The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical

ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: MAY 24 – 25 – 26 – 27 – 28 – 29, 2026 

 

Sunday, May 24, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-36)

Romantic Sonorities

Nikolai Myaskovsky: Quartet No. 13 in A minor for Strings, Op. 86. Borodin Quartet:

Ernst von Dohnányi: Quintet No. 1 in C minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 1

Alessio Bax, Piano; Ida Kavafian, Violin I; Alexi Kenney, Violin II; Yura Lee, Viola; Dmitri Atapine, Cello

 

Sunday, May 24, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-09) 

Symphonic Music of Carlos Chávez

Symphonic works of the great master Carlos Chávez are shared in this program. Host Elbio Barilari will present some of his best-known works as well as some hidden treasures. Join us for music from one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).

 

Monday, May 25, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-36) 

Haydn’s The Creation

HAYDN: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2

Leonard Bernstein, conductor; Judith Raskin, soprano;Alexander Young, tenor;John Reardon, baritone;

Camerata Singers

[NYP fill: HAYDN: Finale, from Trumpet Concerto. Philip Smith, trumpet; Zubin Mehta, conductor

 

Tuesday, May 26, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-22)

Klaus Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 3 (from April 2025)

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor

Klaus Mäkelä, conductor; Wiebke Lehmkuhl, contralto; Chicago Symphony Chorus/James Bass, director

Uniting Voices Chicago/Josephine Lee, director

 

Wednesday, May 27, 7:00 pm: San Francisco Symphony (SFS 26-08) 

Chan Conducts All-Tchaikovsky

ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony; CONDUCTOR: Elim Chan

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Selections from Swan Lake, Opus 20: Act II: No. 10 Scene Moderato;

Act I: No. 2 Valse; Act II: No. 13 Danse des cygnes (IV) Allegro moderato – Pas d’action (V)

Andante; Act IV: No. 29 Scène finale

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74, Pathétique

 

[Thursday, May 28, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-22)]

 

Friday, May 29, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [123 (69)] Virtuosi!

Moritz Moszkowski: Suite for Two Violins, Op. 71: IV. Molto Vivace 
Niccolò Paganini: Caprice No. 4 
Niccolò Paganini: Caprice No. 6 
Niccolò Paganini: Caprice No. 24 
Nicholas Wong, cello 
Albert Lavignac: Galop-Marche 
Marin Marais: Suite of Old French Dances: V. La Basque 
Giovanni Bottesini: Gran’ Duo Concertante 
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3: IV. Allegro Molto