Air Check Dear Member, One of the true privileges we enjoy as a public media organization is the opportunity to zero in on compelling local stories, telling them across television and digital platforms and in considerable depth. A case in point: this month, we are excited to launch a year-long community engagement initiative, My Neighborhood: Pilsen which shines a spotlight on a group of local residents who are working together to make their South Side neighborhood a better place to live. Join us on April 27 for this new documentary and a live town hall on WTTW11, which will also stream live on wttw.com. At the same time, a new website will launch at wttw.com/myneighborhood, where you’ll find more stories of the neighborhood and key turning points in Pilsen history. And, we’ll be out in the community throughout the spring and summer with community screenings and other events. Also on WTTW11 this month, several popular series return for new seasons: Father Brown and Death in Paradise on Saturday evenings (where they will join the quirky new series 800 Words, from Australia); and Call the Midwife and Home Fires on Sunday nights. Look for a searing installment of Independent Lens – Newtown – which explores the aftermath of the 2012 mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School. A special from the BBC follows a man who learns How to Find Love Online; a new three-part series from American Experience, The Great War, marks the centenary of America’s entrance into World War I; several moving programs recall the heroism and heartbreak of the Holocaust; Princes of the Palace spans three generations of British royalty; Frontline reveals what happens when someone spends a year eating only fish; and a multi-part program tells the exciting story of the Space Race. This month on wttw.com/playlist, look for an online conversation about Call the Midwife and modern midwifery with a student studying to be a midwife at Yale’s School of Nursing; and a feature detailing how America’s engagement in World War I transformed Chicago, to coincide with The Great War. Also, enjoy our latest digital series, Urban Nature, at wttw.com/urbannature, which “walks on the wild side” with nature thriving in three of America’s biggest cities, including Chicago. WFMT will present its third Classical Cabaret, airing live from the Chopin Theater in Chicago on the third Monday evening of the month, with the multi-talented Robbie Ellis once again serving as our host. Also live in April is the Vermeer Quartet’s annual performance of Haydn’s cycle The Seven Last Words, a Holy Week presentation from LaSalle Street Church. And for some gloriously varied springtime listening, join us for another series of concerts from Carnegie Hall, beginning with Venezuela’s Simon Bolivar Symphony. Coming up on wfmt.com, a feature on the local Grammy-winning eighth blackbird’s Matthew Duvall and the challenges of working with 100 percussionists (including Third Coast Percussion) on a new composition prior to its upcoming U.S. premiere at the MCA Chicago. It’s a month filled with exceptional content. Thanks for making it possible. Sincerely,
Dan Schmidt President & CEO
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ON THE COVER: Mural in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago by artist FEDZ, January 2013, as part of the Art in Public Spaces initiative and the Yollocalli Arts Reach youth initiative of the National Museum of Mexican Art. Photo: Ken Carl 2
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MEMBER CONNECTIONS My Neighborhood: Pilsen – A Screening & Conversation
Meet Nature Cat at Healthy Kids Day!
Photo: Ken Carl
You are invited to join WTTW and the Resurrection Project for a premiere documentary screening and discussion of My Neighborhood: Pilsen. Presented by WTTW, My Neighborhood: Pilsen is a television, community engagement, and digital initiative that will tell the stories of one neighborhood in Chicago through the voices of people in the community who are making change. The goal is to bring you directly into the process of meeting chalWHAT lenges with My Neighborhood: Pilsen leadership and A Screening & Conversation effort from inWHERE side a commuBenito Juarez nity. Following Community Academy the film will be 1450 W. Cermak Road a panel discusin Chicago sion with comWHEN munity leaders Thursday, April 20, on revitalizing 5:30 pm neighborhoods across Chicago. For more information and to RSVP by April 14, visit wttw.com/events.
Screening & Discussion: Unbroken Glass Twenty years after the death of his parents, filmmaker Dinesh Das Sabu begins a journey to finally piece together their story. Uncovering a silenced family history of mental illness, Dinesh confronts the legacy of having a schizophrenic mother who died by WHAT suicide, the reality of growing Screening & up an orphaned immigrant, Discussion: and the trauma of these Kartemquin’s events. Can he reconcile these Unbroken Glass truths all while living in the WHERE specter of mental illness? Chicago Cultural Center Unbroken Glass weaves to78 East Washington gether Dinesh Das Sabu’s Street in Chicago journey of discovery, via scenes of his family dealing WHEN with raw emotions and conSaturday, April 15, 2:00 pm sequences of his immigrant parents’ lives and deaths. The film was shot over five years in Illinois, California, and India. Join us for a free screening and discussion about this moving film. For more information and to RSVP, visit wttw.com/events.
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Sunday, April 23, 11:00 am-3:00 pm Join WTTW and Nature Cat at the West Cook YMCA’s 3rd annual Health & Wellness Fair and Healthy Kids Day! Get a jump on creating a healthier spring and summer at this free familyfriendly event! Nature Cat, a WTTW/PBS Kids series you can watch on WTTW11, WTTW PBS Kids 24/7 and wttw.com/kids, is about a house cat who dreams of exploring the great outdoors. In each episode, once his family leaves for the day, Fred transforms into a “backyard explorer extraordinaire.” Nature Cat can’t wait to get outside for a day of backyard nature excursions and bravery, but there’s one problem: he’s still a house cat with no instincts for nature. Don’t miss this chance to meet and greet this fun and friendly walkaround character. For more information, visit wttw.com/events.
Celebrate Earth Day with Nature Cat! Meet walk-around character Nature Cat in celebration of Earth Day 2017 at the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana’s Earth Day event! This fun, family morning will feature eco-friendly games, crafts, and – of course – Nature Cat himself! Nature Cat, a WTTW/PBS Kids series you can watch on WTTW11, WTTW PBS Kids 24/7 and wttw.com/kids, is WHAT about a house cat who dreams of exploring the great Celebrate Earth Day outdoors. In each episode, once his family leaves for the with Nature Cat! day, Fred transforms into a “backyard explorer extraordiWHERE naire.” Nature Cat can’t wait to get outside for a day of Congress Park Elementary School backyard nature excursions and bravery, but there’s one 9311 Shields Avenue in Brookfield problem: he’s still a house cat with no instincts for nature. Don’t miss this chance to meet and greet this fun and WHEN Saturday, April 15, 10:00 am-1:00 pm friendly walkaround character. For more information, please visit wttw.com/events.
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MEMBER PERKS $10 off tickets to Porchlight Music Theatre’s Marry Me A Little
2-for-1 Tickets to Liz Gerring Dance Company The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago concludes its 2016-17 season with the Chicago debut of Liz Gerring Dance Company performing its newest evening-length work Horizon, described as “exuberantly athletic” by The New York Times. “Horizon is a new work for seven dancers centered around the idea of density,” Gerring said. “In this piece, I endeavored to add as much as possible to the space in terms of dancers and movement. With multiple phrases occurring simultaneously, the dance takes the form of a constantly shifting universe full of activity.” With contributions from electronic music composer Michael J. Schumacher, production designer Robert Wierzel, and costume designer Liz Prince, Gerring’s work, performed under a white ceiling cantilevered over the stage, is fresh testimony to her pure, movement-driven action and exhilarating physical surprises in a constantly changing mediasaturated stage-world. WTTW members may purchase two tickets for the price of one, subject to availability, for any performance by calling (312) 369-8330 and using the code 24828. Performances are April 6-8 at 7:30 pm at the Dance Center, 1306 S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago. For more information, visit colum.edu/dancecenterpresents.
Porchlight Music Theatre concludes its 22nd season with the rarely seen Stephen Sondheim musical Marry Me A Little. Reconceived especially for this production and starring Bethany Thomas and Austin Cook, Porchlight breathes new theatrical life and meaning into this revue featuring a collection of trunk songs culled from the final productions of “Anyone Can Whistle,” “Follies,” “Company,” “Forum,” “A Little Night Music,” and other Sondheim favorites. It tells the story of two urban singles, each alone in their apartment, who share a Saturday night of sweet fantasies and deep yearning never knowing that they’re only a floor away from each other and the end of their lonely dreams. To redeem this special offer to performances through May 21, 2017, please use code WTTW online at porchlightmusictheatre.org or via phone at (773) 327-5252. All performances take place at Stage 773 at 1225 W. Belmont in Chicago. Cannot be combined with other offers, or applied to previous purchases. Additional fees may apply.
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2-for-1 Tickets to Steppenwolf Theatre’s Linda Vista Wheeler is 50. His marriage is over, his job is mundane, and the best years of his life appear to be behind him. A move from the cot in his ex-wife’s garage to his own apartment opens up new possibilities for love and sex – complicated, painful, and hilarious. Full of opinions, yet short on self-examination, Wheeler must reconcile the man he has become with the man he wants to be. Written by the acclaimed Tracy Letts For 2-for-1 admission to Steppenwolf Theatre’s Linda Vista call (312) 335-1650 and use code WFMT. Valid Thursday, March 30 through Sunday, April 16. Steppenwolf Theatre Company at 1650 North Halsted Street in Chicago.
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Daily Television Programming • Programmer’s Picks on WTTW11
800 Words
How to Find Love Online
Space Race
In this Australian comedy-drama, recently widowed Sydney newspaper columnist George Turner sets out to make a fresh start with his teenage children by moving to the tiny New Zealand town where he vacationed as a child. The transition proves to be more difficult than he anticipated.
Dr. Xand van Tulleken, an expert in public health issues at Fordham University in New York, is hopelessly single and looking for love. Can Dr. Hannah Fry, lecturer in mathematics at University College London, use her statistical know-how to help secure him the partner of his dreams?
This is the emotional story, told for the first time, of two men on opposite sides of the Cold War racing against each other to design and build the most powerful rocket and dominate the world.
Saturdays, 7:00 pm
Thursday, April 6, 8:00 pm
Thursday, April 27, 9:00 pm
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Saturday 1 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] 12:30 Tavis Smiley 1:00 Charlie Rose 2:00 Nightly Business Report 2:30 Independent Lens: Ovarian Psycos [R] 3:30 Women of ’69, Unboxed [R] 4:30 Interview Show with Mark Bazer: Renée Fleming, Hebru Brantley [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R]
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Mark Williams as Father Brown
Father Brown (New Season) The enigmatic cleric Father Brown is back for a new season of mysteries as he brings a unique approach to crime fighting to his rural English village. Based on the short stories by G.K. Chesterton, this series follows the kindly priest as he uses intuition and psychology to uncover the truth of a crime and explore the workings of the criminal mind. Father Brown is more interested in saving souls than in bringing the guilty to justice.
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MORNING 5:30-10:00 WTTW Kids 10:00 Step it Up with Steph! Sleepless Nights 10:30 A Chef’s Life: Heavenly Hocks 11:00 This Old House Hour AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: The Devil Made Me Do It 12:30 Simply Ming: Andrew Taylor and Mike Wiley 1:00 New Scandinavian Cooking: New Nordic Cuisine 1:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: Love of Live Fire Cooking 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Vegetarian Essentials 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Hearty One-Pot Meals 3:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Sauces 3:30 Martha Bakes: South Atlantic 4:00 Check, Please! Pub Royale, Ampersand, Thithi’s [R] 4:30 The Mind of a Chef: Best of Birds 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Assisi and Italian Country Charm 5:30 Curious Traveler: Curious About London EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Washington Week 7:00 800 Words (Part 1 of 8) Erik Thomson plays George, a man who once skated through life but is now stumbling. When his wife dies, George makes a rash decision to move his kids to the town of Weld, New Zealand. 8:00 Father Brown: The Star of Jacob Father Brown investigates when the son of a Duke is abducted from Lady Felicia’s Yuletide ball. Can he find the child in time for Christmas? 9:00 Death in Paradise (Season 6, Part 1 of 8) The death of a scientist on the side of a live volcano proves a difficult case to crack for DI Humphrey (Kris Marshall) and his team. 10:00 Is Your Brain Male or Female? New research
suggests that the connections in men and women’s brains follow different patterns, which may explain typical forms of male and female behavior. 11:00 Luther (Season 1, Part 1 of 6) DCI John Luther (Idris Elba) returns to work after a leave of absence following the traumatic arrest of the serial killer Henry Madsen.
