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 June 13 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. Reri Grist is the vocal soloist in Mahler’s “4th Symphony”. Also on the program the “Adagio” from Mahler’s “10th Symphony” and the opening movement to Mahler’s “8th Symphony”.
Sunday night June 12 at 6:00 on FM 90.9 the “Evening Concert” starts with Mozart’s K. 407 “Horn Quintet” from Santa Fe, followed at 7:00 by Saint-Saen’s “Violin and Harp” from Lincoln Center and at 8:00 by colonial era Latin American classical music on “Fiesta!”.
Thursday night June 9 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Augustin Hadelich is the soloist in Beethoven’s “Violin Concerto”. Music Director Laureate Edo de Waart conducts. Also on the program Nielsen’s “5th Symphony” and Mozart’s “39th Symphony”.
Wednesday night June 8 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra”. Helene Grimaud is the soloist in Brahms’ “1st Piano Concerto”. Music Director Manfred Honeck conducts. Also on the program Tchaikovsky’ “4th Symphony” and Glinka’s “Overture to ‘Ruslan and Ludmilla’”.
Tuesday night June 7 at 7:00 on the Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. Nicola Benedetti is the soloist in Prokofiev’s “2nd Violin Concerto”. Michael Tilson Thomas guest conducts. Also on the program Tchaikovsky’s “6th Symphony”, the “Pathetique”, and Stravinsky’s “Concerto for String Orchestra”.
Monday night June 6 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week” that features soloists from the Philharmonic. Anthony McGill is the soloist in Mozart’s “Clarinet Concerto”. Robert Langevin is the soloist in Mozart’s “2nd Flute Concerto” and Rouse’s “Flute Concerto”.
Sunday night June 5 at 6:00 on FM 90.9 the “Evening Concert” starts with Bach’s “2nd Orchestral Suite” from Santa Fe, followed at 7:00 by Beethoven’s “Archduke” Piano Trio from Lincoln Center and at 8:00 by music of Mozart Camargo Guarnieri on “Fiesta!”.
Thursday night June 2 at 7:00 on FM 90.9 the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is delayed so that we can bring you the debate between the Republican Party candidates for the Illinois 13th Congressional District, Regan Deering, Matt Hausman, Terry Martin, and Jesse Reising. The MSO presents a concert version of Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel".
Wednesday night June 1 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra”. Till Fellner is the soloist in Beethoven’s “3rd Piano Concerto”. Music Director Manfred Honeck conducts. Also on the program Haydn’s “Overture to ‘Armida’” and Mozart’s “39th Symphony”.
Tuesday night May 31 at 7:00 on the Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. Concertmaster Robert Chen is the soloist in Max Bruch’s “1st Violin Concerto”. Marek Janowski guest conducts. Also on the program Mendelssohn’s “Hebrides Overture” and Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
