The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
Sunday, November 23, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-10)
Quatre Mains
Claude Debussy: En blanc et noir for Two Pianos. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Piano I; Alessio Bax, Piano II
Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring for Piano, Four Hands. Juho Pohjonen, Piano; Gloria Chien, Piano
Sunday, November 23, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 25-35)
Chamber Music from Spain and Brazil
Chamber music of Spain and Latin American has a strong and original character, defined by
folkloric and popular music. We’ll hear this synthesis in works by two composers for Catalonia,
Spain: Eduard Toldrá and the most famous cellist in history Pau Casal. And two 20th century
composers from Brazil: Claudio Santoro and Mozart Camargo Guarnieri. (contact me trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, November 24, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-10)
MENDELSSOHN: Elijah
Alan Gilbert, Conductor; Twyla Robinson, Soprano; Alice Coote, Mezzo-Soprano; Allan Clayton, Tenor;
Gerald Finley, Bass-Baritone; Jennifer Johnson, Mezzo-Soprano; Noah Sadik, Boy Soprano; Benjamin P. Wenzelberg, Boy Soprano; New York Choral Artists; Joseph Flummerfelt, Director
Tuesday, November 25, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 25-48)
Guests in the House
Aram Khachaturian: Symphony No. 3 in C Major. Leopold Stokowski, conductor [1968 (RCA)]
John Williams: Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha for Cello and Orchestra. Yo-Yo Ma, cello; John Williams, conductor [2008 (Sony)]
Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Galánta. Neeme Järvi, conductor [1990 (Chandos)]
César Franck: Symphony in D Minor. Pierre Monteux conductor [1961 (RCA)]
Wednesday, November 26, 7:00 pm: Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP 25-08)
Mozart & Nielsen
Los Angeles Philharmonic/Ryan Bancroft, conductor
Anders Hillborg: Sound Atlas (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor. Yeol Eum Son, piano
Carl August Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable”
Thursday, November 27, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller
Friday, November 28, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [HOA Ep. 140]
The Junior Jubilee
On today’s program, we celebrate the budding talent of the Heifetz Institute’s youngest students…all participants in our 2025 Junior Division. The “Junior Jubilee,” features young violin, viola, and cello players aged 7 - 14, who whose artistry belies their age.
Franz Schubert: Violin Sonatina No. 1 in D major, D. 384: I. Allegro molto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in F Major, K. 168: IV. Allegro
Niccolo Paganini: Moses Fantasia
Franz Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major, D. 897 [excerpt]
Traditional, arr. Zili Li: Fisherman’s Harvest Song
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 19: III. Andante
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22: III. Allegro con fuoco – Allegro moderato (à la Zingara)
Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D major: III. Notturno [excerpt]
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio and III. Allegro energico
