Monday Night at the Symphony

Mondays at 8:00 pm Eastern

Journey to a world of orchestral excellence.

Monday Night at the Symphony is an unforgettable weekly showcase of one of the world’s most esteemed ensembles. An hour of Great Classical music focused on the work of one symphony orchestra, these weekly concerts are enriching and inspiring musical experiences.

Let the music take you on a journey across time and space, this program series offers something for everyone.

Tune in and immerse yourself in the beauty and power of live orchestral music. You’ve got a seat in the concert hall.

Each Monday concert begins at 8 p.m. Eastern.

Summer 2026

This summer, Monday Night at the Symphony brings listeners a season of bright orchestral color, celebrated soloists, and legendary conductors, Mondays at 8 PM EST. On June 8, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe helps us celebrate the birth of Robert Schumann with a pristine recording of his Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish.” On July 20, Nelson Freire gives a fiery performance of Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor alongside the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Then, on August 25, Leonard Bernstein leads the New York Philharmonic in exceptional recordings of his own compositions, just in time for the great musician’s birthday. Join us for these radiant summer evenings, only on The Classical Station.

June

  • June 1 – Boston Pops Orchestra
  • June 8 – Chamber Orchestra of Europe
  • June 15 – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • June 22 – Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • June 29 – St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

July

  • July 6 – Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
  • July 13 – Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  • July 20 – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
  • July 27 – Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

August

  • August 3 – Berlin Philharmonic
  • August 10 – National Philharmonic
  • August 17 – North German Radio
  • August 24 – New York Philharmonic

Now Playing

Cello Concerto No. 9 in B flat, G. 482

Composed by

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Performed by

Harnoy/I Solisti Veneti/Scimone

Label

RCA

Catalog Number

61228

Today's Playlist

1:40pm Concerto for Two Horns and Orchestra in F

Composed by

Francesco Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792)

Performed by

Wallendorf/Willis/SWR Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden/Schröter-Seebeck

2:00pm Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Bernstein

2:40pm Rhapsodie

Composed by

Marcel Grandjany (1891-1975)

Performed by

Yolanda Kondonassis

2:50pm Piano Sonata No. 40 in G, Hob. XVI:40

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Marc-Andre Hamelin

3:01pm Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 11

Composed by

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Performed by

Frith/RTE Sinfonietta/O'Duinn

3:23pm Octet for Winds, Op. 103

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Marlboro Festival Octet/Moyse

3:46pm Fantasia in C minor, K. 475

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Alfred Brendel

4:00pm Spanish Dance No. 5, "Andalusia"

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Perlman/Sanders

4:05pm Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 4 No. 4

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Spivakov/Moscow Virtuosi

4:15pm The Moldau from Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)

Composed by

Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Performed by

London Symphony/Dorati

4:30pm Waltz from Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

4:36pm Symphony No. 3 in A

Composed by

Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)

Performed by

Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra/Wetton

4:52pm Pas de deux & Variations

Composed by

Riccardo Drigo (1846-1930)

Performed by

London Festival Ballet/Kern

5:00pm 4th mvt (Allegretto grazioso) from Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op.83

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Pollini/Berlin Philharmonic/Abbado

5:10pm Overture to Il Signor Bruschino

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

5:16pm Slavonic Dance in F, Op. 46 No. 4

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Davis

5:25pm Canzon IX

Composed by

Giovanni Gabrieli ( c. 1554/1557 – 1612)

Performed by

Empire Brass and Friends

5:29pm Danube Waves (a waltz)

Composed by

Ion Ivanovici (1845-1902)

Performed by

Orchestra of the Vienna People's Opera/Bauer-Theussl

5:37pm Malagueña

Composed by

Celedonio Romero (1913-1996)

Performed by

P. Romero

5:43pm Le Tombeau de Couperin

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Montreal Symphony/Dutoit

6:00pm Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Composed by

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Performed by

Pletnev/Berlin Philarmonic/Abbado

6:24pm Cantilena from Concerto Antico for Guitar & Small Orchestra

Composed by

Richard Harvey (b.1953)

Performed by

Williams/London Symphony/Daniel

6:35pm Berceuse

Composed by

Jack Gallagher (b.1947)

Performed by

London Symphony/Falletta

6:42pm I Giorni (translation: The Days)

Composed by

Ludovico Einaudi (b.1955)

Performed by

Dubeau/La Pieta

6:48pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Meyer/Philharmonia Quartet Berlin

7:37pm Carmen Suite No. 2

Composed by

Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Performed by

Mexico City Philharmonic/Batiz

8:01pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op. 83

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

Pollini/Vienna Philharmonic/Abbado

8:50pm Romance for Flute and Orchestra in D flat, Op. 37

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Hutchins/CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Bernardi

8:58pm Marche slave, Op. 31

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

Israel Philharmonic/Bernstein

9:09pm Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

9:40pm Fantasia in C, D. 760 "Wanderer Fantasy"

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)/orchestrated by Franz Liszt

Performed by

Wallisch/Vienna Academy Orchestra/Haselbock

10:02pm Prelude to Act 1 from Parsifal

Composed by

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Performed by

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Nelsons

10:16pm Symphony No. 5, Op. 107 "Reformation"

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Nezet-Seguin

10:49pm Piano Sonata No. 37 in D, Hob. XVI:37

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Marc-Andre Hamelin

11:02pm Suite Compostelana

Composed by

Federico Mompou (1893-1987)

Performed by

Julian Bream

11:22pm Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Boston Pops/Fiedler

11:33pm Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Capriccio Italiano/Alessandrini

11:45pm Music selected by the announcer