Gil Shaham joins the Philharmonic for Barber’s “Violin Concerto” on the Evening Concert
Like many Violin Concertos that preceded it, Barber's was considered (here paraphrasing the players who made the remarks) "too difficult" to perform...
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.
Two “classic” Piano Concertos part of this week’s “Evening Concert” lineup
plus an "American" Violin Concerto and more, 7:00 p.m. weeknights.. and Sunday night, too....
Harlem String Quartet plays the “Hunt” SQ by Mozart on the “Evening Concert”
It's a wide-rangin program that also includes the Brahms Opus 60 C Minor Piano Quartet and works by Ellington, Bolcom, and Weber.
Two famous “5th"s (Symphonies) from the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Your first guess is correct as you likely said "Beethoven's 5th". After that there are other famous "5th Symphonies": Dvorak's, Mahler's, Shostakovich's. Tune in to find out which one...7 pm. Tonight. On the Evening Concert
“Wartburg Concert” from the “Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts” on the “Evening Concert”
Choral music from many ages, mainly, though, from long ago (!)
A “Piano Concerto for Left Hand Alone” and “An American in Paris” on the “Evening Concert”
Ravel is said to have told Gershwin who sought to study composition with him (paraphrased), "Why be a second-rate Ravel, when you can be a first-rate Gershwin?"
“Reflections on Love” from the New York Philharmonic on the “Evening Concert”
Famous classical works about Love, like the "Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture" by Tchaikovsky, and Wagner's "Siegfried Idyll".
“Reflections on Love” and “An American in Paris” among other topics on the “Evening Concert”
The week starts with the New York Philharmonic's take on "Reflections on Love", followed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's "An American in Paris", plus much more . . .
Two String Quartets (Mozart & Dvorak) and a famous Piano Quintet on the “Evening Concert”
Start with Mozart, K. 387 SQ in G major; then Dvorak's Op. 96 "American" quartet in F; finish with Schumann's op 44 pIano Quintet, plus a special historic encore.
Helene Grimaud is the soloist in Brahms’ “2nd Piano Concerto” from Los Angeles
Also on the program: Ravel's "Daphnis and Chloe" music and James Matheson's "Unchained".
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
