The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: JUNE 21 – 22 – 23 – 24 – 25 – 26, 2026
Sunday, June 21, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-40) A Russian Requiem
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Lord, Now Lettest Thou Thy Servant Depart in Peace (from Vespers, Op. 37, arr. for 12 Cellos). Dmitri Atapine, David Finckel, James Jeonghwan Kim, Richard Aaron, Jerry Grossman, Sarina Zhang, Sumire Kudo, Yi Qun Xu, Timothy Eddy, Rafael Figueroa, Carter Brey, Kevin Mills, Cellos
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Trio in A minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 50
Gilles Vonsattel, Piano; Chad Hoopes, Violin; Clive Greensmith, Cello
Sunday, June 21, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-13) Back to Portugal
Fiesta pays another visit to the amazing past and present of Portuguese music. Host, Elbio Barilari will share the many hidden musical treasures from this often-overlooked musical country. Works by Jolly Braga Santos, Fernando Lopes-Graça, and Luís de Freitas Branco. (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, Jun 22, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-40) (Repeat of NYP 23-02)
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor (live rec. April 2014)
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor. Paul Lewis, piano
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 2 in C major
[NYP fill: STRAUSS: Don Juan, Op. 20. NYP; Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor]
Tuesday, Jun 23, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-26)
Carmina Burana (Repeat of CSO 23-34 and 25-42) (rec. March 2023)
[CSO fill: Benjamin Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34. Seiji Ozawa, c. 1976 (RCA)]
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Jessie Montgomery: Banner
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Orchestra and Birds)
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. Joélle Harvey, soprano; Reginald Mobley, countertenor; Hugh Russell, baritone;
Chicago Symphony Chorus/Jenny Wong, guest director; Uniting Voices Chicago/Josephine Lee, director
Wednesday, Jun 24, 7:00 pm: San Francisco Symphony (SFS 26-12)
Salonen Conducts Sibelius 7 (Live Recording, June 6-8, 2025)
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony / CONDUCTOR: Esa-Pekka Salonen
Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Opus 20
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Opus 105
Gabriella Smith: Rewilding
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Opus 28
[SFS fill: Serge Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2. Joshua Bell, v.; SFS/Herbert Blomstedt. Arch. Rec, 2/17/03]
[Thursday, Jun 25, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-26)]
Friday, Jun 26, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [163] More Bach Around the Clock
Bach: Cantata BWV 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (“Heart and mouth and deed and life”):
3. Schäme dich, o Seele, nicht ("Do Not Be Ashamed, Oh Soul")
Cantata BWV 42: Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats ("In the evening of the same Sabbath"): Sinfonia
Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue
Bach: Toccata in E minor, BWV 914
Bach: Little Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 934
Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: 9. Saget, Saget, mir geschwinde ("Tell me, tell me")
Bach: Cantata BWV 97: In allen meinen Taten ("In all that I have”): 4. Ich traue seiner Gnaden ("I trust his mercy”)
Bach: Cantata BWV 75: Die Elenden sollen essen ("The miserable shall eat"): 1. Sinfonia; 8. Finale Chorale
Bach: Chorale Prelude, BWV 1116, Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
Bach: Cantata BWV 99: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan ("What God does is well done"): 6. Finale Chorale
