The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: APRIL 26 – 27 –28 – 29 – 30 – MAY 1, 2026
Sunday, April 26, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-32)
Shadow and Memory
Krzysztof Penderecki: String Quartet No. 3, “Leaves of an Unwritten Diary”. Shanghai Quartet
Ernest Bloch: Piano Quintet No. 1. Gloria Chien, Piano; Kristin Lee, James Thompson; Violins, Yura Lee, Viola;
Dmitri Atapine, Cello
Sunday, April 26, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-05)
Guitar Music from Spain, Brazil & Mexico
Guitar music is one of the many strengths of Spanish and Latin American music for both popular and classical genres. We’ll showcase remarkable compositions for the guitar by Spanish composer Joaquín Turina, Brazilian composer Almeida Prado and Mexican composer Manuel Ponce. (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, April 27, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-32)
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
[Performance/Recording Dates: September 20–25 and October 2, 2018 (Opening Week)]
STRAVINSKY: Rite of Spring and DEBUSSY: La Mer (issued on Decca Gold - 481 7981, rel. 2019)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 (issued on Decca Gold- B0027956-02, rel. 2018 with Beethoven 5th)
Tuesday, April 28, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-18)
Blomstedt Conducts Dvořák 8 (from March 2023)
Antonín Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104. Andrei Ioniță, cello
Svante Henryson: Black Run from Colors in D Suite for Solo Cello (Encore). Andrei Ioniță, cello
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88
[CSO fill: Ottorino Respighi: Fountains of Rome. CSO/Reiner, 1959 (RCA) and
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op. 324. CSO/Reiner, 1960 (RCA)
Wednesday, April 29, 7:00 pm: San Francisco Symphony (SFS 26-04) (new season)
Enigma Variations (rec. Nov. 7, 2024)
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony
CONDUCTOR: Nicholas Collon
Thomas Adès: Three-Piece Suite from Powder Her Face
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Opus 23. SOLOIST: Conrad Tao, piano
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations, Opus 36
[SFS fill: Sibelius: Symphony No. 7. SFS; MTT, conductor. Archival Recording February 28, 2008]
[Thursday, April 30, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-18)]
Friday, May 1, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [119] Strings For Spring
Traditional, arr. Jihoon Park: Balloon Flower
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3: III. Allegro vivace
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Major, K. 207: I. Allegro Moderato
Reinhold Gliere: Eight Pieces, Op. 39: Gavotte [excerpt]
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Major, D. 929. I. Andante con moto
César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major: IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47 [excerpt]: III. Allegretto scherzando
Antonín Dvořák: String Sextet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 48: III. Furiant. Presto; IV. Finale. Tema con variazioni.
Allegretto grazioso, quasi andantino
