The Evening Concert

The Fourth Symphony of Beethoven is often thought to be a lesser (opinions vary) work in that it appears on the surface to not be as revolutionary a work as the 3rd or 5th symphonies. Are 'they" right or not? Tune in to find out.

Music Director Franz Welser-Most leads the Orchestra in music of Beethoven and Ravel.

Violinist Zukerman joins Muti and the CSO in Brahms' "Violin Concerto" on tonight's "Evening Concert"

The Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts series returns to the "Evening Cncert" with performances recorded in the 2014 Festival season.

Pianist Daniil Trifonov plays Chopin in concert courtesy of Deutsche Welle Radio, the Cleveland Orchestra is back, 

Which came first, Schumann's work or Brahms" work?

Join us tonight at 7:00, please, for one of the most famous piano conertos of all time: the "Piano Concerto in A Minor" by Edvard Grieg.

"Chopin was a genius of universal appeal." - Arthur Rubinstein

Beethoven's "Triple" Concerto is his only work for multiple soloists and orchestra. It was written in 1803 and publicly premiered in 1808. It is now a standard in the concerto repertoire. Hear it for the first time, or again, on tonight's "Evening Concert".

Dvorak came to America in 1892 to become the head of the National Conservatory in New York City. He spent the summer of 1893 in Spillville Iowa, soaking up the sounds of America, which he captured in his "American" String Quartet.  The quartet includes birdcalls and other particularly American sounds that he heard.