Playlist for Friday, June 19, 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 "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

2:00 pm

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

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

6:30 pm

Grant Park Music Festival 2026

Copland Symphony No. 3

Live from the Pritzker Pavilion, featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero. Reena Esmail "Black Iris;" Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3; Stewart Goodyear, piano; Copland Symphony No. 3. Hosted by Dave Schwan.

9:00 pm

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

The Symphonies, Part X

This week, Bill McGlaughlin continues his multi-part exploration of this vibrant, exciting musical form with symphonies written between 1900 and 1920. Bill focuses on rarely-heard works: Alexander Scriabin’s Symphony No. 3 conducted by Riccardo Muti, an important interpreter of the Scriabin color wheel; George Enescu’s Symphony No. 2; and Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1.

10:00 pm

Evening Music

11:00 pm

Best of Studs Terkel

Lynn Harrell, cello (c. 1982)

Studs welcomed the venerable American cellist Lynn Harrell (1944 – 2020) at the beginning of his multi-decade international career, for an hour of music and conversation.