The Evening Concert

Classic Mornings

7-9 PM Monday-Thursday & Sunday

Great performances from the great concert venues, 7 to 9 pm Monday thru Thursday, and Sunday, on WILL-FM.

Prokofiev
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WFMT Orchestra Series: San Francisco Symphony

Wednesday night June 11 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the San Francisco Symphony. You’ll hear Prokofiev’s “3rd Symphony in C Minor” and the rarely heard “Viola Concerto” by William Walton with soloist Jonathan Vinocour. Gustavo Gimeno guest conducts.

Smetana
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night June 10 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra”. From his CSO debut concert program of 2017 you’ll hear Jakub Hrůša lead the group in Smetana’s complete cycle of symphonic poems, “Ma Vlast” My Fatherland”.

Charles Ives
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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Momday night June 9 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Charles Ives’ “Holidays Symphony” and Marc Blitzstein’s “Airborne Symphony”.

Brahms
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Fiesta!

Sunday night June 8 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” you’ll hear two “Quartets”: one by Brahms and one by Zwilich on the “Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”. At 7:00 you’ll hear music by Paulo Bellinati on “Fiesta”.

Tchaikovsky
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The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Friday night June 6 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the “Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival”. You'll hear Tchaikovsky’s Opus 11 “String Quartet in D Major” and Prokofiev’s “Flute Sonata”.

Sibelius
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WFMT Orchestra Series: San Francisco Symphony

Wednesday night June 4 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the San Francisco Symphony with an all-Sibelius program. You’ll hear “Finlandia”, the “1st Symphony” and the “Violin Concerto” with Lisa Batiashvili as soloist. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts.

Ravinia Festival 2024
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Tuesday night June 3 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra”. You’ll hear selections from the 2024 Ravinia Festival Opening Night Concert including Copland’s “Appalachian Spring Suite” and Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915”.

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The New York Philharmonic This Week

Monday night June 2 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Beethoven’s “3rd Symphony”, the “Eroica” and Shostakovich’s “Chamber Symphony” with the Philharmonic led by Jaap van Zweden.

Illinois Arts Council Agency

These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.