The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: SEPTEMBER 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11, 2026
Sunday, September 6, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-51)
Balakirev and Beethoven
Mily Balakirev: Octet for Flute, Oboe, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Piano, Op. 3
Ransom Wilson, Flute; James Austin Smith, Oboe; David Jolley, Horn; Sean Lee, Violin; Mark Holloway, Viola;
Inbal Segev, Cello; Xavier Foley, Double Bass; Michael Brown, Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp minor for Strings, Op. 131. Schumann Quartet
Sunday, September 6, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-24)
Women Composers from Venezuela, Mexico, and Brazil
Fiesta presents a full-scale string quartet by the iconic Venezuelan musician Teresa Carreño as well as pieces by living composers María Granillo from México, and Marisa Rezende from Brazil.
(contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, September 7, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-51)
Gustavo Dudamel Conducts Stravinsky, Soper, and Glass (rec. May 2025)
THE PROGRAM DIFFERS FROM THE ONE LISTED IN PATTERNS MAGAZINE
Notes: **There are words that are censored during Soper piece in segment 1**
STRAVINSKY: Symphony in Three Movements
Kate SOPER (b. 1981 USA): Orpheus Orchestra Opus Onus (World Premiere—New York Philharmonic Commission) Kate Soper, soprano
Philip GLASS: Symphony No. 11
Tuesday, September 8, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-37)
David Afkam & Vadim Gluzman (rec. June 2023) (Repeat CSO 25-08)
Maurice Ravel: Menuet antique
Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77. Vadim Gluzman, violin
(Encore) Valentin Silvestrov: Serenade. Vadim Gluzman, violin
Claude Debussy: La mer
Maurice Ravel: La valse
[CSO fill: Anton Webern: Im Sommerwind. Bernard Haitink, conductor]
Wednesday, September 9,7:00 pm: WFMT Orchestra Series:
National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing) (NCPA 26-01)
NCPA Orchestra | Li Biao | Mozart: 3 Violin Concertos, Yellow River Piano Concerto
ORCHESTRA: China NCPA Orchestra | CONDUCTOR: LI Biao
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211. NING Feng, violin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major ("Strassburg"), K. 216. NING Feng, violin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major ("Turkish"), K. 219. NING Feng, violin
Yin Chengzong & Chu Wanghua: The Yellow River Piano Concerto. George Li, piano
[Thursday, September 10, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-37)]
Friday, September 11, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [133 (80) (38)]
Nordic Sounds (First Broadcast on IL Classical Oct. 10, 2025)
Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40: V. Rigaudon
Sibelius: Romance, Op. 78 No. 2; Waltzes, Op. 81 No. 3; Berceuse, Op. 79 No. 6; Rondino, Op. 81 No. 2
Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56, "Voces intimae”: III. Adagio di molto; V. Allegro ma pesante
Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45: II. Allegretto espressivo all Romanza; III. Allegro animato
