Composer and Conductor John Williams Returns to Chicago on the “Evening Concert”
The man known for his film music returns to conduct the CSO in his music for films like Star Wars, E.T., Jaws, and more.
The Evening Concert
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.
SPECIAL: a mid-morning concert, live “New Year’s Day from Vienna”
The Vienna Philharmonic is led by Christian Thielemann in their annual New Year's Day concert.
“The Bernstein Experience” and the “Jazz After Hours” New Year’s Eve show
2018 was the 100th anniversary of the birth of American icon Leonard Bernstein. Jazz is America's music and we'll have 4 hours of it to "ring" in the New Year with.
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Music on this week’s “Evening Concerts” by Bernstein, Williams, Berlioz, Haydn and others
The New Year (2019) starts on Tuesday, January 1.
Piano Quintets by Schumann and Dvorak on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
Music by CPE Bach and (of all people) Roy Orbison!
Tonight it’s the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra led by new Music Director Designate Ken-David Masur.
That last name might look familiar. Ken-David is the son of the late Kurt Masur.
Two Holiday Specials tonight “A Season’s Griot” plus “Christmas w/ Morehouse & Spelman Glee Clubs
It's the first day of Kwanzaa! Celebrate with these holiday programs.
Tonight’s ‘Evening Concert” is “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols”
The program comes to us from King's College, Cambridge, England.
Tonight’s “Evening Concert” is the annual “St. Olaf Christmas Festival”
The first "St. Olaf Christmas Festival" at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota was held in 1912!
Holiday Specials Monday through Thursday, then back to our regular programs on the “Evening Concert”
Tune in at 7:00 p.m. each evening and "attend" a concert of holiday music, plus a return to our regular classical music programming.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
