Playlist for Saturday, May 2, 2026

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

7:00 am

Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn

With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

11:00 am

Introductions

Esme Arias-Kim, 18, violin. Wieniawski "Fantasie Brillante" on themes from Gounod’s "Faust;" Tchaikovsky "Mélodie" from "Souvenir d’un lieu cher," Op. 42; with Milana Pavchinskaya, piano. Originally broadcast June 1, 2024.

12:00 pm

Metropolitan Opera

Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin

Iurii Samoilov (Onegin); Amik Grigorian (Tatiana); Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Lenski); Maria Barakova (Olga); Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Prince Gremin); Larissa Diadkova (Filippyevna); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Timur Zangiev. Sung in Russian.

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

A preview of the upcoming festival season at Des Moines Metro Opera with music director David Neely.

5:00 pm

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Rachmaninoff "Lilacs," Op. 21, No. 5; Kirill Gerstein, piano; Dohnányi Serenade in C Major, Op. 10; Martin Beaver, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Eric Kim, cello; Shostakovich Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 67; Giles Vonsattel, piano; Leila Josefowicz, violin; Paul Watkins, cello.

6:00 pm

Weekend Evening Music

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

Live from Acoustic Renaissance Concerts: Folkstage brings you Chicago’s renowned Susan Werner from her sold-out concert in Hinsdale.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

The lovely month of May! The promise of May includes flowers, sunshine, and sweet surprises.