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Sunday 2 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Old Fashioned: The Story of the Wisconsin Supper Club [R] 1:00 Raising Ms. President [R] 2:00 Chicago Voices [R] 3:30 To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters on Masterpiece [R] MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW Kids 11:00 Born to Explore: Morocco – The Last Nomads 11:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke: ABCs of Smoke AFTERNOON 12:00 Check, Please! Pub Royale, Ampersand, Thithi’s [R] 12:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: Steak House Favorites 1:00 Jackie Robinson (Part 1 of 2) Robinson rises from humble origins to integrate Major League Baseball, challenging the prejudiced notions of what a black man can achieve. 3:00 Jackie Robinson (Part 2 of 2) Robinson uses his fame to speak out against injustice, alienating many who had once lauded him for “turning the other cheek.” 5:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend [R] 5:30 Miss Springmaid In the late 1940s, textile executive “Colonel” Elliott White Springs spearheaded an innovative ad campaign that depicted attractive young women as “Springmaids,” making his bed sheets a household word. EVENING 6:00 Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust Narrated by Oscar-winning actor Adrien
Joséphine Jobert and Kris Marshall
Death in Paradise (New Season) British Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman is once again, in his “fishout-of-water” way, tracking down murderers in the sun, surf, and sand of the Caribbean island of Saint-Marie. The popular mystery series returns for a sixth season with Kris Marshall, Danny John-Jules, Elizabeth Bourgine, Sally Bretton, Don Warrington, Joséphine Jobert, and Tobi Bakare.
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Brody, this documentary follows the journey of Israeli violinmaker Amnon Weinstein in his efforts to restore violins recovered from the Holocaust, and capturing the lessons and highlighting the music the instruments now bring to others. Call the Midwife (Season 6, Part 1 of 8) The team reunites, but all is not well when a change of management shocks Nonnatus House to the core. Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6) It’s June 1940, and 2017
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WTTW Digital Channel Highlights These digital channels are available with digital cable or over-the-air with a digital receiver. For more information about digital television and for complete schedules, visit wttw.com/schedule. The Great War: American Experience
Monday-Wednesday, April 10-12, 9:00 pm
WTTW11 in HD Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can watch WTTW11 in high-definition by tuning to channel 11-1. Cable or satellite viewers can locate WTTW11 in highdefinition on the on-screen menu.
Learn how WWI transformed America through stories of AfricanAmerican and Latino soldiers, feminist activists, Native-American “code talkers,” and others whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: A group of U.S. Marines
Constitution USA
WTTW Prime
Saturdays, April 1, 8, 7:00 pm
WTTW Prime is our “prime time all the time” channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-2 to find WTTW Prime. WTTW Prime is on Comcast digital cable channel 370 and on RCN channel 37.
This series explores the Constitution and its role in the American story – from its creation, to the crises that challenged and reshaped it, to contemporary debates over rights and the role of government.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Host, Peter Sagal
April in Paris
Sunday, April 2, 11:00 am
WTTW Create WTTW Create is our how-to and lifestyle programming channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW Create is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW Create programming airs from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Parisian flowers and trees are dressed up in gorgeous pastels just for this springtime tour of the City of Lights. Rick Steves, Rudy Maxa, and the Globe Trekker gang takes us all around Paris. No visit to France is complete without Jacques Pepin serving up delectable treats.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Jacques Pepin
The Crowd and the Cloud Thursdays, 8:00 pm
WTTW World WTTW WORLD features public television’s signature documentary, science, and news programming complemented by original content from emerging producers. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW WORLD is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW World airs from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.
This multi-part series, hosted by former NASA Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati, takes viewers on a global tour of the projects and people on the front lines of citizen science and crowdsourcing. By observing their environment, monitoring neighborhoods, and collecting information about the world around them, citizens are helping professional scientists advance knowledge while speeding up new discoveries and innovations.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Host, Waleed Abdalati
PBS Kids Family Night Odd Squad: The Movie Friday-Sunday, April 21-April 23
NEW! WTTW PBS Kids 24/7 Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-4. The WTTW PBS Kids 24/7 is on Comcast digital channels 368 and on RCN channel 39.
In this feature-length Odd Squad event, a rival group of adults called Weird Team arrive with a gadget that fixes any odd problem. As a result, the Odd Squad is run out of business. Using math skills and teamwork, the kids discover Weird Team isn’t actually solving problems, but just covering them up.
Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: The Odd Squad team
April On-Demand Picks on demand
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• America’s Test Kitchen • Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless • New Scandinavian Cooking Pictured: Host, Andreas Viestad, New Scandinavian Cooking
Britain faces the threat of imminent invasion. Sarah receives some shocking news about Adam, but her sorrow is overshadowed by a tragedy for Frances. 9:00 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6) Having failed to secure the annulment of the King Henry’s marriage to Katherine of Aragon, Cardinal Wolsey is stripped of his powers. 10:08 Check, Please! Pub Royale, Ampersand, Thithi’s [R] 10:35 Interview Show with Mark Bazer: Renée Fleming, Hebru Brantley [R] 11:00 Front and Center: Rob Thomas
Monday 3 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Austin City Limits: Ed Sheeran/Valerie June 1:00 800 Words (Part 1 of 8) See Sat. Apr. 1 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Father Brown: The Star of Jacob See Sat. Apr. 1 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Death in Paradise (Season 6, Part 1 of 8) See Sat. Apr. 1 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Luther (Season 1, Part 1 of 6) See Sat. Apr. 1 at 11:00 pm. [R]
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Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Sauces [R] Step it Up with Steph! Sleepless Nights See Sat. Apr. 1 at 10:00 am. [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Salt Lake City (Part 1 of 3) Utah’s capital city is brimming with antique and vintage finds, including an 1844 “Bellows Falls” LDS church hymnal, a 1914 Olaf Carl Seltzer oil on board, and a 1969 prototype Hot Wheels “Beach Bomb.” Can you guess which came in at $100,000-$150,000? 9:00 Independent Lens: Newtown 10:30 P.O.V.: Listening is an Act of Love – A StoryCorps Special This first-ever animated special from StoryCorps celebrates the transformative power of listening, featuring six stories from 10 years of the innovative oral history project. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Tuesday 4 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6) See Sun. Apr. 2 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 6) See Sun. Apr. 2 at 9:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Jesus of Rome 10:00 Frontline: Secret State of North Korea Frontline goes inside secretive North Korea to explore life under its controversial ruler Kim Jong-Un, the world’s youngest dictator. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Wednesday 5 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose
Call the Midwife (New Season) The midwives of London’s Nonnatus House are back for another Season of this acclaimed drama series. It is now 1962, and they are forced to cope with women’s liberation, infamous gangsters, and new government policies.
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Antiques Roadshow: Salt Lake City (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. Apr. 3 at 8:00 pm. [R] Independent Lens: Newtown See Mon. Apr. 3 at 9:00 pm. [R] Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: Owl Power Using the camera technology, computer graphics, x-rays, and ultra-microscopes available in the modern world, take a new look at owls in more detail than ever before. 9:00 NOVA: Himalayan Megaquake Dramatic eyewitness footage reveals the shocking quake that rocked Nepal in April 2015. Join scientists as they examine why this earthquake was so devastating, how the victims are rebuilding, and whether another earthquake looms on the horizon. 10:00 Secrets of the Dead: Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science Leonardo da Vinci is well known for his inventions as well as his art. But new evidence shows that many of his
ideas were realized long before he sketched them out in his notebooks. Was Leonardo a copycat? 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Thursday 6 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Jesus of Rome See Tues. Apr. 4 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Interview Show with Mark Bazer: Renée Fleming, Hebru Brantley [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
Fearless Aprilis! April, from the Roman Aprilis: “to open”. Afraid to open heating or cooling bills? It’s time to upgrade your systems. This month get $200 off your cooling system installation, and Aprilis in Exultatio!
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 How to Find Love Online 9:00 Is America in Retreat? An examination of the hard questions American foreign policy leaders face in dealing with a rapidly changing world order. 10:00 Sam Lay in Bluesland Sam Lay is called by some “the greatest drummer of all time,” having played with Bob Dylan at Newport, and in the studio and on the road with Muddy Waters, Howlin’
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In the Spotlight
President Woodrow Wilson
The Great War: American Experience In this new three-part series that marks the centenary of the United States’ entry into World War I, learn how the bloody conflict transformed America through stories of African-American and Latino soldiers, feminist activists, Native-American “code talkers,” and others whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten.
Monday, April 10Wednesday, April 12, 9:00 pm Wolf, Little Walter, and James Cotton. The story of Lay’s singular life and career is told through his own words, music, and personal films. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Friday 7 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Nature: Owl Power See Wed. Apr. 5 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 NOVA: Himalayan Megaquake See Wed. Apr. 5 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Check, Please! Pub Royale, Ampersand, Thithi’s [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer: Joe Keery and Robbie Fulks At the Hideout, Mark welcomes actor/musician Joe Keery, star of Stranger Things, and 10
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country musician Robbie Fulks (Upland Stories). 8:00 Check, Please! Arami, Valois, Chicago Curry House Catherine De Orio welcomes three more guest-reviewers: financial advisor Steve Wilhusen, who recommends West Town restaurant Arami; CS team leader Henry Boyd, whose choice is Valois in Hyde Park; and global communications manager Megha Hamal, who loves Chicago Curry House in the south Loop. 8:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: Chocolate Dreams, Cacao Fantasies Belgian-born chocolatier Mathieu Brees brings Rick deep in the jungles of Ticul for a tour of cacao groves. 9:00 Great Performances: Young Men A dramatic dance film about soldiers trying to maintain their humanity amidst the brutality of World War I. 10:30 Miss Springmaid See Sun. Apr. 2 at 5:30 pm. [R] 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Saturday 8 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] 12:30 Tavis Smiley 1:00 Charlie Rose 2:00 Is America in Retreat? See Thurs. Apr. 6 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Secrets of the Dead: Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science See Wed. Apr. 5 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Frontline: Secret State of North Korea See Tues. Apr. 4 at 10:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] MORNING 5:30-10:00 WTTW Kids 10:00 Step it Up with Steph! Less Time, Less Energy, More Problems 10:30 A Chef’s Life: Mayo – The Mother Sauce 11:00 This Old House Hour A new series begins in Detroit. AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Latin Heat 12:30 Simply Ming: Hawai’i – Isaac Bancaco 1:00 New Scandinavian Cooking: Very Local Stews 1:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: Baking Up Comfort 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Braised to Perfection 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Outsmarting Thanksgiving
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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Washington Week 7:00 800 Words (Part 2 of 8) George rapidly becomes the most unpopular new Aussie in town after calling Weld a “dead end town” in his column. 8:00 Father Brown: The Labyrinth of the Minotaur Father Brown is asked to look after Lady Felicia’s wayward niece Bunty, who soon finds herself suspected of murder. 9:00 Death in Paradise (Season 6, Part 2 of 8) Florence finds herself emotionally involved in a case when a former schoolmate is found dead at the foot of a cliff. 10:00 How to Find Love Online See Thurs. Apr. 6 at 8:00 pm. [R] 11:00 Luther (Season 1, Part 2 of 6) Luther must outmaneuver a trained sniper on a mission to kill police officers.
