Playlist for Friday, April 24, 2026

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

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.

10:00 am

Midday with Lisa Flynn

Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

2:00 pm

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

7:00 pm

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

The Russian Five

This group, also known as The Mighty Handful, includes Mily Balakirev, Modest Mussorgsky, César Cui, Alexander Borodin, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Led by Balakirev, they helped create the Russian National School of Composers in Saint Petersburg from 1856 to 1870. Bill introduces each composer and shares important works performed by renowned musicians.

8:00 pm

Evening Music

11:00 pm

Best of Studs Terkel

Yehudi Menuhin, Part 2 (3/4/1986)

The second half of a two-part conversation with violinist, conductor, and musical mentor, Yehudi Menuhin. Menuhin and author Karen Shaffer. This hour includes Menuhin's collaborations with Ravi Shankar and jazz violinist Stéphane Grappellim, and concludes with a selection of the Beethoven Violin Concerto featuring the Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of Furtwangler.