The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
The Evening Concert Kurt Bielema
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: NOVEMBER 16 – 17 – 18 – 19 – 20 – 21, 2025
Sunday, November 16, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-09)
Prelude to Modernism
Claude Debussy (arr. Ravel): Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Tara Helen O’Connor, Flute; Stephen Taylor, Oboe; Jose Franch-Ballester, Clarinet; Daniel Ching, Violin I; William Fedkenheuer, Violin II; John Largess, Viola; Joshua Gindele, Cello; Scott Pingel, Double Bass; Michael Stephen Brown, Harmonium; Lucille Chung, Piano; Ian Rosenbaum, Percussion
Eugène Ysaÿe: Rêve d’enfant. Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, pianist
Edvard Grieg: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27. Erik Schumann, Violin I; Ken Schumann, Violin II; Liisa Randalu, Viola; Mark Schumann, Cello
Sunday, November 16, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 25-34)
A Lost Baroque Opera
Domenico Zipoli was one of the most remarkable Italian baroque composers. In 1717, he migrated to South America, where he contributed some of the most important music written on this side of the Atlantic. Fiesta presents his “lost” opera, dedicated to Saint Ignacio de Loyola. (contact me trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, November 17, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-09)
Simone Young Conducts
J.S. BACH: Fuga (Ricercata) from “Musical Offering” (arr. Webern)
DVORAK: Cello Concerto in B minor. Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Cello
Larissa LAKNER: Three-Minute Cello Concerto. Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Cello
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Tuesday, November 18, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 25-47)
Iconic Recordings by Daniel Barenboim and the CSO
Richard Wagner: Prelude to Lohengrin [1994, (Teldec)]
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28 [1990 (Erato)]
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor [1980 (Deutsche Grammophon)]
Wednesday, November 19, 7:00 pm: Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP 25-07)
Tchaikovsky & Schubert
Los Angeles Philharmonic/Joana (Yoana) Mallwitz (Mahlvitz), conductor
Marko Nikodijevic: GHB/tanzaggregat
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto. Augustin Hadelich, violin
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 9, “The Great”
Thursday, November 20, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller
Friday, November 21, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [HOA Ep. 139]
September to Remember
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. N. Kitchen: Sinfonia (Preludio) in E major from Cantata BWV 29, after BWV 1006
Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium & Allegro
Dmitri Shostakovich: Concertino for 2 Pianos, Op. 94a [excerpt]
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40: I. Allegro non troppo; II. Allegro
Ernest Chausson: Concert for piano, violin, and string quartet op. 21: II. Sicilienne [excerpt]
Schubert: Rondo in A Major for Violin and Piano, D. 438
Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 87: IV. Allegro molto vivace
