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.

Tchaikovsky
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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday night October 11 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the second program in a new series from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. You’ll hear Tchaikovsky’s “5th Symphony” and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Opus 33 “Ballade in  A minor”.  Also on the program Prokofiev’s 2nd Violin Concerto with soloist James Ehnes. 

Stravinsky
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night October 10 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”.  You’ll hear Stravinsky’s “The Firebird” and Anders Hillborg’s “Eleven Gates” Klaus Makela guest conducts. Also on the program Prokofiev’s 2nd Violin Concerto with soloist Daniel Lozakovich.

Mozart
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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night October 9 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 Leonore Overture, No.3, and Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor”. Between those works you’ll hear music by Gerard Grisey and Magnus Lindberg.

Beethoven
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Santa Fe Chamber Music Society and “The Middle”

Thursday night October 5 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival”. You’ll hear Beethoven’s “Op. 70 Piano Trio”. At 8:00 it’s “The Middle”: a weekly live, call-in talk on politics. The chamber music program differs from the listing published in Patterns Magazine.

Richard Strauss
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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday night October 4 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the first program in a new series from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. You’ll hear Wynton Marsalis’ “Herald, Holler, and Hallelujah” and Strauss’ “An Alpine Symphony”. Also on the program Gershwin’s “Concerto in F” with soloist Aaron Diehl.

Mozart
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night October 3 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”.  You’ll hear Mozart’s “Gran Partita” Serenade and the “4th Violin Concerto featuring concertmaster Robert Chen. Riccardo Muti conducts.

Rachmaninoff
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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night Octobe 2 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”.  You’ll hear Rachmaninoff’s “2nd Symphony” and Beethoven’s “2nd Piano Concerto” with soloist Yefim Bronfman. Jaap van Zweden conducts. The program differs from the one listed in Patterns Magazine.

Schubertclassica
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Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and The Middle

Thursday night September 28 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival”. You’ll hear Schubert’s “String Quintet in C Major”. At 8:00 it’s “The Middle”: a weekly live, call-in talk show focused on the people in the middle of the country. The programs differ from the listing published in Patterns Magazine.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

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