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.

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”.

Mozart
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Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony and Bruckner’s “8th”

Tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From the vast Philharmonic archives you’ll hear Mozart’s “38th Symphony”, the “Prague” with Neeme Jarvi conducting and Bruckner’s “8th Symphony” with Zubin Mehta  conducting.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

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