The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: JANUARY 18 – 19 – 20 – 21 – 22 – 23, 2026
Sunday, January 18, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-18)
Classical Dawn
Mozart: Sonata in C major for Violin and Piano, K. 296. Chad Hoopes, violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Mozart: Sonata in F major for Flute and Piano, K. 13. Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Pedja Muzijevic, piano
Haydn: Quartet in C major for Strings, Hob. III: 32, Op. 20, No. 2: “Sun” Quartet No. 2. Orion String Quartet
Sunday, January 18, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 25-43)
Sonic Imagery: Latin American and Spanish Music Inspired by Painters
Throughout history, many composers, from different countries, have been inspired by painters and visual artists. Fiesta presents a selection of musical works inspired by great creators such as the Spaniard Francisco Goya, the Mexican Alfaro Siqueiros and the Brazilian Cándido Portinari (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, January 19, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-18)
NYP Soloists (Repeat)
The program differs from the listing in Patterns Magazine per the NYP.
Copland: Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra. Jaap van Zweden, cond.; Anthony McGill, clarinet
Barber: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14. Juraj Valčuha, cond.; Frank Huang, violin
Bolcom: Trombone Concerto. Alan Gilbert, cond.; Joseph Alessi, trombone
Adolphe: Unearth, Release (Concerto for Viola and Orchestra). Jaap van Zweden, cond.; Cynthia Phelps, viola
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314 / 285d. Bernard Labadie, cond.; Robert Langevin, flute
Tuesday, January 20, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-04)
Great Guest Soloists (Repeat)
Sibelius: Violin concerto in D Minor, Op. 47. Walter Hendl, conductor; Jascha Heifetz, violin; 1959 (RCA)
Gustav Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer. Georg Solti, conductor; Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano; 1970 (RCA)
Richard Strauss: Burleske in D Minor. Fritz Reiner, conductor; Byron Janis, piano; 1957 (RCA)
Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104. Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Jacqueline du Pre, cello 1970 (Angel)
Wednesday, January 21,7:00 pm: European Broadcasting Union (EBU 25-12)
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra/ Paavo Järvi, conductor
George Enescu: Prelude from 'Oedipe'
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2. Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
Sibelius: Andante Festivo
Thursday, January 22,7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller
Friday, January 23, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [146 (105)]
Cellobration II
Alexander Glazunov: Chant du Ménestrel, op. 71. Mira Kardan, cello; Yoon Lee, piano
Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in D Major: 1st mvt. Zixuan Wang, cello; Elizabeth Hill, piano
Reinhold Glière: Eight Pieces, Op. 39: Gavotte [excerpt]. Yubeen Choi, violin; Yun Chae, cello
Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione & Piano in A minor, D. 821: II. Adagio & III. Allegretto.
Nicholas Wong, cello; Yoon Lee, piano
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo & II. Allegro molto piu tosto prest. Joie Kuo, cello; Yoon Lee, piano
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898: III. Scherzo [excerpt]. Erda Trio
Carlos Arroyo, violin; Nicco Mazziotto, cello; Seth Schultheis, piano
David Popper: Requiem for Three Cellos and Piano, Op. 66. Hannah Roberts, cello; Julia Lichten, cello;
David Geber, cello; Yoon Lee, piano