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Sunday 9 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Call the Midwife (Season 6, Part 1 of 8) See Sun. Apr. 2 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:00 Jackie Robinson (Part 1 of 2) See Sun. Apr. 2 at 1:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Jackie Robinson (Part 2 of 2) See Sun. Apr. 2 at 3:00 pm. [R] MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW Kids 11:00 Pritzker Military Presents: Send the Alabamians – World War I Fighters in the Rainbow Division Nimrod T. Frazer recounts the story of the 167th Infantry Regiment of the Rainbow Division, from their recruitment to their valiant service on the fields of eastern France in the final months of World War I. 11:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke: ABCs of Smoke AFTERNOON 12:00 Check, Please! Arami, Valois, Chicago Curry House [R] 12:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: Sweet and Savory 1:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine: Birth of a Faith (Part 1 of 6) The series begins in Bethlehem and travels throughout the Holy Land. With the Gospels as a guide, host Jonathan Phillips traces the life of
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Great Performances from the Met: Romeo & Juliette The electrifying team of Vittorio Grigolo and Diana Damrau reunites for a new production of Gounod’s opera based on Shakespeare’s play. Damrau makes her role debut as Juliette in Bartlett Sher’s new production, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. Elliot Madore sings Mercutio, and Mikhail Petrenko sings Friar Laurence. Sher’s staging is a La Scala production, initially presented by the Salzburg Festival, where it premiered in 2008.
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In the Spotlight the Cult of Martyrs (Part 5 of 6) Jonathan Phillips treks to North Africa to tell the story of Perpetua, a young Christian martyr, whose extraordinary story still resonates today. EVENING 6:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine: Constantine (Part 6 of 6) In the final episode, Jonathan Phillips explains how Rome exerted its fullest effort to eradicate Christianity. 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 6, Part 2 of 8) The Nonnatus team prepares for the birth of a baby they know may not survive. Sister Ursula continues to ruffle feathers with her unpopular decisions. 8:00 Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 6) The attraction between Pat and Marek continues to grow, but the risk of acting on their feelings is huge. 9:00 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 6) Cardinal Wolsey has been forced to move to York. As Cromwell’s
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relationship with Henry deepens, there is unexpected news from the north. 10:05 Check, Please! Arami, Valois, Chicago Curry House [R] 10:32 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer: Joe Keery, Robbie Fulks See Fri. Apr. 7 at 7:30 pm. [R] 11:00 Front and Center: Shawn Mendes
Monday 10 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Austin City Limits: The Avett Brothers/Nickel Creek The Avett Brothers perform tunes from their LP Magpie and the Dandelion, while Nickel Creek highlights their comeback album, A Dotted Line. 1:00 800 Words (Part 2 of 8) See Sat. Apr. 8 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Father Brown: The Labyrinth of the Minotaur See Sat. Apr. 8 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Death in Paradise (Season 6, Part 2 of 8) See Sat. Apr. 8 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Luther (Season 1, Part 2 of 6) See Sat. Apr. 8 at 11:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Vegetables [R] 5:30 Step it Up with Steph! Less Time, Less Energy, More Problems See Sat. Apr. 8 at 10:00 am. [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids
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Nature: Hotel Armadillo Deep in the heart of the rainforest, the mysterious and secretive Giant Armadillo digs a new burrow each night. Once this termite-eater moves on, it leaves behind one of the hottest plots of real estate in the jungle. We’ll get a never-before-seen look as guests walk, squawk, slither, and crawl from far and wide to get the best room available.
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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Salt Lake City (Part 2 of 3) 9:00 The Great War: American Experience (Part 1 of 3) Explore America’s tortured, almost three-year journey to war. Reports of German atrocities and submarine attacks on American ships erode neutrality, finally leading to Wilson’s proclamation that “the world must be made safe for democracy.” 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Tuesday 11 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 6) See Sun. Apr. 9 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:28 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 6) See Sun. Apr. 9 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Siena and Tuscany’s Wine Country [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nazi Mega Weapons: Hitler’s Island Megafortress In June 1940, the Nazis set foot on British soil, and the Channel Islands, a British territory since the 11th century was now under German rule. 9:00 The Great War: American Experience (Part 2 of 3) Follow America’s entry into the war as patriotism sweeps the nation, stifling free speech and dissent. A diverse group of men becomes the country’s first mass conscripted army, while women continue to demand the vote. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Wednesday 12 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 The Great War: American Experience (Part 1 of 3) See Mon. Apr. 10 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Check, Please! Arami, Valois, Chicago Curry House [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
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Touched by Auschwitz This new documentary tells the story of six Auschwitz survivors and their families and how they coped in the years after they left the camp, following them up to the present day. The film attempts to answer one of the most profound questions of the Holocaust: what is the human legacy of the crime?
Thursday, April 20, 8:00 pm
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: Viva Puerto Rico Meet a charismatic group of scientists dedicated to saving Puerto Rico’s “enchanting” animals such as manatees, parrots, coqui frogs, and turtles. 9:00 The Great War: American Experience (Part 3 of 3) Discover how the violent and bloody conflict transformed the nation forever, as America steps onto the world stage for the first time. But while many heralded the peace, others worried about democracy at home. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Thursday 13 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 The Great War: American Experience (Part 2 of 3) See Tues. Apr. 11 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer: Joe Keery, Robbie Fulks [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Rick Steves Special: European Easter On a spring journey through Spain, Slovenia, Italy, and Greece, Rick celebrates the 2,000-year-old story of Easter in a variety of cultures. 9:00 Catholicism: The Pivotal Players – Michelangelo Travel with Bishop Robert Barron as he studies some of the greatest works of art in the world, from the magnificent David in Florence to the unparalleled paintings in the Sistine Chapel to the haunting Piet in Rome. 10:00 Catholicism: The Pivotal Players – St. Francis of Assisi Journey from the lovely streets and basilicas of Assisi and Gubbio to the gorgeous, remote monasteries of La Verna and Eremo delle Carceri with Bishop Barron as he explores the extraordinary life of St. Francis of Assisi. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
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Saturday 15 Members of the royal family
Princes of the Palace This insightful documentary chronicles the lives of three generations of British royal princes, from 95-year-old family patriarch Prince Philip to his greatgrandson Prince George, the young heir to the throne. Featuring archival film and newsreels as well as exclusive interviews with royal biographers, commentators, and a variety of other experts, the program reveals the numerous ways that the princes have served Queen Elizabeth II over the course of her historic 64-year reign.
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Friday 14 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 The Great War: American Experience (Part 3 of 3) See Wed. Apr. 12 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Curious Traveler [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer: Robert Falls and David Duchovny Mark welcomes Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls and actor/writer David Duchovny (The X-Files). 8:00 Check, Please! Shokolad, New Star, Osteria Langhe Catherine De Orio welcomes three more guest-reviewers: student Julian Hayda, whose choice is Shokolad in Ukrainian Village; sales executive Anna Marzullo, who loves New Star in Elmwood 12
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EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Nightly Business Report 3:00 Rick Steves Special: European Easter See Thurs. Apr. 13 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Nazi Mega Weapons: Hitler’s Island Megafortress See Tues. Apr. 11 at 8:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] MORNING 5:30-10:00 WTTW Kids 10:00 Step it Up with Steph! Intense Diets and Workouts, But No Weight Loss 10:30 A Chef’s Life: Stop, Squash, and Roll 11:00 This Old House Hour AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: All Wrapped Up 12:30 Simply Ming: Hawai’i – Ed Kenney 1:00 New Scandinavian Cooking: Innovative and Old Fashioned 1:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: The Splendor of Yucatan’s Enchanting Markets 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Dinner in Cuba 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Korean Feast 3:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Stocks 3:30 Martha Bakes: Southwest 4:00 Check, Please! Shokolad, New Star, Osteria Langhe See Fri. Apr. 14 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Rick Steves Special: European Easter [R] 5:30 Curious Traveler EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Washington Week 7:00 800 Words (Part 3 of 8) Questions are raised over
Laura’s death, and the Weld rumor mill goes into overdrive. 8:00 Father Brown: The Eve of St. John Father Brown struggles to promote understanding when a group of pagans is suspected of killing one of their own. 9:00 Death in Paradise (Season 6, Part 3 of 8) Humphrey and Martha’s romantic weekend at the remote Hotel Cecile is disrupted by the murder of the hotel owner on the first night of their stay. 10:00 Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King This film examines Prince Philip’s chaotic upbringing and the tensions behind his marriage to Queen Elizabeth. 11:00 Luther (Season 1, Part 3 of 6) Kirsten Ross, a young mother, has been abducted. Luther realizes that this is the work of Lucien Burgess, a collector and writer of the occult.
Sunday 16 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Call the Midwife (Season 6, Part 2 of 8) See Sun. Apr. 9 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:00 Antiques Roadshow: Salt Lake City (Part 2 of 2) [R] 2:00 Nature: Viva Puerto Rico See Wed. Apr. 12 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Catholicism: The Pivotal Players – Michelangelo See Thurs. Apr. 13 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Catholicism: The Pivotal Players – St. Francis of Assisi See Thurs. Apr. 13 at 10:00 pm. [R] MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW Kids 11:00 Born to Explore: Chile – Flowering of the Llamas 11:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke: Bird Meets Smoke AFTERNOON 12:00 Check, Please! Shokolad, New Star, Osteria Langhe [R] 12:30 Great Performances at the Met: Tristan und Isolde Experience the Met’s new production of Wagner’s epic work. Nina Stemme stars with heldentenor Stuart Skelton. 5:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend [R] 5:30 Chicago Latino Film Festival A film from this year’s Chicago Latino Film Festival. EVENING 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 6, Part 3 of 8) A Chinese first-time mother faces an unexpected crisis, while new legislation and Sister Ursula cause serious problems for Shelagh and Dr. Turner. 8:00 Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 6) As the war intensifies, the women
must do all they can to keep spirits high. The Brindsleys receive some wonderful news. 9:00 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 6) With the cardinal dead, it falls to Cromwell to orchestrate a marriage between the king and Anne Boleyn. 10:05 Check, Please! Shokolad, New Star, Osteria Langhe [R] 10:32 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer: Robert Falls and David Duchovny See Fri. Apr. 14 at 7:30 pm. [R] 11:00 Front and Center: Cheap Trick
Monday 17 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Austin City Limits: Spoon/White Denim 1:00 800 Words (Part 3 of 8) See Sat. Apr. 15 at 7:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Father Brown: The Eve of St. John See Sat. Apr. 15 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Death in Paradise (Season 6, Part 3 of 8) See Sat. Apr. 15 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Luther (Season 1, Part 3 of 6) See Sat. Apr. 15 at 11:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Stocks [R] 5:30 Step it Up with Steph! Intense Diets and Workouts, But No Weight Loss See Sat. Apr. 15 at 10:00 am. [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Salt Lake City (Part 3 of 3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Chicago (Part 2 of 3) Discover an eclectic array of discoveries in Chicago, such as 1989 Keith Haring graffiti art, a 1910 Walter Johnson All-Star watch, and a Walt Whitman Civil War letter. Watch to learn the $50,000 find! 10:00 Independent Lens: Seed – The Untold Story Follow passionate seed keepers around the world who are determined to protect humanity’s 12,000-year-old food legacy. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Tuesday 18 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:27 Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 6) See Sun. Apr. 16 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:28 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 6) See Sun. Apr. 16 at 9:00 pm. [R]
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Wednesday 19 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Antiques Roadshow: Chicago (Part 2 of 3) See Mon. Apr. 17 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Independent Lens: Seed – The Untold Story See Mon. Apr. 17 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:30 P.O.V.: Listening is an Act of Love: A Storycorps Special See Mon. Apr. 3 at 10:30 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]
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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: Hotel Armadillo 9:00 NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel A team of archaeologists probes the ruins of a Nazi execution site in Lithuania to find the truth behind tales of a tunnel dug by desperate Jewish prisoners and their daring escape. 10:00 Escape from a Nazi Death Camp In east Poland, at the remote Nazi death camp of Sobibor, 300 Jewish prisoners staged a bloody breakout in October 1943. This film travels back to the camp with the last remaining survivors to reveal their incredible escape story. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Thursday 20 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Frontline: Last Days of Solitary See Tues. Apr. 18 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer: Robert Falls, David Duchovny [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Touched by Auschwitz 9:30 Princes of the Palace 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
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Frontline: The Fish on My Plate Journalist and author Paul Greenberg (Four Fish, American Catch) spends a year eating only fish. From farmed fish in Norway to the biggest wild fishery in the world off Peru, he travels to investigate the health of the ocean – as well as his own.
