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

Corcovado

Composed by

Darius Milhaud, trans. Arthur Levering

Performed by

Fisk/Wincenc

Label

MusicMasters

Catalog Number

60059

Today's Playlist

3:04pm Quartet in E minor, TWV 43:e4

Composed by

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by

Hanoverian Ensemble

3:26pm Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic/Alfred Walter

3:37pm La Peri

Composed by

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

Performed by

Suisse Romande Orchestra/Jordan

4:01pm La Mer (The Sea)

Composed by

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by

Cleveland Orchestra/Boulez

4:26pm Selections from Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream

Composed by

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Levine

4:58pm Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K. 453

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

O. Shaham/Saint Louis Symphony/Robertson

5:29pm Rusalka Fantasy

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak, arr. by Manfred Honneck and Tomas Ille

Performed by

Pittsburgh Symphony/Honeck

5:51pm Variations on Casta Diva

Composed by

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889), after music of Vincenzo Bellini

Performed by

Bowden/Kassia Ensemble

6:01pm Flute Concerto in C, BWV 1055

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Rampal/Ars Rediviva Orch/Munclinger

6:16pm The Lark Ascending

Composed by

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Performed by

Kennedy/City of Birmingham Symphony/Rattle

6:34pm Theme from The Apartment

Composed by

Charles Williams

Performed by

Ferrante/Teicher/a studio orchestra and chorus

6:38pm Selections from Gayne

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

London Symphony/Black

7:00pm Nocturnes, Op. 368

Composed by

Carl Czerny (1791-1857)

Performed by

Roberte Mamou

7:32pm Overture to Maskarade

Composed by

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)

Performed by

Danish National Radio Symphony/Dausgaard

7:38pm Oboe Concerto in F, BWV 1053

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Black/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

7:59pm Piano Concerto No. 2 in F, Op. 102

Composed by

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Performed by

Bernstein/NY Philharmonic

8:20pm Johnny Appleseed Suite

Composed by

Mark O'Connor (b.1961)

Performed by

O'Connor/Colorado Symphony/Alsop

8:40pm Three Gymnopedies

Composed by

Eric Satie (1866-1925)

Performed by

Stoltzman/Allen

8:49pm Gardens of the Villa Taranto

Composed by

Colin Brumby (1933-2018)

Performed by

Rayner/Lynch

9:02pm Grand Waltz from Cinderella

Composed by

Sergei Prokofiev

Performed by

Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/Mauceri

9:07pm Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Seattle Symphony/Morlot

9:52pm Crux Fidelis

Composed by

Venantius Fortunatus (530-610)

Performed by

Benedictines Of Mary, Queen Of Apostles

10:02pm Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Philharmonia Orchestra/Ashkenazy

10:50pm Ballet Music from Macbeth

Composed by

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Performed by

Orch. Bologna Comm. Theatre/Chailly

11:02pm Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp and Piano

Composed by

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by

Goodman/Columbia Symphony/Copland

11:20pm Selections from Voyage to the Moon

Composed by

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Performed by

Philharmonia/Almeida

11:40pm Music selected by the announcer