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.

Daniil Trifonov
Deutsche Grammophon

Carnegie Hall Live

Thursday night July 6 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the first program from this year’s “Carnegie Hall Live” series. Yannick Nezet-Seguin leads the Philadelphia Orchestra in Ravel’s “La Valse” and Liszt’s “1st Piano Concerto” featuring soloist Daniil Trifonov.

Mozart
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Los Angeles Philharmonic

Wednesday night July 5 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the first program in a new series from the Los Angeles Philharmonic led by Gustavo Dudamel. You’ll hear Mozart’s “Serenata notturna” and his “Flute and Harp Concerto”. Also on the program John Adams “I Still Dance”.

Ravel
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night July 4 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”.  From the archives you’ll hear Ravel’s “Mother Goose” Suite and the “Noble and Sentimental Waltzes". Also on the program, Ligeti’s “Violin Concerto” featuring CSO concertmaster Robert Chen.

William Grant Still
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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night July 3 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear William Grant Still’s “2nd Symphony” and Adolphus Hailstork’s “Done Made My Vow”.  Also on the program is a new work by Courtney Bryan and Tazewell Thompson called “Gathering Song”.

Tchaikovsky
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Chamber Music from Santa Fe and Lincoln Center, then Fiesta!

Sunday night July 2 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Tchaikovsky’s “Souvenir de Florence” from Santa Fe, followed at 7:00 by Glazunov’s Opus 39 “String Quintet” from Lincoln Center and at 8:00 by music of Antonio Estevez on “Fiesta”.

Florence Price
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Gateways Radio

Friday night June 30 at 6:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s Gateways Radio. Garrett McQueen is your host. You’ll hear Florence Price’s “3rd Symphony” performed by the Gateways Orchestra.  Also on the program a string quartet version of Duke Ellington’s “Take the A Train” and music by Margaret Bonds.

Berlioz
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Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts

Thursday night June 29 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s a Deutsche Welle Festival Concert. From the 2022 Beethoven Festival you’ll hear Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” Sonata in a version for violin and orchestra. Also on the program Berlioz’s “Symphonie fantastique” played by the Aurora Orchestra.

Respighi
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San Francisco Symphony

Wednesday night June 28 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the San Francisco Symphony. The featured work is Respighi’s “Pines of Rome”. Also on the program Bartok’s “3rd Piano Concerto” with soloist Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Jessie Montgomery’s ‘Strum”.

Mozart
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night June 27 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. The program opens with Bach’s “5th Brandenburg Concerto. Also on the program, Mozart’s “39th Symphony” and Prokofiev’s “5th Symphony”.

Mozart
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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night June 26 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear the first works recorded in the newly renovated David Geffen Hall: Mozart’s “22nd Piano Concerto” and Bruckner’s “7th Symphony”.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

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