Tuesday, April 25, 10:00 pm
EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Grand Coulee Dam: American Experience See Tues. Apr. 18 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Nature: Hotel Armadillo See Wed. Apr. 19 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Check, Please! Shokolad, New Star, Osteria Langhe 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer: Julie DiCaro, Frank Catalano, and Jimmy Chamberlin Mark sits down with sports radio
anchor and columnist Julie DiCaro (The Score), and jazz musicians Frank Catalano and Jimmy Chamberlin (“Bye Bye Blackbird”). 8:00 Check, Please! Fat Rice, River Roast, La Lagartija Catherine De Orio welcomes three more guest-reviewers: oil and gas negotiator Sharif Shawki, whose choice is Fat Rice in Logan Square; musician Dave Specter, who recommends River Roast in River North; and student rabbi Sarah Rosenbaum, who loves the Near West Side eatery La Lagartija. 8:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: Pit Cooking, Sacred and Smoky Rick heads to Yaxunah to see the entire process of making cochinita pibil, from the digging of the pit to the garnishing of the tacos. 9:00 Elizabeth I: War on Terror The summer of 1586 was one of England’s darkest periods – particularly for Queen Elizabeth, who feared for her life as a terrorist cell of Catholic extremists was planning to kill her and install Mary, Queen of Scots, on her throne. This is a gripping day-by-day account of the action, using dramatized scenes and location-based interviews with top historians. 10:00 Craft in America: Nature This episode celebrates the beauty, inspiration, and future of the American landscape. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Saturday 22 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] 12:30 Tavis Smiley 1:00 Charlie Rose 2:00 Antiques Roadshow: Salt Lake City (Part 3 of 3) See Mon. Apr. 17 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Princes of the Palace See Thurs. Apr. 20 at 9:30 pm. [R] 4:30 Curious Traveler [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] MORNING 5:30-10:00 WTTW Kids 10:00 Step it Up with Steph! Mastering Menopause 10:30 A Chef’s Life: Pretty in Peach 11:00 This Old House Hour AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Southern Stews 12:30 Simply Ming: Hawai’i – Lee Ann Wong 1:00 New Scandinavian Cooking: Plenty of Foods
Chernobyl
NOVA: Building Chernobyl’s Megatomb An international team of engineers races to construct a gargantuan dome to contain the lingering radioactive materials and crumbling remains of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, decades after being the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Washington Week 7:00 800 Words (Part 4 of 8) As he comes to grips with his status as the new ladies’ man of Weld, George is dragged into a celebration (or not) of Weld’s X-rated history. 8:00 Father Brown: The Chedworth Cyclone Father Brown is drawn into the shady world of boxing when 2017
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In the Spotlight MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW Kids 11:00 Born to Explore: South Africa – Saving the Mighty Rhino 11:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke: Asian Smoke
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My Neighborhood: Pilsen This new WTTW documentary, which will also stream live on wttw.com, is part of a year-long television, digital, and community engagement initiative that shines a spotlight on one changing South Side Chicago neighborhood, Pilsen. Its story is told through the voices of a diverse group of residents who are working together to transform their neighborhood. This intimate portrait of a community successfully effecting change from the inside out will be followed by a live town hall broadcast and stream event.
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a local fighter is found dead in suspicious circumstances. 9:00 Death in Paradise (Season 6, Part 4 of 8) The president of the Saint Marie cricket club is found shot dead in the middle of the team’s ground. 10:00 Princes of the Palace [R] 11:30 Luther (Season 1, Part 4 of 6) When a serial killer goes on the rampage, Luther must put his personal life aside and delve inside the murderer’s mind.
Sunday 23 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Call the Midwife (Season 6, Part 3 of 8) See Sun. Apr. 16 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:30 NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel See Wed. Apr. 19 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Escape from a Nazi Death Camp See Wed. Apr. 19 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Touched by Auschwitz See Thurs. Apr. 20 at 8:00 pm. [R]
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AFTERNOON 12:00 Check, Please! Fat Rice, River Roast, La Lagartija [R] 12:30 Touched by Auschwitz [R] 2:00 Prisoner of Her Past This film examines a secret childhood trauma that resurfaces, 60 years later, to unravel the life of Holocaust survivor Sonia Reich. The film follows her son, Chicago Tribune jazz critic Howard Reich, as he journeys across the United States and Eastern Europe to uncover why his mother believes the world is conspiring to kill her. 3:00 Making Waves: Battle for the Great Lakes This two-part film examines the effects of aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes and the efforts under way to control and prevent them. 5:00 Bill W.: The Creative Force Behind Alcoholics Anonymous The story of Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death from his alcoholism, who found a way out of his own addiction and forged a path for countless others to follow. EVENING 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 6, Part 4 of 8) An expectant mother buckles under the strains of pregnancy. As Tom provides pastoral care, he reveals why this case has touched him more than most. 8:00 Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) Teresa is asked on a date. Meanwhile, there’s joyful news in the Campbell house, and Joyce unexpectedly joins forces with Erica. 9:00 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) Anne gives birth to a baby girl, failing to produce Henry’s longed-for male heir. 10:05 Check, Please! Fat Rice, River Roast, La Lagartija [R] 10:32 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer: Julie DiCaro, Frank Catalano, and Jimmy Chamberlin See Fri. Apr. 21 at 7:30 pm. [R] 11:00 Front and Center: Southside Johnny
Monday 24 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Austin City Limits: Cassandra Wilson Celebrate
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Billie Holiday with acclaimed jazz singer Cassandra Wilson. 800 Words (Part 4 of 8) See Sat. Apr. 22 at 7:00 pm. [R] Father Brown: The Chedworth Cyclone See Sat. Apr. 22 at 8:00 pm. [R] Death in Paradise (Season 6, Part 4 of 8) See Sat. Apr. 22 at 9:00 pm. [R] Luther (Season 1, Part 4 of 6) See Sat. Apr. 22 at: 11:30 pm. [R] Martha Stewart’s Cooking School [R] Step it Up with Steph! Mastering Menopause See Sat. Apr. 22 at 10:00 am. [R]
MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Virginia Beach (Part 1 of 3) 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Chicago (Part 3 of 3) Highlights include a group of Ayn Rand-inscribed books, an Edward Borein watercolor, circa 1930, and a 1931 Carnegie hero medal. But which is the episode’s top find? 10:00 Independent Lens: The Last Laugh Hear Mel Brooks, Sarah Silverman, Carl Reiner, and other Jewish comics and thinkers discuss the provocative question of whether any topic – including the Holocaust – should be off-limits in comedy. 11:30 BBC World News
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Wednesday 26 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Nightly Business Report 3:00 Antiques Roadshow: Virginia Beach (Part 1 of 3) [R] 4:00 Antiques Roadshow: Chicago (Part 3 of 3) See Mon. Apr. 24 at 9:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: Forest of the Lynx This documentary travels deep into the remote forests of the Kalkalpen National Park in Austria, abandoned and unmanaged by man for close to a quarter of a century. 9:00 NOVA: Building Chernobyl’s Megatomb 10:00 Wild Weather This documentary illustrates how weather works by performing experiments that show how nature transforms simple ingredients like wind, water, and
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Tuesday 25 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Nightly Business Report 2:58 Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) See Sun. Apr. 23 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:58 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 6) See Sun. Apr. 23 at 9:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Command and Control: American Experience Discover the terrifying truth behind one of America’s most dangerous nuclear accidents: the deadly 1980 incident at an Arkansas Titan II missile complex. 10:00 Frontline: The Fish on My Plate
Space Race This is the emotional story, told for the first time, of two men, on opposite sides of the Cold War, racing against each other to design and build the most powerful rocket and dominate the world. This fastpaced, action-packed factual drama unmasks the true heroes and villains behind one of the most extraordinary times the world has ever known.
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In the Spotlight temperature into something spectacular and powerful. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Thursday 27 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Command and Control: American Experience See Tues. Apr. 25 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Interview Show with Mark Bazer: Julie DiCaro, Frank Catalano, and Jimmy Chamberlin [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 My Neighborhood: Pilsen 9:00 Space Race (Parts 1 and 2 of 4) 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Friday 28 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Antiques Roadshow: Chicago (Part 3 of 3) [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 NOVA: Building Chernobyl’s Megatomb See Wed. Apr. 26 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Nature: Forest of the Lynx See Wed. Apr. 26 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Wild Weather See Wed. Apr. 26 at 10:00 pm. [R] 5:30 Check, Please! Fat Rice, River Roast, La Lagartija [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW Kids EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer: John Williams and Kyra Kyles The local interview program, taped at Chicago’s The Hideout, continues. This week, Mark sits down with WGN and WCCO radio host John Williams, and Ebony Magazine Editor-in-Chief Kyra Kyles. 8:00 Check, Please! Salero, Sankyu, Tiztal Café Catherine De Orio welcomes laborer Joe Battaglia, who recommends Salero in the West Loop; pianist Sumito “Ariyo” Ariyoshi, whose choice is Sankyu in Mount Prospect; and account representative Kady Johnsen, who loves the Uptown eatery Tiztal Café.
