The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical

ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: MAY 31 – JUNE 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5, 2026 

 

Sunday, May 31, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-37)

Trio Artistry

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio in C major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, K. 548

Orion Weiss, Piano; Ani Kavafian, Violin; Carter Brey, Cello

Robert Schumann: Trio No. 1 in D minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 63

Juho Pohjonen, Piano; Danbi Um, Violin; Jakob Koranyi, Cello

 

Sunday, May 31, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-10) 

Teresa Carreño: Composer and Pianist

Born in Venezuela in 1853, Teresa Carreño was one the first Latin American women with an international career as a pianist, composer and teacher. Fiesta explores the life and music of this piano virtuoso nicknamed the “Valkyrie of the Piano.” (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).

 

Monday, Jun 1, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-37) 

BRITTEN: Suite on English Folk Tunes, A Time There Was...; Leonard Bernstein, conductor

WILLIAM SCHUMAN: Concerto on Old English Rounds; Donald McInnes, viola; Camerata Singers

Leonard Bernstein, conductor

BARTÓK: The Wooden Prince; Pierre Boulez, conductor

 

Tuesday, Jun 2, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-23)

(Nikolaj) Szeps-Znaider & Carpenter (Repeat of CSO 23-23) (rec. Dec. 2022)

Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Francis Poulenc: Concerto in G Minor for Organ, Strings, and Timpani. Cameron Carpenter, organ

Bach: Variation No. 20 from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Encore) Cameron Carpenter, organ

Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, Organ. Cameron Carpenter organ

Maurice Ravel: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloe; and Bolero; Daniel Barenboim, conductor 1991 (Erato)

 

Wednesday, Jun 3, 7:00 pm: San Francisco Symphony (SFS 26-09) 

Alsop Conducts Music of the Americas (Live Recording, April 10-12, 2025)

ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony / CONDUCTOR: Marin Alsop

Gabriela Ortiz: Antrópolis

Gabriela Montero: Latin Concerto. Gabriela Montero, piano

Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 1

Samuel Barber: Symphony No. 1, Opus 9

[SFS fill: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste. SFS; MTT, conductor; Arch. Rec., 02OCT2002]

 

[Thursday, Jun 4, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-23)]

 

Friday, Jun 5, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [164] Rites of Spring

Fritz Kreisler: Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto No. 1 in E major, RV 269: Spring from The Four Seasons 
Daniël François van Goens: Scherzo, Op. 12, No. 2 
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1: I. Allegro molto Vivace 
Manuel de Falla, arr. Fritz Kreisler: Danse Espagnole No. 1 fr. La Vida Breve 
Igor Stravinsky, arr. Samuel Dushkin: Suite Italienne