Pianist Daniil Trifonov at the Schwetzingen Festival on the “Evening Concert”
The Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts series returns to the "Evening Cncert" with performances recorded in the 2014 Festival season.
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.
Trifonov plays Chopin, Beethoven’s “Pastoral” from Cleveland, etc. on this week’s “Evening Concert”
Pianist Daniil Trifonov plays Chopin in concert courtesy of Deutsche Welle Radio, the Cleveland Orchestra is back,
Schumann’s Opus 47 “Piano Quartet” and Brahms’ Opus 34 Piano Quintet on the Evening Concert
Which came first, Schumann's work or Brahms" work?
Jean-Yves Thibaud plays Grieg’s Piano Concerto with the New York Philharmonic
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 in Our Day and His”, a special from WFMT on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
"Chopin was a genius of universal appeal." - Arthur Rubinstein
Beethoven’s “Triple” Concerto from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
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’s “American” String Quartet, Franck’s “Piano Quintet” 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.
Dvorak’s “American” Quartet, Beethoven’s “Triple” Concerto and more on this week’s “Evening Concert”
Our presentation of the Music Mountain 2014 series ends Monday evening, Dvorak on the program; Tuesday, Riccardo Muti conducts his CSO in Beethoven's "Triple Concerto", plus more on this week's "Evening Concert"s.
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Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time”, Strauss’ “Sextet” on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
Through the years Messiaen's "Quartet 'For the End of Time'" has gained a sort of 'cult status'... if you've heard the work you know why; if you've not hear it yet, please join us tonight at 7 pm for it.
Juraj Valcuha’s conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic on tonight’s “Evening Concert”.
Back in late 2012 Slovakian-born conductor Juraj Valcuha made his conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic. Hear it here tonight!
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