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MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: Examining the Yucatan’s Abundant Natural Resources The salt marshes of Celestun and a seaside octopus farm are unlikely places for a chef to get inspired. 9:00 Latin Music USA: Bridges/ The Salsa Revolution Trace the rise of Latin Jazz and the explosion of the Mambo and the Cha Cha Chá as they sweep the U.S. from East to West. Then, Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in New York reinvent the Cuban Son and the Puerto Rican Plena. Narrated by Jimmy Smits. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report
Saturday 29 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] 12:30 Tavis Smiley 1:00 Charlie Rose 2:00 Frontline: The Fish on My Plate See Tues. Apr. 25 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Independent Lens: The Last Laugh See Mon. Apr. 24 at 10:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] MORNING 5:30-10:00 WTTW Kids 10:00 Step it Up with Steph! Anxiety Awakened 10:30 A Chef’s Life: Gettin’ Figgy With It 11:00 This Old House Hour AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Biting Into the Big Easy 12:30 Simply Ming: Hawai’i – Mom & Dad 1:00 New Scandinavian Cooking: Arctic Food 1:30 MEXICO – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: Chocolate Dreams, Cacao Fantasies 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Pork Kebabs and Steaks Hit the Grill 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Pantry Pastas 3:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School 3:30 Martha Bakes: Great Lakes 4:00 Check, Please! Salero, Sankyu, Tiztal Café See Fri. Apr. 28 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Hidden Chicago with Geoffrey Baer (Part 2 of 4) 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: England’s Cornwall 5:30 Curious Traveler
EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Washington Week 7:00 800 Words (Part 5 of 8) The family’s attempts to mark Laura’s birthday are disrupted by the discovery that their new home’s piles are on the verge of collapsing, forcing them to move temporarily into the local motel. 8:00 Father Brown: The Hand of Lucia When a local writer is murdered, Father Brown must delve into her infamous novel Lulu and Lucia for inspiration. 9:00 Death in Paradise (Season 6, Part 5 of 8) A murder investigation propels the team to London in pursuit of their suspects. 10:00 Filthy Cities: Medieval London (Part 1 of 3) Historian Dan Snow gets down and dirty in medieval grime to discover the hard way how the London we know today was forged in the filth of the 14th century. 11:00 Luther (Season 1, Part 5 of 6) When an art dealer’s wife is taken hostage at gunpoint, Luther leads a tense investigation.
Sunday 30 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Call the Midwife (Season 6, Part 4 of 8) See Sun. Apr. 23 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:00 My Neighborhood: Pilsen See Thurs. Apr. 27 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Making Waves: Battle for the Great Lakes See Sun. Apr. 23 at 3:00 pm. [R] MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW Kids 11:00 Born to Explore: England – The Queen’s Swan 11:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke: Raichlen on Ribs AFTERNOON 12:00 Check, Please! Salero, Sankyu, Tiztal Café [R] 12:30 Lidia’s Kitchen: Vegetable Favorites 2:00 Audubon 3:00 My Neighborhood: Pilsen [R] 5:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend [R] 5:30 The New Environmentalists: From Peru to Tanzania Inspiring portraits of six passionate and dedicated activists, true environmental heroes who have placed themselves squarely in harm’s way to battle intimidating adversaries. EVENING 6:00 The Nuclear Requiem Produced 70 years after the creation and first use of nuclear weapons, this film meditation explores the
John James Audubon
Audubon This documentary explores the extraordinary life and work of John James Audubon. A self-taught painter and ornithologist, he left a legacy of art and science that made him famous in his lifetime and endures to this day. Filmed in all of the major locations that Audubon explored himself, from Newfoundland and Texas to Key West and Montana, this film brings to life Audubon’s timeless paintings with stunning footage of the living birds he immortalized.
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conundrum of humankind’s most lethal weapon. 7:00 Call the Midwife (Season 6, Part 5 of 8) Nonnatus House welcomes a new recruit, Nurse Valerie Dyer. A vulnerable young man captures the hearts of Fred and Violet, while the whereabouts of Sister Mary Cynthia causes distress. 8:00 Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 6) Steph risks losing the farm. Sarah finds herself in a dangerous situation, while Teresa has a big decision to make. 9:00 Wolf Hall on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 6) With Anne pregnant again and away from court, Henry begins to take notice of Jane Seymour. Anne hears of this and threatens Cromwell to make terms with her before her son is born. 10:05 Check, Please! Salero, Sankyu, Tiztal Café [R] 10:30 The Interview Show with Mark Bazer: John Williams and Kyra Kyles See Fri. Apr. 28 at 7:30 pm. [R] 11:00 Front and Center: Steve Vai
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• April At-a-Glance Arts • Performance Austin City Limits Mondays, 12:00 am Front and Center Sundays, 11:00 pm Great Performances: Young Men Friday, 9:00 pm (4/7) Great Performances at the Met: Tristan und Isolde Sunday, 12:30 pm (4/16) Great Performances at the Met: Romeo et Juliette Friday, 9:00 pm (4/14) Latin Music USA Friday, 9:00 pm (4/28) Sam Lay in Bluesland Thursday, 10:00 pm (4/6)
Drama • Comedy • Movies Call the Midwife Sundays, 7:00 pm Sundays, 12:00 am (4/9, 4/16, 4/30) Sunday, 12:30 am (4/23) Death in Paradise Saturdays, 9:00 pm Mondays, 3:00 am 800 Words Saturdays, 7:00pm Mondays, 1:00 am Father Brown Saturdays, 8:00 pm Mondays, 2:00 am Home Fires Season 2 on Masterpiece Sundays, 8:00 pm Tuesdays, 2:30 am Luther Saturdays, 11:00 pm Mondays, 4:00 am Wolf Hall on Masterpiece Sundays, 9:00 pm Tuesdays, 3:30 am (4/4, 4/11, 4/18) Tuesday, 4:00 am (4/25)
Cooking & Dining • Home Improvement • Travel Antiques Roadshow Mondays, 8:00 pm Mondays, 9:00 pm (4/17, 4/24) Wednesdays, 2:30 am (4/5, 4/19) Wednesday, 4:00 am (4/26) Sunday, 1:00 am (4/16) Saturday, 2:00 am (4/22) Wednesday, 3:00 am (4/26) America’s Test Kitchen Saturdays, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm Check, Please! Fridays, 8:00 pm Saturdays, 4:00 pm Sundays, 12:00 pm, 10:00 pm Fridays, 4:30 am (4/7, 4/21, 4/28) Wednesday, 4:30 am (4/12)
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Chef’s Life Saturdays, 10:30 am Cook’s Country Saturday, 12:00 pm Curious Traveler Saturdays, 5:30 pm Friday, 4:30 am (4/14) Tuesday, 4:30 am (4/18) Saturday, 4:30 am (4/22) Lidia’s Kitchen Sundays, 12:30 pm (4/2, 4/9, 4/30) Martha Bakes Saturdays, 3:30 pm Martha Stewart Cooking School Saturdays, 3:00 pm Mondays, 5:00 am Mexico: One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless Fridays, 8:30 pm Saturdays, 1:30 pm Mind of a Chef Saturdays, 4:30 pm (4/1, 4/8) New Scandinavian Cooking Saturdays, 1:00 pm Rick Steves’ Europe Saturdays, 5:00 pm (4/1, 4/8, 4/22, 4/29) Tuesday, 4:30 am (4/11) Rick Steves’ European Easter Thursday, 8:00 pm (4/13) Saturday, 3:00 am, 4:30 pm (4/15) Simply Ming Saturdays, 12:30 pm Step It Up with Steph Saturdays, 10:00 am Mondays, 5:30 am Stephen Raichlen’s Project Smoke Sundays, 11:30 am (4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30) This Old House Hour Saturdays, 11:00 am
Nature • Science • Technology Audubon Sunday, 2:00 pm (4/30) Born to Explore with Richard Wiese Sundays, 11:00 am (4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30) Is Your Brain Male or Female Saturday, 10:00 pm (4/1) Making Waves: Battle for the Great Lakes Sunday, 3:00 pm (4/23) Sunday, 3:00 am (4/30) Nature Wednesdays, 8:00 pm Friday, 2:30 am (4/7) Sunday, 2:00 am (4/16) Fridays, 3:30 am (4/21, 4/28) New Environmentalists Sunday, 5:30 pm (4/30) NOVA Wednesdays, 9:00 pm (4/5, 4/19, 4/26) Friday, 3:30 am (4/7) Sunday, 1:30 am (4/23) Friday, 2:30 am (4/28)
Secrets of the Dead: Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science Wednesday, 10:00 pm (4/5) Saturday, 3:00 am (4/8) Space Race Thursday, 9:00 pm, 10:00 pm (4/27) Wild Weather Wednesday, 10:00 pm (4/26) Friday, 4:30 am (4/28)
Public Affairs • History • Documentary Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine Sunday, 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm (4/9) BBC World News Mondays-Fridays, 11:00 pm Bill W.: The Creative Force behind Alcoholic Anonymous Sunday, 5:00 pm (4/23) Catholicism: The Pivotal Players Thursday, 9:00 pm, 10:00 pm (4/13) Sunday, 3:00 am, 4:00 am (4/16) Charlie Rose Mondays-Fridays, 1:30 am Chicago Tonight Mondays-Fridays, 7:00 pm, 12:00 am, 5:00 am Command and Control: American Experience Tuesday, 8:00 pm (4/25) Thursday, 2:30 am (4/27) Craft in America Friday, 10:00 pm (4/21) Escape from a Nazi Death Camp Wednesday, 10:00 pm (4/19) Sunday, 2:30 am (4/23) Filthy Cities Saturday, 10:00 pm (4/29) Frontline Tuesday, 9:00 pm (4/18) Tuesdays, 10:00 pm (4/4, 4/25) Thursday, 2:30 am (4/20) Saturday, 2:00 am (4/29) Saturday, 4:00 am (4/8) Grand Coulee Dam: American Experience Tuesday, 8:00 pm (4/18) Friday, 2:30 am (4/21) Great War: American Experience Monday-Wednesday, 9:00 pm (4/10- 4/12) Wednesday-Friday, 2:30 am (4/12- 4/14) Hidden Chicago with Geoffrey Baer Saturdays, 4:30 pm (4/22, 4/29) How to Find Love Online Thursday, 8:00 pm (4/6) Saturday, 10:00 pm (4/8) Independent Lens Monday, 9:00 pm (4/3) Mondays, 10:00 pm (4/17, 4/24) Wednesdays, 3:30 am (4/5, 4/19) Saturday, 3:30 am (4/29)
Interview Show with Mark Bazer Fridays, 7:30 pm Sundays, 10:30 pm Thursdays, 4:30 am Is America in Retreat Thursday, 9:00 pm (4/6) Saturday, 2:00 am (4/8) Jackie Robinson Sunday, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm (4/2) Sunday, 1:00 am-5:00 am (4/9) Jesus of Rome Tuesday, 8:00 pm (4/4) Thursday, 2:30 am (4/6) Miss Springmaid Sunday, 5:30 pm (4/2) Friday, 10:30 pm (4/7) My Neighborhood: Pilsen Thursday, 7:00 pm (4/27) Sunday, 1:00 am, 3:00 pm (4/30) Nightly Business Report Mondays-Thursdays, 11:30 pm Saturdays, 12:30 am Nazi Mega Weapons Tuesday, 8:00 pm (4/11) Saturday, 4:00 am (4/15) Nuclear Requiem Sunday, 6:00 pm (4/30) Old Fashioned: Story of the Wisconsin Supper Clubs Sunday, 12:00 am (4/2) PBS NewsHour Mondays-Fridays, 6:00 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Saturdays, 6:00 pm Sundays, 5:00 pm POV Monday, 10:30 pm (4/3) Wednesday, 4:30 am (4/19) Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King Saturday, 10:00 pm (4/15) Princes of the Palace Thursday, 9:30 pm (4/20) Saturday, 3:00 am, 10:00 pm (4/22) Prisoner of Her Past Sunday, 2:00 pm (4/23) Pritzker Military Library Presents Sunday, 11:00 am (4/2) Sunday, 1:00 pm (4/30) Space Race Thursday, 9:00 pm, 10:00 pm (4/27) Touched By Auschwitz Thursday, 8:00 pm (4/20) Sunday, 3:30am, 12:30 pm (4/23) Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust Sunday, 6:00 pm (4/2) Washington Week Saturdays, 6:30 pm
Daily Radio Programming • Programmer’s Picks Spotlight on the Ryan Opera Center
Impromptu with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Live from New York, It’s A New-Music Fest
Lyric Opera’s annual Rising Stars Concert features the young singers of the Ryan Opera Center. WFMT will record the concert for delayed broadcast; Lisa Flynn and Roger Pines co-host.
