The Evening Concert

Wednesday night August 6 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” you’ll hear Jaap van Zweden conduct the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra in Rachmaninov’s “2nd Symphony”, Mendelssohn’s “Fingal’s Cave” music, and Prokofiev’s “1st Violin Concerto”. 

Tuesday night August 5 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear Bruckner’s “4th Symphony”, the “Romantic”, Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Capriccio espagnole”, and Tchaikovsky’s “Francesca da Rimini”. Daniel Barenboim conducts.

Monday night August 4 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Mahler’s “3rd Symphony” from a concert recorded in 2014 with guest conductor Bernard Haitink at the podium.

Tonight at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” you’ll hear Zemlinsky’s “String Quartet” No. 3” on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 7:00 you’ll hear guitar music played by “Andres Segovia and his Disciples” on “Fiesta”.

Tonight at 7:00 on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s “Gateways Radio”. You'll hear Florence Price’s “String Quartet No. 2” and Madeline Dring’s “Trio for Flute, Oboe, and Piano” featuring U of I faculty pianist Rochelle Sennet. Also on the program Mongo Santamaria’s “Afro Blue”. Loki Karuna hosts.

Enjoy an hour of classical music from our partners at Classical 24.

Tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s a program from the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing. You’ll hear Ravel’s “Rapsodie espagnole” and Pavane for a Dead Princess” as well as other works.

Tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear Donizetti’s “Overture to Don Pasquale”, Chabrier’s “Espana”, Verdi’s “The Four Seasons” and Golijov’s “Megalopolis Suite”. Riccardo Muti conducts.

Tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear musical highlights from works conducted by Pierre Boulez who led the Philharmonic from 1971-1977.

Sunday night  July 27 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” you’ll hear Dvorak’s Op. 44 “Serenade for Winds, Cello, and Double Bass” on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 7:00 you’ll hear chamber music by Enrique Granados on “Fiesta”.