The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: AUG. 30 – 31 – SEP. 1 – 2 – 3 – 4, 2026
Sunday, August 30, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-50) Modern Voices I
Lukas Foss: Three American Pieces for Violin and Piano
Cho-Liang Lin, Violin; Jon Kimura Parker, Piano
Claude Debussy: Images for Piano
Gilles Vonsattel, Piano
Benjamin Britten: Sonata in C major for Cello and Piano, Op. 65
David Finckel, Cello; Wu Han, Piano
Sunday, August 30, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-23)
The Latin Side of Daniel Barenboim
From Manuel de Falla to Astor Piazzolla, Albeniz to Ginastera and Villa-Lobos to even traditional tangos and samba, conductor Daniel Barenboim has often shown his taste for Spanish and Latin American music. On this episode of Fiesta Elbio shares favorite recordings of the maestro. (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, August 31, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-50)
The Program Differs from the One Listed in Patterns Magazine per the NYP
Maazel Conducts Messiaen, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven
MESSIAEN: Les Offrandes oubliées (Forgotten Offerings)
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto. Maxim Vengerov, violin
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7
Tuesday, September 1, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-36) (Repeat of CSO 25-33)
Janáček; J. Strauss, Jr. & Mussorgsky
Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Aaron Copland: Dance Symphony
Morton Gould, conductor
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Wiener Blut, Op. 354; Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388; Der Zigeunerbaron, Op. 418; and
Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Modest Mussorgsky (orch. Maurice Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
Wednesday, September 2,7:00 pm: European Broadcasting Union (EBU 26-09)
German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra | Manfred Honeck: Weber, Haydn, and Mozart
ORCHESTRA: German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Manfred Honeck
Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz, Op. 77
Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C, Hob. VIIb:1; Pablo Ferrández, cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 ("Jupiter")
[Thursday, September 3, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-36)]
Friday, September 4, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [182 (132) (86)]
Czech, Please (First Broadcast on IL Classical Oct. 3, 2025)
Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana and Bohuslav Martinů.
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90: IV. Andante moderato
Antonín Dvořák: Romance in F minor, Op. 11 and Bagatelles, Op. 47: III. Allegretto scherzando
Antonín Dvořák: From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68: I. In The Spinning Room
Bedřich Smetana: String Quartet No. 1, "From My Life". III. Largo sostenuto
Antonín Dvořák: Rondo in G minor, Op. 94
Bohuslav Martinů: Cello Sonata No. 1, H. 277
