The Evening Concert

Classic Mornings

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.

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Orchestras from the European Broadcasting Union

Wednesday night January 25 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the fourth program in a new series: “Orchestras from the European Broadcasting Union”. Thomas Dausgaard leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra in two of Nielsen’s symphonies. Also on the program, Mozart’s “Clarinet Concerto” featuring Jörg Widmann.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night January 24 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear Beethoven’s “3rd Piano Concerto” with soloist Jeremy Denk. Michael Tilson Thomas guest conducts. Also on the program Schoenberg’s orchestration of Brahms’ “Piano Quartet in G Minor”.

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New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night January 23 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From the Philharmonic’s 2013 “Bach Variations” festival you’ll hear two of Bach’s “Orchestral Suites” and two of his “Violin Concertos” featuring soloist Isabelle Faust.

Schubert
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Chamber Music Society of Lincon Center & Fiesta!

Sunday night January 22 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Franz Schubert’s “1st Piano Trio” on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 8:00 you’ll hear music by Claudio Santoro on “Fiesta”.

Shostakovich
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Thursday night January 19 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra”. You’ll hear Shostakovich’s “1st Symphony” and Esa-Pekka Salonen’s “Helix”. Juraj Valcuha guest conducts. Also on the program Sibelius’ “Violin Concerto” with soloist Augustin Hadelich.

Bruckner
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Orchestras from the European Broadcasting Union

Wednesday night January 18 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the third program in a new series: “Orchestras from the European Broadcasting Union”. Alpesh Chauhan leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Bruckner’s “9th Symphony” and Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” with soloist Stephen Hough.

Prokofiev
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night January 17 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. James Conlon guest conducts the CSO in Schubert’s “3rd Symphony”. Also on the program Prokofiev’s “1st Piano Concerto” with soloist Alexander Garylyuk.

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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night January 16 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week” You’ll hear an archive recording of Haydn’s oratorio “The Creation”. Soprano Judith Raskin, tenor Alexander Young, baritone John Reardon, and the Camerata Singers are featured.

Schubert
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center & Fiesta!

Sunday night January 15 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Franz Schubert’s “2nd Piano Trio” on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 8:00 you’ll hear a program of chamber music by Heitor Villa-Lobos on “Fiesta”.

Tchaikovsk
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Thursday night January 12 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra”. You’ll hear Stravinsky’s “Suite from ‘Pulcinella’” and Tchaikovsky’s “2nd Symphony”, the ‘Little Russian’. Kirill Karabits guest conducts. Also on the program Haydn’s “Trumpet Concerto” with soloist Micah Wilkinson.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.