The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical

ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: JANUARY 25 – 26 – 27 – 28 – 29 – 30, 2026 

 

Sunday, January 25, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-19) 

Sonic Spectrum

Osvaldo Golijov: Tenebrae for String Quartet. Quartetto di Cremona

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Sonata representativa in A major for Violin, and Continuo, C. 146 (B. IV Biber 184)

William Fedkenheuer, violin; Joshua Gindele, cello; Michael Stephen Brown, harpsichord

Jörg Widmann: Jagdquartett (Hunt Quartet) for Strings. Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, violin I; Frederik Oland, violin II; Asbjørn Norgaard, viola; Fredrik Schøyen Sjolin, cello

Maurice Ravel: Tzigane, rapsodie de concert for Violin and Piano. Yura Lee, violin; Wu Han, piano

 

Sunday, January 25, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 25-44) (Repeat)

A 19th Century Brazilian Opera: Lo Schiavo by Carlos Gomes

Lo Schiavo is the love story of Américo, son of Count Rodrigo, and Ilàra, who is being forced to marry another. Elbio presents highlights from this rarely heard romantic opera. (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).

 

Monday, January 26, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-19) (Repeat)

BARTOK: Piano Concerto No. 3. Leonard Bernstein, conductor; Philippe Entremont, piano

WILLIAM GRANT STILL: Old California. Pierre Monteux, conductor

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6, “Pathetique”. Alan Gilbert, conductor

SCHOENBERG: Transfigured Night (Verklarte Nacht): Pierre Boulez, conductor

 

Tuesday, January 27, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-05) 

Contemporary American Composers (Repeat)

[CSO fill: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30. Fritz Reiner, conductor 1962 (RCA)]

Jessie Montgomery: Hymn for Everyone

Max Raimi: Three Lisel Mueller Settings. Elizabeth DeShong, soprano

Philip Glass: Symphony No. 11. Riccardo Muti, conductor. 2023

 

Wednesday, January 28,7:00 pm: European Broadcasting Union (EBU 25-13) 

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra/ Alan Gilbert, conductor

Anna Clyne: Restless Oceans

Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26. María Dueñas, violin

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Waldemar Åhlén: En vänlig grönskas rika dräkt 

 

[Thursday, January 29,7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-05)]

 

Friday, January 30, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [130 (84)] 

The Holdovers

J.S. Bach: Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte 
Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango. Kwanyun Loo, cello; Yoon Lee, piano 
Fritz Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois. Ellie Kennedy, violin; Jessica Osborne, piano 
Brahms: Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1: III. Allegretto grazioso & IV. Vivace 
Adam Savage, viola; Tae Kim, piano 
Beethoven: “Archduke” Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97: III. Andante Cantabile (excerpt) 
Madison Vest, violin; Kevin Mills, cello; Carlos Avila, piano 

Alexander Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor. SoHyun Ko, violin; Allison Freeman, piano