Evening Concert

The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical

Music by Haydn, Brahms, Ravel, Mozart, the Schumanns, and others
 

ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: MARCH 29 – 30 –31 – APRIL 1 – 2 – 3, 2026 

 

Sunday, March 29, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-28) 

Instrumental Textures

Joseph Haydn: Quartet in F major for Strings, Hob. III:82, Op. 77, No. 2. Orion String Quartet

Anton Reicha: Quintet in E-flat major for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn, Op. 88, No. 2. Adam Walker, flute; Stephen Taylor, oboe; David Shifrin, clarinet; Marc Goldberg, bassoon; David Jolley, horn

 

Sunday, March 29, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-01) 

A Guitar Showcase

Host and composer Elbio Barilari picks some of his favorite Latin American and Spanish guitar music including performances by Abel Carlevaro, Eduardo Fernández, and Julian Bream. (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).

 

Monday, March 30, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-28) (rec. Feb. 2018)

Eschenbach Conducts

PINTSCHER: Towards Osiris: Study for Orchestra

BERG: Violin Concerto (1935). Pinchas Zukerman, violin

BRAHMS (orch. by Schoenberg): Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

 

Tuesday, March 31, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-14)

Muti Conducts Hindemith & Dvořák

Johann Strauss, Jr.: Overture to Der Zigeunerbaron

Paul Hindemith: Symphony, Mathis der Maler

Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, From the New World

[CSO fill: Isaac Albéniz: Navarra; Fête-Dieu à Séville from Ibéria, Book I; Triana from Ibéria, Book II. Fritz Reiner, conductor (1958 RCA)]

 

Wednesday, April 1, 7:00 pm: European Broadcasting Union (EBU 25-23) (last in series)

Vienna Symphony Orchestra Petr Popelka, conductor

Richard Wagner: A Faust Overture

Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D. Anna Vinnitskaya, piano

Alban Berg: Seven Early Songs. Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, soprano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551. “Jupiter”

 

[Thursday, April 2, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-14)]

 

Friday, April 3, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [156 (117)] 

Schumannia

On this program, it’s Schumannia! An hour-long exploration of the emotional worlds of both Robert and Clara Schumann, The title is also a nod to Robert Schumann’s manic personality and the wild mood swings that are a signature of his style. 

Robert Schumann: Romance in F-sharp major, Op. 28, No. 2 
Robert Schumann: Adagio & Allegro, Op. 70 
Schumann: Kinderszenen, (“Scenes from Childhood”) Op. 15: I. “Of Foreign Lands and Peoples”) [excerpt] 
Robert Schumann: Fairy Tale Pictures”, Op. 113: III. Rasch & IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck 
Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata no. 2 in D minor, Op. 121: I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft 

Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo 
Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces for cello and piano, Op. 73: II. Lebhaft, leicht [excerpt] 
Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17: I. Allegro moderato