WFMT continues its occasional series of live miniconcerts under the title of Impromptu. The Grammywinning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will be performing at Northeastern Illinois University, and they’ll visit WFMT to preview that appearance.
Relevant Tones host Seth Boustead and producer Sarah Zwinklis revisit National Sawdust, Brooklyn’s cutting-edge music venue, to sample the latest in contemporary classical music, the culmination of an international call for scores.
Friday, April 21, 11:00 am
Friday, April 21, 10:00 pm
Sunday, April 9, 7:00 pm
Saturday 1 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 WFMT membership drive programming 12:00 Live from the Met: Beethoven’s “Fidelio” – Adrianne Pieczonka (Leonore); Klaus Florian Vogt (Florestan); Falk Struckmann (Rocco); Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (Marzelline); David Portillo (Jaquino); Greer Grimsley (Don Pizarro); Günther Groissböck (Don Fernando);
In the Spotlight
Adrianne Pieczonka
Beethoven Live from the Met
The Metropolitan Opera calls Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, an “ode” to the ideals of freedom and justice. The plot also involves loyalty and love, as Leonore, alias Fidelio, risks her own safety to rescue her husband. The principal roles of Leonore and the unjustly imprisoned Florestan are taken by soprano Adrianne Pieczonka and tenor Klaus Florian Vogt; Sebastian Weigle is the conductor. Instead of an 18th-century time period, the production places the drama in an unspecified contemporary setting.
Saturday, April 1, 12:00 pm
Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Sebastian Weigle. 2:45 WFMT membership drive programming 7:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren: Membership drive edition
Sunday 2 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: The series’ fifth broadcast for the Lenten season has the theme Out of the Deep. 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Dennis Moore 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 12:00 Moeran Symphonic Impression, In the Mountain Country – Ulster Orch/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.573106. [6:24] Beaser Mountain Songs: The Cuckoo; Fair and Tender Ladies; Quicksilver – Susan Glaser, f; Franco Palatino, g. Koch 3-7533-2. [11:38] Liszt Two Episodes from Lenau’s Faust – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur. EMI CDFB5-68595-2 (2). [25:56] MacDowell Zwei Fantasiestücke, Op. 17: #2, Hexentanz – Stephen Hough, p. Virgin Classics 59509-2. [2:31] 1:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Anne Akiko Meyers, violin – Barber: Overture to the School for Scandal. Wm Schuman: Symphony #6. Bates: Violin Concerto. Gershwin: An American in Paris. Plus Ives conducted by Susanna Mälkki. 3:00 Mozart Oboe Quartet in F, K 370 – Paul Goodwin, ob; Terzetto. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907220. [17:43] Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto in C, K 299 – James Galway, f; Fritz Helmis, h; Berlin Phil/ Herbert von Karajan. EMI CDM7-69187-2. [29:22] 4:00 Dvorák Legends, Op. 59 – Bournemouth Sym/ José Serebrier. Warner 0825646287871. [39:47] Liszt Fantasy on the Waltz from Gounod’s Faust – Gábor Farkas, p. Steinway & Sons 30065. [10:57] 5:00 Brahms Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 – Gil Shaham, v;
Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado. DG 469529-2. [37:04] Sheng Black Swan after Brahms’ Op. 118/2 Intermezzo – Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz. Naxos 8.559679. [6:49] Menotti The Medium: Black Swan Duet – Patrice Michaels, s; Joyce Castle, ms; Chicago Opera Theater/Lawrence Rapchak. Cedille CDR-90000034. [5:55] 6:00 Gershwin Seven Virtuoso Etudes – Xiayin Wang, p. Chandos CHAN-10626. [20:32] Gershwin An American in Paris – Seattle Sym/Ludovic Morlot. Seattle Symphony Media SSM-1003. [18:45] Offenbach Gaîté parisienne: Excerpts – Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD-80294. [11:05] 7:00 Ryan Opera Center Recital Series: Soprano Diana Newman and tenor Alec Carlson, with pianist Craig Terry, perform songs by Mendelssohn and music by Puccini, Joni Mitchell, and Warren-Dubin. 8:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: A rare performance of Verdi’s Il Trovatore (abridged), with Leyla Gencer, Mario del Monaco, and Ettore Bastianini. 10:00 Pipedreams: Organ music with Michael Barone 11:00 Vaughan Williams Symphony #2, London – BBC Sym/ Sir Andrew Davis. Teldec 90858-2. [48:35] Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves – William Bennett, f, Skaila Kanga, h, St. Martin’s Academy/Sir Neville Marriner. Argo 414595-2. [4:25]
In the Spotlight
Estonian composer Arvo Pärt
Baltic Composers on Exploring Music
Host Bill McGlaughlin and his associates on Exploring Music aren’t quite certain what it is that makes the music of the Baltic region so recognizable and compelling. The nations surrounding the Baltic Sea – Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia – have given us a wealth of composers whose music reflects a land of lakes and islands – isolated, self-contained, and full of beauty. Join Bill for instrumental and choral music from the distant north.
Monday-Friday, April 3-7, 7:00 pm
Monday 3 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 WFMT membership drive programming
12:00 Newscast 4:00 Newscast 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill
All prerecorded music on 98.7WFMT is provided by the Richard and Mary L. Gray Music Library.
Most live performances on 98.7WFMT are broadcast from the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio.
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12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 WFMT membership drive programming 12:00 Newscast 4:00 Newscast 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Music and musicians from the Baltic nations 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 WFMT membership drive programming 12:00 From the Metropolitan Opera: Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” – Stuart Skelton (Tristan); Nina Stemme (Isolde); Evgeny Nikitin (Kurwenal); Ekaterina Gubanova (Brangäne); René Pape (King Marke); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/ Sir Simon Rattle. 5:00 Mozart Piano Concerto #16 in D, K 451 – Rudolf Serkin, p; Chamber Orch of Europe/ Claudio Abbado. DG 474328-2 (2). [24:38] Debussy Danses sacrée et profane – Marisa Robles, h; Chamber Orch of Europe/James Galway. RCA RCD1-7173. [10:51] Grieg Norwegian Folk Dances, Op. 72: Five excerpts – Leif Ove Andsnes, p. EMI CDC556541-2. [9:56] Grieg Peer Gynt, Op. 23: #16, Anitra’s Dance – Michala Petri, r; English Chamber Orch/Okko Kamu. RCA 61881-2. [2:58] Saint-Saens Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale – Berlin Phil/Gustavo Dudamel. DG B0017253-00. [6:44] Verdi Les Vêpres siciliennes: Four Seasons Ballet: Spring and Summer – Met Orch/James Levine. Sony SK-52489. [13:00] Chopin Three Waltzes, Op. 34: #1 in A-flat – Maurizio Pollini, p. DG B0011939-02. [4:55] Bernstein West Side Story: Symphonic Dances – Utah Sym/Keith Lockhart. Reference RR-105. [22:09] 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Flamenco music 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
Wednesday 5
Magdalena Baczewska
Magdalena Baczewska in Recital Last winter’s Chopin in the City event brought to Chicago pianist and harpsichordist Magdalena SternBaczewska, who performed a recital in WFMT’s Levin Studio before an invited audience on February 26. Her all-Chopin program is highlighted by the composer’s Polonaise-Fantasie and the Ballade in F Minor. Baczewska is an alumna of the Mannes School and the Manhattan School of Music and teaches at Columbia University. Her concert career has included performances with the San Francisco, China National, and Macao symphony orchestras, in addition to collaborations with violinist Joshua Bell. Her recent recording on the Paraty label features works by Chopin and Karol Szymanowski. Maggie Clennon Reberg will host our broadcast of the Baczewska recital.
Monday, April 3, 8:00 pm
McGlaughlin: Music and musicians from the Baltic nations 8:00 Magdalena Baczewska in Recital: Recorded before an audience in WFMT’s Levin Studio on February 26, Magdalena Baczewska visited Chicago as part of the Chopin in the City Festival. 10:00 Arts Conversations 11:00 Sibelius Violin Concerto in d, Op. 47 – Maxim Vengerov, v; Chicago Sym/Daniel Barenboim. Teldec 13161-2. [33:08] Chopin Fantasy in f, Op. 49 – Daniel Barenboim, p. EMI CD-EMX-2117. [12:54] Rachmaninoff Fourteen Songs, Op. 34: #14, Vocalise – Maxim Vengerov, v; Vag Papian, p; Virtuosi Violin Ensemble. EMI 57164-2. [6:14]
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12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 WFMT membership drive programming 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Pianist EunAe Lee live from the Cultural Center 1:00 WFMT membership drive programming 4:00 Newscast 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Music and musicians from the Baltic nations 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Reflections from the Keyboard with David Dubal
Thursday 6 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 WFMT membership drive programming 12:00 Newscast 4:00 Newscast 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Music and musicians from the Baltic nations 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore 10:00 From Carnegie Hall: The Simon Bolivar Symphony of Venezuela conducted by Gustavo Dudamel – Ravel: La Valse; Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. Plus shorter works by Brahms, Copland, Strauss, Ginastera, Bernstein, and Gutierrez.
Friday 7 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 WFMT membership drive programming 11:55 (Earlier than usual) Newscast 12:00 PianoForte Salon Series Live 1:00 WFMT membership drive programming 4:00 Newscast 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Music and musicians from the Baltic nations 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore 10:00 Relevant Tones with Seth Boustead: Tonight’s composer spotlight is on the Cambodianborn musician Chinary Ung. 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Poet Mark Strand from 1982
Sunday 9 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Music for Palm Sunday 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Dennis Moore 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 12:00 Mozart String Divertimento in D, K 136 – I Musici de Montréal/ Yuli Turovsky. Chandos CHAN9045. [15:13] Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 – Steven Isserlis, vc; Chamber Orch of Europe/ Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Virgin Classics 91134-2. [18:44] Salzedo Variations sur un thème dans le style ancien – Yolanda Kondonassis, h. Telarc CD-80691. [14:56] 1:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Yuri Temirkanov, conductor;
Denis Matsuev, piano – Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3 in d; Brahms: Symphony #2 in D. Plus music by Mussorgsky conducted by Kirill Petrenko, and Schoenberg’s Kol Nidre with Riccardo Muti and Cantor Alberto Mizrahi. 3:00 Paganini 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1: #s 23-24 – Itzhak Perlman, v. EMI CDC7-47171-2. [9:05] Brahms Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 – Yuja Wang, p. DG B001410802. [19:44] Dvorák Symphonic Variations, Op. 78 – Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-8575. [21:27] 4:00 Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Op. 8/1-4: Violin Concerto in E, Spring – Trondheim Soloists/ Anne-Sophie Mutter, v. DG 463259-2. [11:10] Vivaldi The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto
In the Spotlight
Viktoria Mullova
Carnegie Hall 2016-17 A new series of performances from Carnegie Hall has been produced by radio station WQXR. Hosted by Jeff Spurgeon, the broadcasts feature visiting orchestras and internationallyrenowned soloists as they performed in New York’s venerable concert venue. The series begins with Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Symphony of Venezuela, who play Ravel’s La Valse and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, then follows with a string of encore-style dances by Brahms, Bernstein, Strauss, and others. Also during April, we’ll be hearing from tenor Ian Bostridge, violinist Viktoria Mullova and the Accademia Bizantina in an all-Bach program, and the Berlin Staatskapelle playing Bruckner under Daniel Barenboim’s baton.
