Evening Concert

The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical

Music by Britten, Respighi, Schubert, Prokofiev, Koussevitzky, Shostakovich, and others
 

ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: MARCH 8 – 9 –10 – 11 – 12 – 13, 2026 

 

Sunday, March 8, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-25)

Archive Treasure IV

Benjamin Britten: Quartet No. 3 for Strings, Op. 94. Amadeus String Quartet

Ottorino Respighi: Il Tramonto (The Sunset) for Mezzo-Soprano and String Quartet. Heather Harper, Mezzo-Soprano; James Buswell, violin; Daniel Phillips, violin; Ida Kavafian, viola; Fred Sherry, cello

Franz Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock) for Voice, Clarinet, and Piano, D. 965, Op. 129. Beverly Sills, soprano; Gervase de Peyer, clarinet; Charles Wadsworth, piano

 

Sunday, March 8, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 25-50) 

Mexican Soundscapes

México is an enormous country, with many different regions and cultures. Fiesta presents orchestral works inspired by the landscapes of Mexico and the Mexican people including music by José Pablo Moncayo and Candelario Huízar. (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).

 

Monday, March 9, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-25) 

Prokofiev, Koussevitzky, and Shostakovich

[NYP fill: GLINKA: Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla New York Philharmonic; Igor Stravinsky, conductor] 

PROKOFIEV: Selections from Romeo and Juliet. Kurt Masur, conductor

KOUSSEVITZKY: Double Bass Concerto. Eugene Levinson, double bass; Zubin Mehta, conductor

SHOSTAKOVICH: Sym. No. 14. Teresa Kubiak, soprano; Bushkin Isser, bass; Leonard Bernstein, conductor

 

Tuesday, March 10, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-11) 

Mäkelä Conducts Symphonie fantastique (Oct. 2025)

Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy, Op. 16. Antoine Tamestit, viola

Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14. 

Encore: Georges Bizet: Adagietto from L’arlésienne Suite No. 1

[CSO fill: Hector Berlioz: Les francs-juges Overture, Op. 3. Sir Georg Solti, conductor. 1973-1974 (London)]

 

Wednesday, March 11, 7:00 pm: European Broadcasting Union (EBU 25-19)

Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Elim (el LEEM) Chan, conductor

Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15. Kirill Gerstein, piano

Franz Schubert: Entr'acte No. 3 from 'Rosamunde'

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70

 

[Thursday, March 12, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-11)]

 

Friday, March 13, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [153] 

The Junior Jubilee

Franz Schubert: Violin Sonatina No. 1 in D major, D. 384: I. Allegro molto 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in F Major, K. 168: IV. Allegro 

Niccolo Paganini: Moses Fantasia 
Franz Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major, D. 897 [excerpt] 
Traditional, arr. Zili Li: Fisherman’s Harvest Song 
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 19: III. Andante 
Henryk Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 22: III. Allegro con fuoco Allegro moderato (à la Zingara) 
Aleksander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D major: III. Notturno [excerpt] 
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio & III. Allegro energico