new recordings for use on future Prairie Performances.

Enjoy and hour of classical music from our partners at Classical 24.

Wednesday night April 2 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the Cleveland Orchestra. You’ll hear Sibelius’ “2nd Symphony”, Rautavaara’s “Cantus Arcticus” and Julia Perry’s “Stabat Mater.  Dalia Stasevska guest conducts. 

Tuesday night April 1 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra”. Cameron Carpenter is the organ soloist in Saint-Saens’ “ ‘Organ’  Symphony” and Poulenc’s “Organ Concerto”. Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider guest conducts. Also on the program Dukas’ “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”. 

Monday night March 31 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Brahms’ “A German Requiem” with the Philharmonic, Concert Chorale New York, and vocal soloists Ying Fang and Matthias Goerne.