The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: APRIL 5 – 6 –7 – 8 – 9 – 10, 2026
Sunday, April 5, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-29)
Simply Britten
Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36. Calidore Quartet
Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4.
Chad Hoopes, Kristin Lee, Danbi Um, Arnaud Sussmann, Bella Hristova, violin I; Francisco Fullana, James Thompson, Daniel Phillips, Sean Lee, violin II; Paul Neubauer, Jeremy Berry, Matthew Lipman, viola; Dmitri Atapine, Sihao He, Mihai Marica, David Finckel, cello; Blake Hinson, double bass
Sunday, April 5, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-02)
Island Hopping
Host, Elbio Barilari takes you on a musical trip to the many islands in Latin America and Spain. We will visit the Canary Islands, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, April 6, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-29)
BARTOK: Piano Concerto No. 3. Leonard Bernstein, conductor; Philippe Entremont, piano
William Grant STILL: Old California. Pierre Monteux, conductor
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6, “Pathetique”. Alan Gilbert, conductor
[NYP fill: SCHOENBERG: Transfigured Night (Verklarte Nacht). NYP; Pierre Boulez, conductor. NYP]
Tuesday, April 7, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-15)
The Song of the Earth
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38 (Spring). Daniel Barenboim, conductor. (DG, 1977)
Karl Goldmark: In Springtime. Frederick Stock, conductor. (Victor, 1925)
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth). Fritz Reiner, conductor; Maureen Forrester, contralto; Richard Lewis, tenor.
Wednesday, April 8, 7:00 pm: San Francisco Symphony (SFS 26-01) (first in series)
Salonen Conducts Nico Muhly
San Francisco Symphony/Esa-Pekka Salonen
Paul Hindemith: Ragtime, from Suite 1922, Opus 26
Nico Muhly: Piano Concerto. Alexandre Tharaud, piano
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Edward Elgar): Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537
Paul Hindemith: Mathis der Maler
[Thursday, April 9, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-15)]
Friday, April 10, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [157 (4)]
Schubertiade
Schubert: Grand Duo in A Major, D. 574: II. Scherzo. Presto
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898: III. Scherzo: Allegro
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 (“Trout”): III. Scherzo: Presto [excerpt]
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 (“Trout”): IV. Andantino. Allegretto (Tema con variazioni )
Schubert: Rondo Brillant in B Minor, D. 895
Schubert: Notturno in E-flat Major, D. 897 [excerpt]
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death & the Maiden” (which movement?)
