Prokofiev made five trips to Chicago in his lifetime. During Prokofiev’s last trip to Chicago, in January 1937, he led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in selections from his new, still-unstaged ballet, Romeo and Juliet. Tune in tonight at 7:00 to hear Riccardo Muti's "take" on this classic work.

This week on “The Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 you’ll hear Berg’s “Violin Concerto” from Milwaukee, Prokofiev’s “Romeo And Juliet” Suite 4th from the CSO, Bruch’s “Scottish Fantasy” Violin Concerto from Pittsburgh, Beethoven’s

Did you know Friedrich Schiller's poem "Ode to Joy" served as the inspiration for Beethoven's 9th Symphony? Beethoven had been meaning to put the poem to music since....

Can you compare the "greatness" of two classical music pieces? Which would you enjoy more? Mozart's 21st Piano Concerto or Dvorak's 8th Symphony?