The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: MAY 31 – JUNE 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5, 2026
Sunday, May 31, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-37)
Trio Artistry
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio in C major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, K. 548
Orion Weiss, Piano; Ani Kavafian, Violin; Carter Brey, Cello
Robert Schumann: Trio No. 1 in D minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 63
Juho Pohjonen, Piano; Danbi Um, Violin; Jakob Koranyi, Cello
Sunday, May 31, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-10)
Teresa Carreño: Composer and Pianist
Born in Venezuela in 1853, Teresa Carreño was one the first Latin American women with an international career as a pianist, composer and teacher. Fiesta explores the life and music of this piano virtuoso nicknamed the “Valkyrie of the Piano.” (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, Jun 1, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-37)
BRITTEN: Suite on English Folk Tunes, A Time There Was...; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
WILLIAM SCHUMAN: Concerto on Old English Rounds; Donald McInnes, viola; Camerata Singers
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
BARTÓK: The Wooden Prince; Pierre Boulez, conductor
Tuesday, Jun 2, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-23)
(Nikolaj) Szeps-Znaider & Carpenter (Repeat of CSO 23-23) (rec. Dec. 2022)
Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Francis Poulenc: Concerto in G Minor for Organ, Strings, and Timpani. Cameron Carpenter, organ
Bach: Variation No. 20 from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Encore) Cameron Carpenter, organ
Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, Organ. Cameron Carpenter organ
Maurice Ravel: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloe; and Bolero; Daniel Barenboim, conductor 1991 (Erato)
Wednesday, Jun 3, 7:00 pm: San Francisco Symphony (SFS 26-09)
Alsop Conducts Music of the Americas (Live Recording, April 10-12, 2025)
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony / CONDUCTOR: Marin Alsop
Gabriela Ortiz: Antrópolis
Gabriela Montero: Latin Concerto. Gabriela Montero, piano
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 1
Samuel Barber: Symphony No. 1, Opus 9
[SFS fill: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste. SFS; MTT, conductor; Arch. Rec., 02OCT2002]
[Thursday, Jun 4, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-23)]
Friday, Jun 5, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [164] Rites of Spring
Fritz Kreisler: Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto No. 1 in E major, RV 269: Spring from The Four Seasons
Daniël François van Goens: Scherzo, Op. 12, No. 2
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1: I. Allegro molto Vivace
Manuel de Falla, arr. Fritz Kreisler: Danse Espagnole No. 1 fr. La Vida Breve
Igor Stravinsky, arr. Samuel Dushkin: Suite Italienne
