The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: FEBRUARY 15 – 16 –17 – 18 – 19 – 20, 2026
Sunday, February 15, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-22)
The Sincerest Form of Flattery
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet in C minor for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 406
Sean Lee, V1; Alexander Sitkovetsky, V2; Richard O’Neill, Vla1; Matthew Lipman, Vla2; Keith Robinson, Cello
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13. Calidore String: Quartet
Sunday, February 15, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 25-47)
Two Mexican Giants: Carlos Chavez and Silvestre Revueltas
Two of the great names in Mexican music: Silvestre Revueltas was a student of Carlos Chavez.
Their musical friendship inspired both of them to reach new musical heights. Fiesta brings
together some remarkable compositions by these two giants of 20th century music. (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, February 16, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-22)
Honeck Conducts Bruckner’s 9th (Repeat)
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Claude VIVIER: (Canada, 1948-83): Orion
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 9
[NYP fill: Bach: Magnificat. NYP; Masaaki Suzuki, conductor; Joelle Harvey, soprano; Iestyn Davies, countertenor; Nicholas Phan, tenor; Tyler Duncan, baritone; Bach Collegium Japan, chorus; Yale Schola Cantorum, chorus (from NYP 13-33) NYP]
Tuesday, February 17, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-08)
Haitink Conducts Mahler’s 2nd (Repeat of CSO 25-22) (Mahler 2 recorded 2008)
[CSO fill: Alexander Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54. Pierre Boulez, conductor, 1995]
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (Resurrection). Miah Persson, soprano; Christianne Stotijin, mezzo-soprano
Wednesday, February 18,7:00 pm: European Broadcasting Union (EBU 25-16)
Vienna Philharmonic: Riccardo Muti Conducts Schubert and Bruckner
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra/ Alan Gilbert, conductor
Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
Camille Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61. Joshua Bell, violin
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25, “Classical”
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite
[Thursday, February 19,7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-07)]
Friday, February 20, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [148 (98)]
Winter Dreams
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37: XII. December & Russian Dance, fr. Swan Lake, Op. 20
Trad. arr. Pablo Casals: Song of The Birds
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
Vivaldi: "Winter" Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297 fr. The Four Seasons
Robert Frost: Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening. Tom Hall, narrator
Dvořák, arr. Julia Egan: Silent Woods
Mozart: Divertimento in D Major, K. 136: III. Presto
Sibelius: Souvenir, Op. 79, No. 1
Hanukkah Medley: "Oh Hanukkah," "Al Hanisim" (Thank You for the Miracles)
