The Evening Concert

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”.

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”.

Sunday night June 25 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Cesar Franck’s “Piano Quintet” from Santa Fe, followed at 7:00 by Mendelssohn’s “2nd String Quintet” from Lincoln Center and at 8:00 by Latin American music for the ballet on “Fiesta”.

Friday night June 23 at 6:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s Gateways Radio. Garrett McQueen is your host. You’ll hear Samuel-Coleridge Taylor’s “Fantasy-Piece No. 2” and Fela Sowande’s “Jubilate, Go Down Moses”. Also on the program William Grant Still’s “Sahdji”.

Thursday night June 22 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s a Deutsche Welle Festival Concert. From the 2022 Berlin Music Festival you’ll hear Mahler’s “6th Symphony”, the “Tragic” and Kaija Saariaho’s “Orion” as performed by the Concertgebouw Orchestra led by Klaus Mäkelä.

Wednesday night June 21 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the San Francisco Symphony. The broadcast starts with Steven Stucky’s “Radical Light”, continues with John Adams’ piano concerto “Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?” featuring Vikingur Ólafsson and closes with Sibelius’ “5th Symphony”.

Tuesday night June 20 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. Inon Barnatan is the soloist in Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue" and Ravel’s “Piano Concerto in G Major”. Andre de Ridder guest conducts. Also on the program, Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess Symphonic Picture”.

Monday night June 19 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From the Philharmonic’s archives you’ll hear Messiaen’s “Turangalîla-Symphonie” with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and ondes martenot soloist Cynthia Millar.  Music Director Jaap van Zweden conducts.

Sunday night June 18 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Brahms’ “Opus 111 String Quintet” from Santa Fe, followed at 7:00 by Mendelssohn’s “Octet” from Lincoln Center and at 8:00 by music of Joaquin Rodrigo on “Fiesta”.

Friday night June 16 at 6:00 on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s Gateways Radio. Garrett McQueen is your host. You’ll hear Quincy Jones’ “Nettie Teaches Celie” and Michael Abels’ “Delights and Dances”. Also on the program Ravel’s “La Valse” as performed by the Gateways Orchestra led by Michael Morgan.