The Evening Concert

Wednesday night April 23 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the San Francisco Symphony. Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and vocal soloists Angel Blue, Tamara Mumford, Ben Bliss and Dashon Burton in Beethoven’s “9th Symphony”.

Tuesday night April 22 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. Julian Rachlin guest conducts the CSO in Mozart’s “Sinfonia Concertante” and “Linz” Symphony. Also on the program Beethoven’s “Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus”.

Monday night April 21 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Janacek’s “Glagolitic Mass”.  Also on the program Alban Berg’s “Violin Concerto” with soloist Pinchas Zukerman, his “Lyric Suite,” and Act III of “Wozzeck”.

Sunday night April 20 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 you’ll hear a piano quartet by Mendelssohn on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”, followed at 7:00 by “Easter Celebrations” on “Fiesta” and at 8:00 by “Early Music Now”.

Friday night April 18 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the “Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival”. You'll hear Brahms’ “A Major Violin Sonata” and Mozart’s “Clarinet Quintet”. Broadcasting this program here permits us to collect new recordings for use on future Prairie Performances.

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Wednesday night April 16 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the San Francisco Symphony. You’ll hear Brahms’ “Variations on a Theme by Haydn”, Anders Hillborg’s “2nd Piano Concerto” with soloist Emanuel Ax and Beethoven’s “2nd Symphony”. Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts.

Tuesday night April 15 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast” with a program focusing on the CSO Chorus. You’ll hear Bruckner’s “Psalm 150”, Bartok’s “Cantata profana” and Brahms’ “A German Requiem”.

Monday night April 14 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Korngold’s “Violin Concerto” with soloist Hilary Hahn, Wagenaar’s “Cyrano de Bergerac Overture”, and Beethoven’s “7th Symphony”. Music Director Jaap van Zweden conducts.

Sunday night April 13 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 you’ll hear a string quintet by Dvorak on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”, followed at 7:00 by “Guitar Music from Argentina” on “Fiesta” and at 8:00 by “Early Music Now”.