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7:00 Ryan Opera Center Rising Stars Concert: Recorded at the Civic Opera House on April 1 and hosted by Lisa Flynn and Roger Pines. 9:00 (Later than usual) Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Carl Maria von Weber is an underappreciated genius. 11:00 (Later than usual) Pipedreams: Organ music with Michael Barone
Monday 10 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 WFMT membership drive programming 12:00 Newscast 4:00 Newscast 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Schubertiade II 8:00 From Levin Studio: Recorded in January, violinist Ilya Kaler and pianist Susan Merdinger continue a cycle of Beethoven sonatas that’s been airing periodically on Live from WFMT. 10:00 Arts Conversations 11:00 A Musical Feast for Passover with Itzhak Perlman – The celebrated violinist shares music for the holiday by Handel, Halevy, Korngold, and many others, plus Yiddish and Ladino folksongs and much else for the season.
Tuesday 11
In the Spotlight
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 WFMT membership drive programming 12:00 Newscast 4:00 Newscast 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Schubertiade II 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore
Wednesday 12 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 WFMT membership drive programming 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Cellist Christoph Croisé and pianist Noreen Polera live from the Cultural Center 1:00 WFMT membership drive programming 4:00 Newscast 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Schubertiade II 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Reflections from the Keyboard with David Dubal
Nine Stemme
The Met Presents Wagner’s Tristan Critical reaction to this new Tristan was virtually unanimous on one point: the singing and acting of soprano Nine Stemme as Isolde. She is joined by Stuart Skelton as Tristan, with Sir Simon Rattle conducting in a rare Metropolitan Opera appearance.
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In the Spotlight
Krassimira Stoyanova
Aida, Huge Verdi Favorite, Live from the Met
Is there anything more purely operatic than Aida? A love triangle, a clash between two proud and ancient kingdoms, the fabulous spectacle of a victory procession with trumpets and soldiers: the whole nine yards. Hearing it without seeing it, the operalover is still mesmerized by Verdi’s wonderful music for the slave girl Aida, her officer-lover Radames, and the princess Amneris. Performances of Aida have been taking place throughout this Met season, and one has finally arrived for a Saturday afternoon, with Krassimira Stoyanova in the title role.
Saturday, April 15, 11:30 am
Thursday 13 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 WFMT membership drive programming 12:00 Newscast 4:00 Newscast 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Schubertiade II 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore 10:00 From Carnegie Hall: Ian Bostridge, tenor; Thomas Adès, piano – Schubert: Song cycle, Winterreise.
Friday 14 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Gabrieli Brass pieces – CSO Brass. CSO ReSound 9011101. [12:26] Bach Cantata #82, Ich habe genug – T Quasthoff, br; A Mayer, ob; Berlin Baroque Soloists/R Kussmaul. DG
B0003458-02. [21:21] Handel Messiah: Final chorus, Worthy Is the Lamb – Soloists, Chicago Sym & Cho/Sir Georg Solti; David Schrader, hc. London 414396-2 (2). [6:40] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including new releases this hour 11:00 Haydn Symphony #84 in E-Flat – Handel & Haydn Society/Harry Christophers. Coro COR-16148. [24:43] 12:00 Newscast • Music in Chicago 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Bach Brandenburg Concerto #1 in F, BWV 1046 – Academy of Ancient Music/ Richard Egarr. Harmonia Mundi HMU-807461.62 (2). [21:38] Bach St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Erbarme dich – Albrecht Mayer, ob d’amore; Nigel Kennedy, v; Sinfonia Varsovia. DG 476047-2. [6:07] 2:00 Beethoven Piano Sonata #23 in f, Op. 57, Appassionata – Rudolf Buchbinder, p. RCA 787510 (9). [23:35] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Rodrigo Fantasía para un gentilhombre – Julian Bream, g; Chamber Orch/Leo Brouwer. RCA 61611-2. [23:23] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Schubertiade II 8:00 Haydn’s Seven Last Words: Vermeer Quartet – Recorded earlier this week at LaSalle Street Church, with commentary from Chicago-area religious and academic leaders 10:00 Relevant Tones with Seth Boustead: A conversation with the London-based DJ, composer, and entrepreneur Gabriel Prokofiev. 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Music for Passover and Easter from 1979
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Saturday 15 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Dennis Moore 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 10:30 (Earlier than usual) Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 11:30 (Earlier than usual) Live from the Met: Verdi’s “Aida” – Krassimira Stoyanova (Aida); Riccardo Massi (Radames); Violeta Urmana (Amneris); George Gagnidze (Amonasro); James Morris (Ramfis); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/ Daniele Rustioni. 3:30 PoetryNow with the Poetry Foundation: Fady Joudah reads and discusses National Park. 3:35 Grofé Grand Canyon Suite – Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel.
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In the Spotlight 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Easter 2017 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren: Joel Mabus live from Levin Studio 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
Sunday 16
Vivica Genaux
The Chicago Symphony Goes 18th Century
Guest conductor Nicholas McGegan, an expert on music of the Baroque era, leads a smaller-sized CSO for a Handel concerto grosso, a symphony (sinfonia) by CPE Bach, and Haydn’s Military Symphony, #100 in G. In between, mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux, another Baroque specialist, presents a series of virtuoso opera arias from little-known works by Vivaldi, Nicola Antonio Porpora (1686-1768), and Riccardo Broschi (1698-1756). Genaux is a native of Fairbanks, Alaska, and has had a varied international operatic career, concentrating on revived operas from the 17th and 18th centuries. She’s also recorded a number of aria collections from the Baroque repertory.
Sunday, April 16, 1:00 pm
Telarc CD-80086. [31:52] Hanson Merry Mount Suite – Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD-80649. [14:58] 4:30 Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson: Some Operatic Professions 5:00 Beethoven Symphony #5 in c, Op. 67 – Berlin Phil/Sir Simon Rattle. Berlin Philharmonic Beethoven: Complete Symphonies set. [30:32] Grieg Leaping Dance; Cattle Call; Elves’ Dance; Lullaby; Stumping Dance – Michala Petri, r; Lars Hannibal, g. RCA 68769-2. [9:17] Linkola Music for the film The Snow Queen: Kai and Gerda on the Beach through Gerda’s Journey – Orch/Jukka Linkola. Finlandia FACD-920. [14:06] 6:00 Copland Appalachian Spring – Chamber Orch/Aaron Copland. CBS MK-42431. [32:27] Debussy Printemps – San Francisco Ballet Orch/Emil de Cou. Arabesque Z-6734. [19:03] 26
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12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: An Easter Celebration 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Dennis Moore 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 12:00 Wm Lloyd Webber Three Spring Miniatures – City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN-9595. [6:07] Beethoven Violin Sonata #5 in F, Op. 24, Spring – Anne Akiko Meyers, v; Reiko Uchida, p. E1 EOM-CD-7780. [23:11] Alwyn Pastoral Fantasia – Stephen Tees, vi; City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN-9065. [13:00] Taffanel Andante Pastoral et Scherzettino – James Galway, f; Phillip Moll, p. RCA 68882-2. [6:00] 1:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Nicholas McGegan, conductor; Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano – Handel: Concerto grosso in G, Op. 6/1. CPE Bach: Sinfonia in g, Op. 6/6. Haydn: Symphony #100 in G, Military. Plus arias by Vivaldi, Porpora, and other 18th-century Italians. 3:00 Franck (Violin) Sonata in A – James Galway, f; Martha Argerich, p. RCA 616152. [26:28] Debussy Three Nocturnes – Philharmonia/ Carlo Maria Giulini. EMI CDM7-69184-2. [26:28] 4:00 Mahler Symphony #2 in c, Resurrection: Part 1 – Lucerne Festival/Claudio Abbado. DG B0003397-02 (2). [81:14] 5:25 Haydn Symphony #30 in C, Alleluja – Vienna Concentus Musicus/Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Teldec 76460-2. [14:55] Korngold Passover Psalm – Slovak Phil Chorus & Vienna Phil/Riccardo Chailly. London 460213-2. [8:23] Korngold Much Ado About Nothing incidental music, Op. 11: #3, Scene in the garden – Gil Shaham, v; André Previn, p. DG 439886-2. [5:35] 6:00 Bernstein On the Town: Three Dance Episodes – St. Louis Sym/Leonard Slatkin. EMI CDM7-64303-2. [10:52] Elgar Cockaigne Overture (In London Town), Op. 40 – London Phil/Leonard Slatkin. RCA 60073-2. [15:29] Delius North Country Sketches – Welsh National Opera Orch/ Sir Charles Mackerras. Argo 430202-2. [27:02]
7:00 Mozart Serenade #13 in G, K 525, Eine kleine Nachtmusik – Kremerata Baltica. Nonesuch 79633-2. [17:19] Chopin Nocturnes, Op. 15 – Nelson Freire, p. London B001405302 (2). [13:20] Holst Song of the Night, Op. 19/1 – Lorraine McAslan, v; London Phil/David Atherton. Lyrita SRCD.209. [8:45] Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain – Cincinnati Sym/Paavo Järvi. Telarc CD-80705. [11:45] 8:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Pianist-composer Ignace Jan Paderewski 10:00 Pipedreams: Organ music with Michael Barone 11:00 Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Tallis – London Phil/Bernard Haitink. EMI CDC7-49394-2. [16:16] Byrd Five Mass Propers for Easter Day – The Cardinall’s Musick. ASV CDGAU-214. [14:26] Delius A Village Romeo and Juliet: Interlude, The Walk to the Paradise Garden – Welsh National Opera Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras. Argo 430202-2. [10:10] Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo – National Phil/James Levine. RCA 6366-2. [4:03] Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana: Easter hymn, Regina coeli laetare – Lesley Garrett, s; Britten Sinfonia and Cho/Ivor Bolton. Conifer 51331-2. [6:12]
Monday 17 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Shostakovich Piano Concerto #1 in c, Op. 35 – Dmitri Shostakovich II, p; James Thompson, tr; I Musici de Montréal/Maxim Shostakovich. Chandos ABRD-1120. [20:14] Copland Billy the Kid – San Francisco Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas. RCA 63511-2. [21:09] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including new releases this hour 11:00 Foote Piano Trio #2 in B-Flat, Op. 65 – Neave Trio. Chandos CHAN-10924. [21:43] 12:00 Newscast • Vivaldi Trumpet Concerto in B-Flat, R 548 – Gabor Tarkövi, tr; Bavarian Radio Chamber Orch/Radoslaw Szulc. Tudor 7161. [8:23] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Beethoven Symphony #6 in F, Op. 68, Pastoral – Chicago Sym/ Sir Georg Solti. London 421773-2. [43:01] 2:00 Strauss Burleske in d – MarcAndré Hamelin, p; Berlin Radio Sym/Ilan Volkov. Hyperion CDA-67635. [19:25] J Strauss Jr Waltzes, Voices of Spring, Op. 410 – Vienna
Phil/Carlos Kleiber. CBS MK2-45564 (2). [6:38] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Chopin Piano Sonata #3 in b, Op. 58 – Leif Ove Andsnes, p. Virgin Classics 61317-2. [31:07] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: In The Symphony, Part Nine, Bill looks at symphonic works from Germany, Austria, and France in the years between the two world wars. 8:00 WFMT Cabaret: Live from the Chopin Theater. Host: Robbie Ellis. 10:00 Arts Conversations 11:00 Mozart Symphony #39 in E-flat, K 543 – Orch Mozart/ Claudio Abbado. Archive 4779792. [31:03] Strauss Four Last Songs – Renée Fleming, s; Houston Sym/ Christoph Eschenbach. RCA 59408-2. [24:03]
