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

Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat, K. 207

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), cadenzor Robert Levin

Performed by

Capucon/Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Capucon

Label

Deutsche Grammophon

Catalog Number

4864067

Today's Playlist

3:41pm Dream Steps: A Dance Suite for Flute, Viola, & Harp

Composed by

Dan Locklair (1949-)

Performed by

Mallarme Chamber Players

3:59pm Overture to Young Henry’s Hunt

Composed by

Etienne-Nicolas Mehul (1763-1817)

Performed by

Munich Radio Orchestra/Redel

4:12pm Impromptu-caprice, Op. 9

Composed by

Gabriel Pierne (1863-1937)

Performed by

Susan Drake

4:18pm Lute Concerto in A, RV 82

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Isbin/Zurich Chamber Orch/Griffiths

4:29pm Concerto in E flat

Composed by

Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692-1766)

Performed by

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

4:39pm Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Maazel

4:47pm Sheherazade, an Enchanted Overture

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/Oue

5:00pm Concerto in F, Op. 3 No. 8

Composed by

Francesco Manfredini (1684-1762)

Performed by

Capella Istropolitana/Krecek

5:07pm Sonata No. 1 in C, Op. 31

Composed by

Wenzel Thomas Matiegka (1773-1830)

Performed by

David Starobin

5:21pm Overture to Il Signor Bruschino

Composed by

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by

Chicago Symphony/Reiner

5:27pm Sabre Dance from Gayne

Composed by

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Bramall

5:30pm Waltz of the Snowflakes from The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Composed by

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Performed by

National Philharmonic Orchestra/Bonynge

5:37pm Academic Festival Overture, Op.80

Composed by

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Performed by

London Philharmonic/Boult

5:48pm Overture to Prince Igor

Composed by

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Performed by

State Symphony of Mexico/Batiz

6:00pm Rapsodie espagnole

Composed by

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Performed by

Vienna Philharmonic/Maazel

6:19pm Polonaise from Ballet Scenes, Op. 52

Composed by

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)

Performed by

Minnesota Orchestra/de Waart

6:25pm Spanish Dance No. 5, "Andalusia"

Composed by

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Performed by

Earl Wild

6:31pm Selections from Suites espanola

Composed by

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

Performed by

Nicanor Zabaleta

6:47pm Music selected by the announcer

7:01pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

Performed by

Vince Tillona

7:03pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

7:58pm Suite from The Golden Cockerel

Composed by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak RSO/Johanos

8:26pm Moorish Rhapsody

Composed by

Engelburt Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony/Fischer-Dieskau

8:59pm Piano Concerto in A minor

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Performed by

Scherbakov/Slovak Radio Symphony/Griffiths

9:21pm Suite from Giselle

Composed by

Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)

Performed by

Czecho-Slovak RSO/Lenard

9:40pm Suite from Sylvia

Composed by

Leo Delibes (1836-1891)

Performed by

Slovak Radio Symphony/Lenard

9:58pm Songs my Mother Taught Me from Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak, transcribed by Augustin Hadelich

Performed by

Hadelich/Owen

10:02pm String Quintet in C minor, K. 406

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Guarneri String Quartet/Kashkashian

10:29pm Suite in D minor

Composed by

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Performed by

Luc Beausejour

10:40pm Flute Concerto in D

Composed by

Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870)

Performed by

Galway/I Solisti Veneti/Scimone

11:00pm Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Op. 46

Composed by

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Performed by

BBC Scottish Symphony/Maksymiuk

11:17pm Forest Scenes, Op. 82

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Andreas Haefliger

11:39pm Music selected by the announcer