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.
Monday night March 6 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Bruckner’s “3rd Symphony”. Also on the program, Mozart’s “25th Piano Concerto” featuring soloist Emanuel Ax.
Sunday night March 5 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear William Bolcolm’s “Piano Quintet” on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 8:00 you’ll hear a program of guitar music by Leo Brouwer on “Fiesta”.
Thursday night March 2 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra” joined by the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. You’ll hear Mahler’s “2nd Symphony” with soloists Ying Fang and Gerhild Romberger. Also on the program Sir James MacMillan’s “Miserere”.
Wednesday night March 1 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Dvorak’s 7th Symphony performed by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra led by Marin Alsop. Also on the program, Prokofiev’s “3rd Piano Concerto” with soloist Benjamin Grosvenor.
Tuesday night February 28 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’ 7th Symphony and Handel’s 1st “Water Music” Suite. Also on the program concertos by Vivaldi featuring CSO principal players.
Monday night February 27 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Shostakovich’s 7th Symphony, the “Leningrad”. Also on the program, Britten’s “Violin Concerto” featuring soloist Simone Lamsma.
Sunday night February 26 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Debussy’s “Premiere Rhapsody for Clarinet and Piano” on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 8:00 you’ll hear a program of Afro-Latin American music on “Fiesta”.
Thursday night February 23 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra”. You’ll hear Brahms’ “3rd Symphony”. Christopher Konig guest conducts. Also on the program Richard Strauss’ Don Quixote” with Maximillian Hornung and Randolph Kelly as soloists.
Wednesday night February 22 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Sibelius’ “6th and “7th Symphonies” performed by the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra led by Dima Slobodeniouk. Also on the program, Nielsen’s “Violin Concerto” with soloist Baiba Skride.
Tuesday night February 21 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear Ravel’s “Mother Goose” ballet music and Stravinsky’s “Symphony in Three Movements”. Also on the program Bryce Dessner’s “Violin Concerto” featuring Pekka Kuusisto.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
