The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical

ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: NOV. 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 – 12 – 13, 2026 

 

Sunday, November 8, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 27-08) 

The Nutcracker

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite for Two Pianos (arr. Economou)

Alessio Bax, Piano I; Wu Han, Piano II

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2 in C minor for Two Pianos, Op. 17

Wu Qian, Piano; Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano

 

Sunday, November 8, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-33) 

Music for the Ballet

Many of the most formidable pieces of the last hundred years have been dedicated to ballet or

modern dance. Latin American music is not the exception. Fiesta will present some of the most

beloved, magical and dramatic Latin American works for dance. (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details)

 

Monday, November 9, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 27-08) 

“WHEN GREAT COMPOSERS CONDUCT” (repeat of NYP 26-08)

MILHAUD: Suite française, Op. 248 (arr. for orchestra). Darius Milhaud, conductor

STRAVINSKY: Firebird Suite (1945). Igor Stravinsky, conductor

HINDEMITH: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d: Requiem for Those We Love

Louise Parker, alto; George London, bass; Schola Cantorum; Paul Hindemith, conductor

RODGERS: The Carousel Waltz. Richard Rodgers, conductor

 

Tuesday, November 10, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-46)

Mahler Festival Broadcast: Mahler 6 (repeat of CSO 25-41)

[CSO fill: Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question. Adolph Herseth, tpt; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond.]

[CSO fill: Gustav Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer. Yvonne Minton, soprano; Sir Georg Solti, conductor]

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 6. Jaap van Zweden, conductor

 

Wed., November 11,7:00 pm: WFMT Orchestra Series: Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP 26-06)

CONDUCTOR: Gustavo Gimeno (rec. Dec. 2025)

György Ligeti: Concert Românesc

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216. Renaud Capuçon, violin

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

[LAP fill: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra. Berlin Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor]

 

[Thursday, November 12, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-46)]

 

Friday, November 13, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [186 (144) (96)] 

Trio Con Brio! (re-broadcast of Jan. 9, 2026)

Leonard Bernstein: Piano Trio (1937): II. Tempo de Marcia. Tempest Trio 

Zoltan Kodaly: Serenade, Op. 12: Allegramente - Sostenuto ma non troppo. Housatonic String Trio 

Moritz Moszkowski: Suite for Two Violins & Piano, Op. 71: Allegro Energico. 

Lily Sullivan, violin; Grigory Kalinovsky, violin; Beilin Han, piano 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Prelude (Adagio) No. 3 in F, K. 404a 

Yezu Woo, violin; Matt Cohen, viola; Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello 

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke". 

Madison Vest, violin; Kevin Mills, cello; Carlos Avila, piano