The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: SEPTEMBER 13 – 14 – 15 – 16 – 17 – 18, 2026
Sunday, September 13, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-52)
Airs of Romanticism
Claude Debussy: Clair de lune from Fêtes galantes for Voice and Piano
Tony Arnold, Soprano; Juho Pohjonen, Piano
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano. Demarre McGill, Flute; Evren Ozel, Piano
Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Oboe and Piano, Op. 166. Juri Vallentin, Oboe; Evren Ozel, Piano
Johannes Brahms: Sonata in F minor for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, No. 1
Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet; Wu Qian, Piano
Sunday, September 13, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-25)
Music for Don Quixote
The most famous fiction novel in history. Don Quixote has inspired many composers inside and outside of the Spanish speaking world. In this episode of Fiesta, we present Spanish and Latin American composers celebrating this monumental work by Miguel de Cervantes. (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, September 14, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-52)
Salonen and Aimard: Boulez and Debussy (rec. live Oct. 3-4-5, 2025)
THE PROGRAM DIFFERS FROM THE ONE LISTED IN PATTERNS MAGAZINE
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
BOULEZ: Selections from Notations
DEBUSSY: Gigues and Rondes de Printemps, from Images
DEBUSSY: Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra
DEBUSSY: La Mer
Tuesday, September 15, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-38)
Klaus Mäkelä Conducts Lemminkäinen and Ein Heldenleben (rec. Feb 19-20-21, 2026)
[CSO fill: Richard Wagner: Prelude to Act 3 of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Fritz Reiner, conductor]
Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäien, Op. 22
Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Wednesday, September 16,7:00 pm: WFMT Orchestra Series (26-11):
National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing) (NCPA 26-02)
ORCHESTRA: China NCPA Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: LÜ Jia
SOLOISTS: SHEN Yang, bass-baritone*
YAO Chen: Sentiments: Autumn*
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major ("Romantic"), WAB 104
[Thursday, September 17, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-38)]
Friday, September 18, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [135 (89) (40)]
North By Northeast (First Broadcast on IL Classical Oct. 24, 2025)
François Francœur: Cello Sonata in E Major
Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor, D. 703
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81, II. Dumka: Andante con moto
Samuel Barber: String Quartet, Op. 11, II. Adagio
Henri Vieuxtemps: Élégie, Op. 30
Robert Schumann: Romance, Op. 28, No. 2
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2, I. Allegro con brio
Enrique Granados, arr. Gaspar Cassadó: Intermezzo, from Goyescas
