The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: OCT. 18 – 19 – 20 – 21 – 22 – 23, 2026
Sunday, October 18, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc. of Lincoln Center (CMS 27-05)
I dream of thee, America
Charles Ives: “Dreams” for Voice and Piano. Tony Arnold, Soprano; Gilbert Kalish, Piano
William Bolcom: Three Rags for String Quartet. Escher String Quartet
Harry T. Burleigh: Southland Sketches for Violin and Piano. Chad Hoopes, Violin, Wu Han, Piano
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Double Quartet for Strings. Francisco Fullana, Violin; Julian Rhee, Violin;
Paul Neubauer, Viola; Dmitri Atapine, Cello; Ani Kavafian, Violin; Kristin Lee, Violin; James Thompson, Viola; Mihai Marica, Cello
Sunday, October 18, 7:00 pm: Fiesta! With Elbio Barilari (FST 26-30)
Romantic Nationalism (contact trauth@illinois.edu for details).
During the late 19th century and early 20th century, many Latin American composers wrote pieces in a romantic and nationalistic style, combining the techniques of 19th century western music with the flavor of rhythms and melodies of their countries. Fiesta explores that fascinating musical period.
Monday, October 19, 7:00 pm: The New York Philharmonic (NYP 27-05)
Brahms and Schoenberg (from NYP commercial recordings)
Brahms: Symphony No. 4. Kurt Masur, conductor
Schoenberg: Gurrelieder, “Song of the Wood Dove”. Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano; Zubin Mehta, cond.
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht. Pierre Boulez, conductor
Brahms: St. Anthony Variations. Lorin Maazel, conductor
Tuesday, October 20, 7:00 pm: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 26-43)
*** 8 pm to 9 pm pre-empted for IL Newsroom: US Senate Debates (from WTTW)***
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Iveta Apkalna (repeat of CSO 26-06) (rec. live January, 2025)
[CSO fill: Igor Stravinsky: Four Studies for Orchestra. Pierre Boulez, conductor. 1992 (DG recording)
Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Sinfonia Concertante for Organ and Orchestra. Iveta Apkalna, organ
Aivars Kalejs: Toccata on the Chorale “Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr”. Iveta Apkalna, organ
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Wed., October 21,7:00 pm: WFMT Orchestra Series: Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP 26-03)
Mahler’s “2nd Symphony, Resurrection” (rec. live, Oct. 2025)
CONDUCTOR: Gustavo Dudamel
SOLOISTS: Chen Reiss, soprano; Beth Taylor, mezzo-soprano; Los Angeles Master
Chorale; Grant Gershon, Artistic Director; Jenny Wong, Associate Artistic Director
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection"
[LAP fill: Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178, “From the New World”: II. Largo
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel (Deutsche Grammophon 486 3413 rel. 2022)]
[LAP fill: Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet (Selections) LAP/Dudamel (DG 486 8692 (rel. 2026)]
[Thursday, October 22, 7:00 pm: Prairie Performances with Mel Miller (PP 26-43)]
Friday, October 23, 7:00 pm: Heifetz On Air [180 (138) (103)]
Coachings & Collaborations (repeat of 11/14/2025)
Moritz Mozkowski: Spanish Dances, Op. 12: I. Allegro Brioso, and V. Bolero
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4, "Sunrise": I. Allegro con spirito
Johannes Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18: IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
