The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: DECEMBER 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 – 12, 2025
Sunday, December 7, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-12)
Worlds Apart
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in D major for Lute, Two Violins, and Continuo, RV 93
Avi Avital, Mandolin; Paul Huang, Violin Solo I; Danbi Um, Violin Solo II; Ani Kavafian, Violin I; Chad Hoopes, Violin II; Mihai Marica, Cello Solo; Daniel McDonough, Cello; Anthony Manzo, Double Bass; Jiayan Sun, Harpsichord
Sergei Taneyev: Quintet in G minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 30
Wu Han, Piano; Arnaud Sussmann, Violin I; Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin II; Matthew Lipman, Viola; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello
Sunday, December 7, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 25-37)
Orchestral Music from Perú, Brazil & Spain - Long before “nationalism” became a musical trend in the 19th century, composers from Spain and Latin America had been using their musical roots as an inspiration and a source. Host, Elbio Barilari shares some brilliant examples music inspired by culture, from the Peruvian composer Ceso Garrido-Lecca, the Brazilian Camargo Guarnieri and the Catalonian-Spanish Enric Morera (contact me trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, December 8, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-12)
Winter Holiday Playlist (Repeat of NYP 25-15)
STRAUSS, II: Overture to Die Fledermaus. Danny Kaye/Zubin Mehta, conductors
MOZART: German Dance in C, K. 605, “Sleigh Ride”. Leonard Bernstein, conductor
BERNARD: Winter Wonderland, SUESSDORF: Moonlight in Vermont, ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride.
Skitch Henderson, piano and conductor
GRIEG/SEIDL: No. 4, March of the Dwarfs from Lyric Suite. Leonard Bernstein, conductor
VIVALDI: Winter from The Four Seasons. Frank Huang, violin/leader
VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS: Fantasia on Greensleeves. Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
POULENC: Gloria in G. Judith Blegen, soprano; Westminster Choir; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
PROKOFIEV: Lt. Kije Suite, Op. 60: Troika. Skitch Henderson, conductor
PROKOFIEV: 3 Selections from Winter Bonfire-Children’s Suite, Op. 122: No. 2 Winter Holiday; No. 4 Around the Bonfire; No. 8 Home Again. Skitch Henderson, piano/conductor
TCHAIKOVKSY: Selections from The Nutcracker. Alan Gilbert conductor
MAHLER: Movement 1 from Symphony No. 4. Lorin Maazel, conductor
OFFENBACH: Ballet of the Snowflakes from Le Voyage dans la lune. Bramwell Tovey, conductor
HUMPERDINCK: Children’s Prayer from Hansel und Gretel. Andre Kostelanetz, conductor
Tuesday, December 9, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 25-50)
Solti Conducts Del Tredici
Hector Berlioz: Overture to Les Franc-juges, Op. 3. Sir Georg Solti, conductor
Ernst von Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Song. András Schiff, piano; Sir Georg Solti, conductor
Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to Oberon. Sir Georg Solti, conductor
David Del Tredici: Final Alice. Barbara Hendricks, soprano; Sir Georg Solti, conductor
Wednesday, December 10, 7:00 pm: Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP 25-10)
Ravel & Adolphe
Los Angeles Philharmonic/Ludovic Morlot, conductor/Seth Parker Woods, cello
Enrique Granados: Tres danzas españolas
Julia Adolphe: Chrysalis (Cello Concerto) (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
Maurice Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess; Rapsodie espagnole; Boléro
[LAP fill: Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor]
Thursday, December 11, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller
Friday, December 12, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [HOA Ep. 141 (91)]
Solders of Music
The challenge of making music in troubled times: Legendary violist Atar Arad models the way in a commanding performance of a masterwork by Brahms, the Emerson Quartet plays Shostakovich, a poignant classic by John Williams, and a mood, a song, and a lullaby take flight from an airline-grounded artist. (contact me trauth@illinois.edu for details).
