The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: JULY 26 – 27 – 28 – 29 – 30 – 31, 2026
Sunday, July 26, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-45)
Exquisite Winds
Jacques Ibert: Trois pièces brèves for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn. Sooyun Kim, Flute; Stephen Taylor, Oboe; Tommaso Lonquich, Clarinet; Marc Goldberg, Bassoon; Eric Reed, Horn
Paul Taffanel: Quintet in G minor for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn. Demarre McGill, Flute; Juri Vallentin, Oboe; Romie de Guise-Langlois, Clarinet; Eleni Katz, Bassoon; Hugo Valverde, Horn;
Bohuslav Martinů: Nonet for Winds and Strings. Tara Helen O'Connor, Flute; James Austin Smith, Oboe; Sebastian Manz, Clarinet; Marc Goldberg, Bassoon; David Byrd-Marrow, Horn; Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin; Paul Neubauer, Viola; Dmitri Atapine, Cello; Blake Hinson, Double Bass
Sunday, July 26, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-18)
Peruvian composer Celso Garrido-Lecca
Elbio shares music of 20th century Peruvian composer Celso Garrido-Lecca Elbio. After studying in Peru and Chile, Celso was awarded a scholarship to study with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood. We will hear about his fascinating life as well as his music including this double string quartet and bass work Antaras. (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, July 27, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-45)
Strauss Double Bill
STRAUSS: Don Quixote. Cynthia Phelps, viola; Carter Brey, cello; Bernard Haitink, conductor
BETTISON: Threaded Madrigals for Solo Viola. Rebecca Young, viola
STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben. Frank Huang, violin; Alan Gilbert, conductor
Tuesday, July 28, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-31)
Mahler Festival Broadcast: Mahler 7 (recorded live at the 2025 Mahler Festival in Amsterdam)
(Repeat of CSO 25-51, which did not air at the time, was pre-empted by a Holiday Specials)
[CSO fill: Gustav Mahler: Rückert Lieder. Hanna Schwarz, mezzo-soprano; Claudio Abbado, conductor
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 7. Jaap van Zweden, conductor
[CSO fill: Karl Goldmark: Ballet Music from The Queen of Sheba. Frederick Stock, conductor
Wednesday, July 29, 7:00 pm: European Broadcasting Union (EBU 26-04) (New series)
Danish National Symphony Orchestra (DNSO): All-Beethoven
ORCHESTRA: Danish National Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Antonello Manacorda
Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37. Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Fryderyk Chopin: Tarantella in A-flat major, Op. 43 (encore). Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
[EBU fill: Nielsen: Sym. No. 1. DNSO; Fabio Luisi, conductor; Nielsen: The Symphonies DG 4863471]
[Thursday, July 30, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-31)]
Friday, July 31, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [127 (79)] Schubert – At The Gates Of Heaven
On this episode, a complete performance of Franz Schubert’s so-called “two-cello” string quintet - the String Quintet in C Major, D. 956. It’s a piece so sublime that pianist Artur Rubinstein called the second movement “the arrival at the gates of heaven.”
Schubert: Impromptu in E-flat, D. 899. Lynne Mackey, piano
Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956. Borromeo Quartet; Ralph Kirschbaun, cello; et.al.
