The Evening Concert

Thursday night October 13 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra”.  Anne-Sophie Mutter is the soloist in Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges “2nd Violin Concerto”. Music Director Manfred Honeck conducts.  

Wednesday night October 12 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra”. You’ll hear Ravel’s “Rapsodie espagnole” and Chabrier’s “Joyous March”.  Music Director Ken-David Masur conducts. Also on the program Lalo’s “Symphonie espagnole featuring violinist Chee-Yun.

Tuesday night October 11 at 7:00 on the Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”.  Anita Rachvelishvili is one of the vocal soloists in a concert performance  Mascagni's “Cavalleria rusticana”. Music Director Riccardo Muti conducts. Also on the program choruses from Verdi operas.

Monday night Otober 10 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”.  From the archives it’s an all-Sibelius program that includes “Finlandia” and he “2nd Symphony”. Also on the program the “Violin Concerto” with soloist Zino Francescatti and “Pohjola’s Daughter”.

Sunday night October 9 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 you’ll hear Schumann’s arrangements for violin and piano of many of the Paganini Caprices on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 8:00 you’ll hear flamenco music on “Fiesta”.

Thursday night October 6 at 7:00 on FM 90.9 we present the Illinois 13th Congressional District Debate, followed at 8:00 by a special from the “Ebony Classics” series. You’ll hear music by George Walker, Adolphus Hailstork, Mary D. Watkins, Alvin Singleton, and Francis Johnson. 

Wednesday night October 5 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra”. You’ll hear Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite”.  Music Director Ken-David Masur conducts. Also on the program Duke Ellington’s “New World A-Comin” and Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with soloist Aaron Diehl.

Tuesday night October 4 at 7:00 on the Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. You’ll hear Shostakovich’s “6th Symphony”.  Music Director Riccardo Muti conducts. Also on the program Mendelssohn’s “Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage” Overture and Liszt’s “6th Symphonic Poem”.

Monday night October 3 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From the archives you’ll hear Richard Strauss’ “Don Juan” and Schumann’s “2nd Symphony”. Christoph von Dohnanyi guest conducts. Also on the program, Brahms’ “1st Piano Concerto” with soloist Paul Lewis.

Sunday night October 2 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 you’ll hear Chopin’s Opus 8 “Piano Trio” on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 8:00 you’ll hear Latin American classical music from Brazil on “Fiesta”.