Violinist Alexander Barantschik plays music of Mendelssohn and Piazzolla on the “Evening Concert”
Variety is the spice of life as it is said. Given that, tonight's "Evening Concert" should be 'spicy' as there's a great variety on the program.
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.
A 90th Birthday Tribute to Pierre Boulez from the CSO on the “Evening Concert”
This past March 26th was Pierre Boulez's 90th birthday. The CSO pays tribute.
Sir Andras Schiff in recital from Carnegie Hall on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
Together they are often referred to as "The Viennese Masters": Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert.....Sir Andrass Schiff plays their music, in recital.
Sir Andras Schiff; Debussy’s “Images”; Beethoven Piano Concertos on the “Evening Concert”
This week's 'Evening Concert' includes music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy, Mendelssohn, and others. Join us 7:00 pm Monday through Thursday and Sunday evenings.
U of I’s String-Quartet-in-Residence, the Jupiter Quartet, performs Thomas Ades’ “Arcadiana”
Arcadia = any real or imaginary place offering peace and simplicity. Ades' "Arcadiana" posits that it offers the same. Tune in tonight at 7:00 to find out.
Yefim Bronfman plays Beethoven’s 1st and 4th Piano Concertos with the New York Philharmonic
Beethoven's 1st (Piano Concerto) was completed after the 2nd (Piano Concerto) which was started first, ten years previously and the 4th (Piano Concerto) was completed within the next ten years. Your wait between the 1st and 4th concertos will be much shorter!
Beethoven’s ‘Violin Romances’ and 7th Symphony from the San Francisco Symphony
The concerto-style of composition (a solo instrument versus the ensemble) clearly works for violin with 'sound evidence' in Beethoven's Romances for Violin and Orchestra. Does it work for electronica?
Semyon Bychkov conducts the CSO in Mahler’s 3rd Symphony on tonight’s Evening Concert
"A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything". - Gustav Mahler
“A Furtive Tear” and other famous arias on tonight’s “Evening Concert” from “Carnegie Hall Live”
Nicole Cabell, Joyce Didonato and Lawrence Brownlee sing Italian opera arias and duets.
“Carnegie Hall Live”, the CSO, the San Francisco Symphony, The New York Philharmonic This Week
Italian opera arias, Mahler's 3rd, Beethoven's 7th Symphony and 1st Piano Concerto plus Chamber Music on This Week's "Evening Concert"
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
