Thursday night December 8 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra”. Guest conductor John Stogaards makes his Heinz Hall debut leading the Orchestra in Holst’s “The Planets”. Also on the program Mozart’s “4th Horn Concerto” with soloist William Cabalerro.

Tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” [on FM 90.9] it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week” with a program of “English Composers from Tallis to Britten”. You’ll hear Holst’s “The Planets” and Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on Theme by Thomas Tallis”.  Also on the program Elgar’s “Cockaigne Overture”.

Tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Holst’s “The Planets” conducted by Zubin Mehta and Respighi’s “Roman Festivals” and “The Pines of Rome” conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli.

Tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the first program in a new season from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Manfred Honeck leads the group in Gustav Holst’s “The Planets”. Also on the program a collaborative composition by five Pittsburgh composers called “The Elements”.

Enjoy recordings of Wagner and Holst by the pioneer conductor Albert Coates.