The Evening Concert

Tuesday night July 18 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear a Grammy-winning performance of Mahler’s “8th Symphony”, the “Symphony of a Thousand”, made in Vienna in 1971 featuring vocal soloists Heather Harper and Lucia Popp among others. Sir Georg Solti conducted the performance.

Monday night July 17 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From a series of concerts recorded in 2014 you’ll hear soloist Yefim Bronfman play two of Beethoven’s piano concertos, the 2nd and the 3rd. Alan Gilbert conducts.  Also on the program Sean Shepherd’s  “Songs”.

Sunday night July 16 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Ravel’s “String Quintet” from Santa Fe, followed at 7:00 by Poulenc’s “Sextet for Piano and Winds” from Lincoln Center and at 8:00 by Latin American classical music duos on “Fiesta”.

Friday night July 14 at 6:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s Gateways Radio. Garrett McQueen is your host. You’ll hear Billy Childs’ “The Distant Land” performed by the Akron Symphony Orchestra led by Alan Balter. Also on the program, Elgar’s “Enigma Variations” as played by the Gateways Orchestra led by Michael Morgan. 

Thursday night July 13 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the second program from this year’s “Carnegie Hall Live” series. Marin Alsop leads the São Paolo Philharmonic in its first ever visit to Carnegie Hall in Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade”. Also on the program Villa-Lobos’ “Harmonica Concerto”.

Wednesday night July 12 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the second program in a new series from the Los Angeles Philharmonic. You’ll hear Shostakovich’s “5th Symphony” led by Gustavo Gimeno. Also on the program Saint-Saens’ ‘5th Piano Concerto” the “Egyptian” with soloist Javier Perianes.

Tuesday night July 11 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear Music Director Riccardo Muti lead the CSO in Philip Glass’ “11th Symphony” and Jessie Montgomery’s “Hymn for Everyone”. The program differs from the one listed in Patterns Magazine.

Monday night July 10 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From a series of concerts recorded in 2014 you’ll hear soloist Yefim Bronfman play two of Beethoven’s piano concertos, the 1st and the 4th. Alan Gilbert conducts.  Also on the program Anthony Cheung’s “Lyra”.

Sunday night July 9 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Beethoven’s Opus 29 “String Quintet” from Santa Fe, followed at 7:00 by Beethoven’s “Razumovsky” “String Quartet” from Lincoln Center and at 8:00 by guitar music from Brazil and Cuba on “Fiesta”.

Friday night July 7 at 6:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s Gateways Radio. Garrett McQueen is your host. You’ll hear Bach’s “1st Keyboard Concerto” featuring a then 12-year-old Seth Blumer and Piazzolla’s “Libertango”. Also on the program Kevin McKee’s Vuelta del Fuego as performed by the Gateways Brass Collective.