The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: SEPTEMBER 20 – 21 – 22 – 23 – 24 – 25, 2026
Sunday, September 20, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 27-01) Italian Evolution
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in D major for Lute, Two Violins, and Continuo, RV 93. Avi Avital, Mandolin; Paul Huang, Violin Solo I; Danbi Um, Violin Solo II; Ani Kavafian, Violin I; Chad Hoopes, Violin II; Mihai Marica, Cello Solo; Daniel McDonough, Cello; Anthony Manzo, Double Bass; Jiayan Sun, Harpsichord.
Antonio Vivaldi: Aria from Sovvente il sole. Gábor Boldoczki, Trumpet; Danbi Um, Violin; Chad Hoopes, Violin; Anthony Manzo, Double Bass; Jiayan Sun, Harpsichord; Avi Avital, Mandolin.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047.
Arnaud Sussmann, violin solo; Sooyun Kim, flute; James Austin Smith, oboe; David Washburn, trumpet; Sean Lee, violin; Kristin Lee, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Dmitri Atapine, cello; Marc Goldberg, bassoon; Scott Pingel, double bass; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord
Giuseppe Verdi: Quartet in E minor for Strings. Orion String Quartet:
Sunday, September 20, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-26) The Great Alberto Ginastera
One of the greatest 20th century composers of all time, Alberto Ginastera was able to seamlessly weave Latin American musical idioms into his music. Fiesta looks at the maestro’s incredible catalog and shares some of Elbio Barliari’s favorite recordings of Ginastera. (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, September 21, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 27-01)
Dudamel Conducts Ives, Bartok, and Lazilotti (rec. live September 11 to September 16, 2025)
Leilehua LANZILOTTI: of light and stone (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission)
BARTÓK: Piano Concerto No. 3 Yunchan Lim, piano
IVES: Symphony No. 2
[NYP fill: MOZART: Symphony No. 39. NYP, Alan Gilbert]
Tuesday, September 22, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-39)
Muti Conducts Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni: repeat of CSO 22-41; Verdi: repeat of CSO 22-26)
Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana.
Anita Rachvelishvili, mezzo-soprano; Piero Pretti, tenor; Luca Salsi, baritone; Ronnita Miller, mezzo-soprano;
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano; Chicago Symphony Chorus/Duain Wolfe, director
Giuseppe Verdi “Fuoco di gioia!” from Otello. Chicago Symphony Chorus/Duain Wolfe, director
Giuseppe Verdi “Gli arredi festivi” from Nabucco. Chicago Symphony Chorus/Duain Wolfe, director
Giuseppe Verdi “Patria oppressa!” from Macbeth. Chicago Symphony Chorus/Duain Wolfe, director
Giuseppe Verdi Libera me from Messa da Requiem. Barbara Frittoli, soprano; CS Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director
Wednesday, September 23,7:00 pm: WFMT Orchestra Series (26-12):
National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing) (NCPA 26-03)
ORCHESTRA: China NCPA Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Shao-Chia Lü*; Myung-Whun Chung**SOLOISTS: Zhu Huiling, soprano*
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3. SOLOIST: Zhu Huiling, soprano
Qigang Chen: Wu Xing (The Five Elements) Suite for Orchestra**
[Thursday, September 24, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-39)]
Friday, September 25, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [173 (136)]
Opening Night (First Broadcast on IL Classical Oct. 31, 2025)
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Viola and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2: II. Allegro appassionato
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155: I. Allegro, ma non tanto
Ludwig van Beethoven: 7 Variations on Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen, WoO 46
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace — Poco più presto
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155: IV. Finale. Allegro
