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.
Thursday night September 21 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “Carnegie Hall Live”. Susanna Malkki conducts the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in Sibelius’ “2nd Symphony” and “Lemminkainen’s Return”. Also on the program Kaija Saariaho’s “Dream Wing”.
Wednesday night September 20 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Recorded in May of this year you’ll hear two world premiers by women composers: Ellen Reid’s “West Coast Sky Eternal” and Gabriella Smith’s “Lost Coast”. Also on the program Beethoven’s “7th Symphony”.
Tuesday night September 19 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear Schumann’s “Violin Concerto” with soloist Julia Fischer. Also on the program Tchaikovsky’s “Manfred” Symphony.
Monday night September 18 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Beethoven’s “Violin Concerto” with soloist Joshua Bell. Also on the program Stravinsky’s “Suite from Pulcinella” and Chen Yi’s “Duo Ye” for Chamber Orchestra.
Sunday night September 17 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Beethoven’s Op. 130 String Quartet from Lincoln Center followed at 7:00 by music of Manuel Ponce and others on “Fiesta” and at 8:00 by “Gateways Radio”.
Thursday night September 14 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “Carnegie Hall Live”. Soprano Jeanine De Bique sings arias by Handel like “Ah, mio cor” and “Ombre pallide” from Alcina, plus arias by Leonardo Vinci and Carl Heinrich Graun. She’s accompanied by Concerto Koln.
Wednesday night September 13 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the Los Angeles Philharmonic. You’ll hear Richard Strauss’ “Rosenkavalier” Suite and the US premier of a new work by Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottr. Also on the program Beethoven’s “4th Piano Concerto” with soloist Pierre-Laurent Aimard.
Tuesday night September 12 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. The featured work is Schubert’s “5th Symphony”. Erina Yashima guest conducts. Also on the program “Novelettes Nos. 3 & 4” by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Jessie Montgomery’s “Strum”.
Monday night September 11 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Dvorak’s “Cello Concerto” with soloist Sheku Kanneh-Mason in his ‘charismatic’ debut with the Philharmonic. Also on the program Brahms’ “1st Symphony”.
Sunday night September 10 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Richard Strauss’ “Metamorphosen” from Lincoln Center followed at 7:00 by music of composer Breno Blauth on “Fiesta” and at 8:00 by Valerie Coleman’s “Afro” on “Gateways Radio”.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
