Weekly Listings for the “Evening Concerts” Mon Dec 6 - Sun Dec 12, 2021
WILL-FM: The Evening Concert: WEEK OF DEC. 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 & 12, 2021
Monday, December 6: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 22-11)
Mahler Symphonies 1 and 4
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 Zubin Mehta, Conductor
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 Reri Grist, Soprano Leonard Bernstein, Conductor
Tuesday, December 7: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 21-50)
Søndergård & Gavrylyuk
Sibelius: Nocturne and Ballade from King Christian II Suite, Op. 27
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23 Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
Schumann: Von fremden Ländern und Menschen from Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 1 Alexander Gavrylyuk
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 13
[CSO fill: Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 Jean Martinon, conductor]
Wednesday, December 8: Carnegie Hall Live (10TH Anniversary Season) (CHL 21-10)
Folk Inspired
Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer, conductor
Bartók - Hungarian Peasant Songs
Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major with Marc-André Hamelin
Tetzlaff-Tetzlaff-Vogt Trio - Dvořák - Piano Trio No. 4 “Dumky”
San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor - Mahler - Symphony No. 10 (Adagio)
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano - Bartók - Suite Op. 14
Thursday December 9: Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP 21-10)
CONDUCTOR: Zubin Mehta SOLOIST: Yefim Bronfman, piano
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
[LAP fill: Williams Star Wars: Suite Los Angeles Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, conductor]
Sunday December 5: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS 22-12)
From Paris
L. Boulanger: Trois Morceaux for Piano Wu Han, Piano
Françaix: L’heure du berger for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano
Tara Helen O'Connor, Flute; Stephen Taylor, Oboe; Sebastian Manz, Clarinet; Peter Kolkay, Bassoon; Radovan Vlatkovic, Horn; Michael Brown, Piano
Stravinsky: Petrushka for Piano, Four Hands Lucille Chung, Piano I; Alessio Bax, Piano II
AND
Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 21-37)
Latin American Saxophone
Though it is not the most prominent instrument in classical music, the saxophone is versatile and powerful. And many Latin American composers have shown their love for this instrument, including Heitor Villa-Lobos, Paquito D’Rivera, and Roberto Sierra.
Arturo Márquez: Portales de madrugada. Cuarteto de Saxofones de México. Portales de madrugada
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Fantasia for Soprano Sax. Mario Marzi, sax; Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi di Milano; Hansjorg Schellenberger, conductor
Aldemaro Romero: Saxophone Suite. Quartetto di Sassofoni Accademia
Roberto Sierra: Caribbean Rhapsody. James Carter, saxophone; Regina Carter, violin; The Akua Dixon String Quartet
Roberto Sierra: Concerto for Saxophones and Orchestra-Rítmico. James Carter, saxophone; Sinfonia Varsivia Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor