The Evening Concert

Classic Mornings

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.

John Williams
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An all-John Williams program: the composer conducts the CSO

Tonight at 7:00 on the Evening Concert on FM 90.9 it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast”. It’s an all-John Williams program with the composer conducting music from his movie scores. You’ll hear music from the scores to “Star Wars”, “E.T”., “Jaws”, and “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, among others.

Ravel
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Inon Barnatan plays Ravel’s “Gaspard de la nuit”

Tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 you’ll hear Ravel’s “Gaspard de la nuit” on “The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”.  At 8:00 you’ll hear Concerto Paladino perform music of Andrea Gabrieli and others on “Early Music Now with Sara Schneider”. It's a program that differs from the one listed in Patterns Magazine.

Sibelius
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An all-Sibelius program from Pittsburgh

Tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. It’s an all-Sibelius program on which you’ll hear “Finlandia”, the “2nd Symphony” and the “Violin Concerto” with soloist James Ehnes.

Mendelssohn
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Mendelssohn’s “Violin Concerto in E Minor”

Tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Simone Lamsma is the soloist in Mendelssohn’s “Violin Concerto in E Minor” with Fabien Gabel guest conducting.   Also on the program Mahler’s”1st Symphony”.

Schubert
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Schubert’s “Great” C Major Symphony

Tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Schubert’s “Great” C Major Symphony with Christoph von Dohnanyi guest conducting. Also on the program, music from Hans Werner Henze’s opera “The Bassarids”.

Ravel
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A “Piano Concerto for Left Hand” and more on this week’s “Evening Concert” programs

This week on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 you’ll hear Schubert’s “Great” C Major Symphony from New York, Ravel’s “Piano Concerto for the Left Hand” from Chicago”, Mendelssohn’s “Violin Concerto” from Milwaukee, Sibelius’ “Violin Concerto” from Pittsburgh, then Sunday chamber music from Lincoln Center and an episode of “Early Music Now”.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.