The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: MAY 17 – 18 – 19 – 20 – 21 – 22, 2026
Sunday, May 17, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-35)
Schubert’s Greatness
Franz Schubert (arr. Kreisler): Ballet Music No. 2 for Violin and Piano from Rosamunde, Fürstin von
Zypern, D. 797. Kristin Lee, Violin; Michael Stephen Brown, Piano.
Franz Schubert: Quartet in G major for Strings, D. 887, Op. 161. Adam Barnett-Hart, Violin I; Brendan Speltz, Violin II; Pierre Lapointe, Viola; Brook Speltz, Cello
Sunday, May 17, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-08) Music from Uruguay
Uruguay is a small country with strong cultural and musical traditions. A Uruguayan himself, Fiesta’s host, Elbio Barilari, will present Uruguayan orchestral music by the iconic composer Lamarque Pons and by living composers Fernando Condon, Sergio Cervetti and José Serebrier. (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, May 18, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-35) Mahler 6th (from 2010)
[NYP fill: Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute. New York Philharmonic/Alan Gilbert, conductor]
[NYP fill: Schubert: Overture to The Magic Harp. New York Philharmonic/Alan Gilbert, conductor]
Mahler: Symphony No. 6. New York Philharmonic/Alan Gilbert, conductor
[NYP fill: Ravel: Alborado del Gracioso. New York Philharmonic/Alan Gilbert, conductor]
Tuesday, May 19, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-21)
Beethoven, Mozart & Tchaikovsky - Julian Rachlin Conducts (from May 2022)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E-flat Major for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra, K. 364
Stephanie Jeong violin; Julien Rachlin viola
Pytor Tchaikovsky (arr. Glazunov): Meditation from Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42. Julien Rachlin violin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C Major, K. 425 (Linz)
[CSO fill: Paul Hindemith: Nobilissima visione. CSO/Jean Martinon conductor. 1967 (RCA)]
Wednesday, May 20, 7:00 pm: San Francisco Symphony (SFS 26-07)
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Yuja Wang
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony CONDUCTOR: Esa-Pekka Salonen
Claude Debussy: Gigues from Images pour orchestre
Claude Debussy: Rondes de printemps from Images pour orchestre
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in D major for the Left Hand. Yuja Wang, piano
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Piano Concerto No. 1, Opus 45. Yuja Wang, piano
Claude Debussy: Ibéria from Images pour orchestra
[SFS fill: Debussy: Nocturnes. SFS/MTT Archival Recording February 10, 2007]
[Thursday, May 21, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-21)]
Friday, May 22, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [122 (27)]
PianoPalooza!
Debussy: Feux D’artifice (Fireworks)
Rossini: Overture to the Barber of Seville
Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion
Irene Britton Smith: Passacaglia (1940)
Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Florence Price: Piano Sonata in E minor (1932)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Concertino for Two Pianos, Op. 94a
Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre, Op. 40
