The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: JULY 12 – 13 – 14 – 15 – 16 – 17, 2026
Sunday, July 12, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 26-43)
American Meditations
John Corigliano: Soliloquy for Clarinet and String Quartet. David Shifrin, Clarinet; Francisco Fullana, Violin I
Arnaud Sussmann, Violin II; Matthew Lipman, Viola; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello
Leonard Bernstein: Three Meditations from Mass for Cello and Piano. Nicholas Canellakis, Cello; Michael Stephen Brown, Piano; Ian Rosenbaum, Percussion
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite for Ensemble. Gloria Chien, Piano; Kristin Lee, Violin I (chair 1);
Chad Hoopes, Violin I (chair 2); Arnaud Sussmann, Violin II (chair 1); Angelo Xiang Yu, Violin II (chair 2);
Matthew Lipman, Viola I; Paul Neubauer, Viola II; David Finckel, Cello I; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello II;
Anthony Manzo, Double Bass; Ransom Wilson, Flute; David Shifrin, Clarinet; Marc Goldberg, Bassoon;
Sunday, July 12, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-16)
Baroque Music from the New World
The music written and performed in Latin America during the Colonial period (16th to early 19th centuries) has become more popular in recent years. However, even before those treasures were rediscovered, several composers from the region showed their interest in exploring the strong connections between Spanish and European music from the past and Latin American music. We’ll hear Baroque music written in Boliva and 20th century music from Spain and Latin America inspired by this music (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).
Monday, July 13, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 26-43)
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
PROKOFIEV: Selections from Romeo and Juliet, Suites Nos. 1 and 2
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Tuesday, July 14, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-29) (Repeat of CSO 25-23)
2024 Ravinia Opening Night: Celebration of Americana
John Stafford Smith (arr. Frederick Stock): The Star-Spangled Banner
Aaron Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring (full orchestra version)
James P. Johnson (orch. Davind Rimelis, arr. Nicholas Hersh): Charleston [abridged]
Samuel Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24. Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, soprano
George Gershwin (orch. Ferdinand Grofé): Rhapsody in Blue. Michelle Cann, piano
James P. Johnson (ed. and arr. Nicholas Hersh): Victory Stride (encore) Michelle Cann, piano
[CSO fill: Charles Ives (arr. William Schuman): Variations on America. Morton Gould, conductor
Morton Gould: Spirituals for Orchestra. Morton Gould, conductor
Wednesday, July 15, 7:00 pm: European Broadcasting Union (EBU 26-02) (New series)
West German Radio Orchestra: Dima Slobodeniouk conducts Shostakovich and Sibelius
ORCHESTRA: WDR Symphony Orchestra / CONDUCTOR: Dima Slobodeniouk
(Philharmonie, Cologne. April 2026)
Jean Sibelius: Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49
Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77. Augustin Hadelich, violin
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Louisiana Blues Strut (encore)
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43
[Thursday, July 16, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-29)]
Friday, July 17, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [143 (94)] The Easy Winners
Borrowing the title of a Scott Joplin rag, this week's episode, "The Easy Winners," features the hard work and riveting performances by Heifetz alums that led them to make it all look so easy on the world’s most pressured-filled stages. We'll hear a Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medalist, a co-located first prize winner, and a junior champion.
Richard Wagner: : Albumblatt, WW 94 ("Romance") Antonio Vivaldi: Variations on La Folia
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane, M. 76 Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
