Monday, May 18, 2026

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      Playlist for Monday, May 18, 2026

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      12:00 - 6:00 am

      Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

      12:00 am

      Vincenzo Bellini: "Norma"

      Aria, "Casta Diva"

      James Galway, f; London Sym Orch/Klauspeter Seibel
      Wings of Song: Popular Classical Melodies for Flute and Orchestra * James Galway

      DG B0003024-02

      12:05 am

      Antonio Pasculli: "Omaggio a Bellini" (Duo on themes from Bellini operas)

      Heinz Holliger, eh; Ursula Holliger, h
      Heinz Holliger at the Opera

      Philips 426288-2

      12:13 am

      Louise Farrenc: "Rondeau brillant" on Bellini's Pirate Chorus, Op. 9

      Maria Stratigou, p
      Louise Farrenc: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 3: Rondeaux

      Grand Piano GP-942

      12:19 am

      Bohuslav Martinu: "Borova" (Seven Czech Dances) (1929-30)

      #6

      Radoslav Kvapil, p
      Anthology of Czech Piano Works, Vol. 3: Bohuslav Martinu

      Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD-9140

      12:21 am

      Bohuslav Martinu: Symphony #4 (1945)

      Czech Phil/Vaclav Neumann
      Martinu: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4

      Supraphon 111967-2

      12:54 am

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      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Mornings with Jan Weller

      Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.

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      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

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      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

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      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      What Else Ya Got?

      Have you ever wondered about those composers who succeeded in writing one smashing piece but were otherwise forgotten? This week, we’ll get to know some of these immortals and their other compositions, including Pachelbel’s Suite in G Major and Dukas’ Symphony in C Major. The program also presents Hermann Baumann in a rare performance of Glière's Horn Concerto in B-flat Major, Op. 91.

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      8:00 - 10:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Live from WFMT

      The Chicago-based Kontras Quartet (violinists Eleanor Bartsch and Sherri Zhang, violist Ben Weber, and cellist Jean Hatmaker) returns to the Levin Studio. Hosted by Kerry Frumkin.

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      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:00 pm

      The WFMT Orchestra Series

      San Francisco Symphony

      Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485; Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor.

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