Tonight’s “Evening Concert” pre-empted by live coverage of “The State of the Union” address
It's is the final "State of the Union" address by Pres. Obama, live from Washington, D.C.
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.
Brahms’ “A German Requiem” from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra on the “Evening Concert”
Soprano Jessica Rivera and tenor Nmon Ford are the featured soloists in Brahms' "A German Requiem", plus "expressive and attractive" music by American composer Jennifer Higdon.
Brahms’ from Milwaukee, the State of the Union Address, Dvorak’s 7th, etc. on the “Evening Concert”
From Milwaukee, Brahms and Higdon, then the State of the Union Address, Dvorak's 7th from LA, Beethoven's 9th from New York, and more on this week's "Evening Concert".
Pacifica plays Mendelssohn; plus “Song: Mirror of the World”, Episode 2
Former University of Illinois String-Quartet-in-Residence the Pacifica, play Mendelssohn's F Minor Quartet, plus songs and more songs from "Song: Mirror of the World", Episode 2: Vienna, Crossroads of Change".
Kirill Gerstein plays Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” on the “Evening Concert”
It's an all-Russian music program with a work by Rachmaninoff and one by Shostakovich.
Mahler’s 5th Symphony from the Los Angeles Philharmonic on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
Maestro Dudamel leads the Philharmonic in the 5th of Mahler's 9 symphonies, plus music of American David Lang, "Man Made".
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays Lalo’s “Cello Concerto” on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma collaborates with conductor Charles Dutoit on an all-French Composers program from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein plays Elgar’s “Cello Concerto” on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
It's our first program in the new Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra series. Tonight it's Elgar's "Cello Concerto" and Brahms "A German Requiem".
New this week on the “Evening Concert”: the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the LA Philharmonic
It's a new year, thus we present the most recent series of Milwaukee SO broadcasts and the same for the LA Philharmonic as well as continuing our 52 per week Chicago Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic broadcasts.
Dvorak’s Piano Quintet, Op. 81 and Episode 1 of “Song: Mirror of the World’ on the “Evening Concert”
The Dvorak recording comes to us from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Thomas Hampson hosts "Song, Mirror of the World"
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.