Tuesday 18 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in c, BWV 582 – Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. Sony MH2K-62345 (2). [12:48] Enesco Rumanian Rhapsody #1 in A, Op. 11/1 – Orch/ Leopold Stokowski. RCA 62602-2. [11:34] RimskyKorsakov Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36 – Chicago Sym/Leopold Stokowski. RCA 62604-2. [14:18] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including new releases this hour 11:00 Strauss Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28 – Chicago Sym/Sir Georg Solti. London 4758525 (5). [14:59] 12:00 Newscast • Debussy Cello Sonata in d – Anne Gastinel, vc; Claire Désert, p. Naive V-5259. [11:11] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • RimskyKorsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35 – New York Phil/ Kurt Masur. Teldec 17125-2. [45:09] Balakirev Islamey, Oriental Fantasy – Borusan Istanbul Phil Orch/Sascha Goetzel. Onyx 4124. [8:54] 2:00 Mozart String Quartet #18 in A, K 464 – Emerson String Quartet. Andante 123 (3). [32:54] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Leigh Harpsichord Concertino – Colin Tilney, hc; CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi. Radio Canada Int’l SMCD-5168. [9:21] Bach Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G, BWV 1049 – Age of Enlightenment
Orch/Monica Huggett. Virgin Classics 90747-2 (2). [15:30] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: In The Symphony, Part Nine, Bill looks at symphonic works from Germany, Austria, and France in the years between the two world wars. 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore
Wednesday 19 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Mozart Six German Dances, K 509 – Murray Perahia, p. Sony SX4K63380 (4). [10:20] Beethoven Piano Concerto #2 in B-Flat, Op. 19 – Perahia, Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orch/Haitink. CBS MK-42177. [30:30] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including new releases this hour 11:00 Sibelius Finlandia, Op. 26 – YL Male Voice Choir, Minnesota Orch/Osmo Vänskä. Bis 9048 (2). [8:19] 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Pianist Carissa Kim live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Dvorák Violin Concerto in a, Op. 53 – Arabella Steinbacher, v; Berlin Radio Sym/Marek Janowski. Pentatone PTC-5186353. [33:33] 2:00 Miaskovsky Cello Sonata #2 in a, Op. 81 – Wendy Warner, vc; Irina Nuzova, p. Cedille CDR-90000120. [23:11] Rachmaninoff Fourteen Songs, Op. 34: #14, Vocalise – Branford Marsalis, sx; English Chamber Orch/Andrew Litton. CBS M-42122. [5:55] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Bernstein Candide Overture – New York Phil/Leonard Bernstein. Sony SMK-63085. [4:09] Barber Overture to the School for Scandal – Royal Scottish National Orch/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.559024. [8:37] Barber Souvenirs, Op. 28 – Zofo Duet. Sono Luminus DSL-92167. [17:30] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: In The Symphony, Part Nine, Bill looks at symphonic works from Germany, Austria, and France in the years between the two world wars. 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore 10:00 Baroque&Before with
Candice Agree 11:00 Reflections from the Keyboard with David Dubal
Thursday 20 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Beethoven Piano Sonata #28 in A, Op. 101 – Igor Levit, p. Sony 88883703872. [21:13] J Strauss Waltzes, Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op. 325 – Vienna Phil/Daniel Barenboim. Sony 88843015642. [11:45] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including new releases this hour 11:00 Liszt Paraphrase on Verdi’s Aida – Gábor Farkas, p. Steinway & Sons 30065. [11:25] 12:00 Newscast • CPE Bach Sinfonia in F, Wq 183/3 – English Concert/Andrew Manze. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907403. [10:15] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Debussy Sonata (#3) in g for violin and piano – Viktoria Mullova, v; Piotr Anderszewski, p. Philips 446091-2. [13:00] Mullova joins the Accademia Bizantina for an all-Bach concert on tonight’s Carnegie Hall broadcast. Chopin Ballade #3 in A-Flat, Op. 47 – Piotr Anderszewski, p. Virgin Classics 45620-2. [7:58] 2:00 Sibelius Symphony #5 in E-Flat, Op. 82 – Vienna Phil/ Leonard Bernstein. DG 474936-2 (3). [35:34] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Beethoven Piano Concerto #4 in G, Op. 58 – Emanuel Ax, p; San Francisco Sym/Michael Tilson Thomas. San Francisco Symphony 0037-2. [34:20] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: In The Symphony, Part Nine, Bill looks at symphonic works from Germany, Austria, and France in the years between the two world wars. 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore 10:00 From Carnegie Hall: The Accademia Bizantina conducted by Ottavio Dantone, harpsichord; Viktoria Mullova, violin – Bach: Violin Concertos in a and E; Violin & Oboe Concerto; Keyboard Concerto in E.
Friday 21 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Rossini La Cenerentola: Non più mesta – Joyce DiDonato, ms;
Julius Drake, p. Wigmore Hall Live WHL-0009. [7:30] Mendelssohn Symphony #4 in A, Op. 90, Italian – New Philharmonia/Riccardo Muti. EMI CDM7-69660-2. [29:12] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including new releases this hour 11:00 Impromptu: Live from Levin Studio, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet previews its upcoming concert at Northeastern. 12:00 Newscast • Music in Chicago 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Holst Beni Mora (Oriental Suite) – BBC Phil/ Sir Andrew Davis. Chandos CHSA-5086. [16:50] IppolitovIvanov Caucasian Sketches, Suite #1, Op. 10 – Utah Sym/Maurice Abravanel. Vanguard SVC-8. [22:02] 2:00 Beethoven Piano Sonata #21 in C, Op. 53, Waldstein – Garrick Ohlsson, p. Bridge 9250. [25:03] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Kodály Háry János Suite, Op. 35a – New York Phil/Kurt Masur. Teldec 77547-2. [23:45] Darzins Valse mélancolique – Detroit Sym/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN-9227. [5:12] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: In The Symphony, Part Nine, Bill looks at symphonic works from Germany, Austria, and France in the years between the two world wars. 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore 10:00 Relevant Tones with Seth Boustead Live: Broadcasting tonight from National Sawdust in Brooklyn. 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Poet Seamus Heaney from 1981
in B-Flat, D 485 – Age of Enlightenment Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras. Virgin Classics 59273-2. [28:46] Shore The Lord of the Rings Symphony: The Two Towers, Part 2 – 21st Century Sym/Ludwig Wicki. Howe HWR-1005 (2). [10:28] Williams Star Wars film music: Main theme; Princess Leia’s theme – Skywalker Sym/John Williams. Sony SK-45947. [10:35] Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14 – Joshua Bell, v; Baltimore Sym/David Zinman. London 452851-2. [22:52] Tchaikovsky String Serenade in C, Op. 48 – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 423060-2. [29:11] 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: 20th-century masters in Latin American music 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren: Mari Black with her trio, live from Levin Studio 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
In the Spotlight
Saturday 22 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Dennis Moore 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 Live from the Met: Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” – Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Onegin); Anna Netrebko (Tatiana); Alexey Dolgov (Lensky); Elena Maximova (Olga); Stefan Kocan (Prince Gremin); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Robin Ticciati. 4:00 PoetryNow with the Poetry Foundation: Caitlin Doyle reads and discusses The Editor’s Ex. 4:05 Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet – Colorado Sym/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.555714. [19:50] 4:30 Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson: Ella at 100 5:00 Schubert Symphony #5
Peter Mattei
The Metropolitan Opera’s Onegin
Chicago was able to hear Tchaikovsky’s lushly romantic opera Eugene Onegin at Lyric Opera earlier this season. Enjoy it again from the Met, with Anna Netrebko as Tatiana and Peter Mattei in the title role. Onegin is based on a verse novel by Alexander Pushkin, and of Tchaikovsky’s several operas, has been the most enduring favorite with opera companies and audiences the world over. The production, which sets the opera in the late 19th century, the same time it was composed, is jointly owned by the Met and the English National Opera.
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Sunday 23 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Music for Eastertide 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Dennis Moore 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 12:00 Debussy Préludes, Bk 2: #s 1-6 – Pierre-Laurent Aimard, p. DG 4779982. [18:36] Wagner Lohengrin: Preludes to acts 1 & 3 – Chicago Sym/Daniel Barenboim. Teldec 99595-2. [13:12] Elgar Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 – Lark String Quartet, San Francisco Ballet Orch/Jean-Louis LeRoux. Arabesque Z-6723. [14:59] 1:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Riccardo Muti, conductor; John Sharp, cello – Dvorak: Husitska Overture. Schumann: Cello Concerto in a, Op. 129. Hindemith: Concert Music for Strings and Brass. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition. 3:00 Schubert String Quartet #13 in a, D 804 (Rosamunde) – Emerson String Quartet. DG 459151-2 (3). [32:35] Schubert Impromptus, D 935 (Op. 142): #3 in B-Flat – Alfred Brendel, p. Philips 422237-2. [11:14] Schubert An Sylvia; Ständchen (Hark,
Hark, the Lark) – Arleen Auger, s; Lambert Orkis, p. Virgin Classics 61457-2 (2). [4:41] 4:00 Bach Orchestra Suite #1 in C, BWV 1066 – Freiburg Baroque Orch/Gottfried von der Goltz. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902113.14 (2). [25:25] Stravinsky The Firebird Suite – Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly. London 458142-2. [28:32] 5:00 Prokofiev Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: Folk Dance; The Street Awakens; Arrival of the Guests; The Young Juliet – Frederic Chiu, p. Harmonia Mundi HCX-3957150. [12:02] Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Suite: Death of Tybalt, Friar Laurence, Romeo and Juliet Before Parting, Romeo at Juliet’s Tomb – Chicago Sym/Riccardo Muti. CSO ReSound CSOR-9011402. [22:45] Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Opp 21, 61: Wedding March & Finale – Branagh, McNair; Ernst Senff Women’s Cho, Berlin Phil/Abbado. Sony SK-62826. [11:33] 6:00 Weber Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 – Lara Downes, p. Postcards 772001-2. [7:09] Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 – Royal Liverpool Phil/Vasily Petrenko.
In the Spotlight Avie AV-2188. [35:47] Arnold Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59 – Boston Pops/Keith Lockhart. RCA 68901-2. [8:42] Bruch Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 – Rachel Barton Pine, v; Scottish Chamber Orch/Alexander Platt. Cedille 90000083 (2). [31:03] Verdi Macbeth: Act 3 ballet music – New Philharmonia/ Riccardo Muti. EMI CDC747274-2. [10:00] Verdi Macbeth: Witches’ chorus, Tre volte miagola; Patria oppressa – Chicago Sym & Cho/Sir Georg Solti. London 430226-2. [8:57] 8:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Music by Ikuma Dan (1924-2001) 10:00 Pipedreams: Organ music with Michael Barone 11:00 Berlioz Romeo and Juliet, Op. 17: Love Scene (Adagio) – Chicago Sym/Carlo Maria Giulini. Seraphim 69020-2. [16:52] Dutilleux Quartet, Ainsi la Nuit – Juilliard String Quartet. Sony SK-52554. [17:39] Ravel Song cycle, Shéhérazade – Nicole Cabell, s; Craig Terry, p. Delos 3450. [17:50]
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12:00 Newscast • Halvorsen Violin Concerto, Op. 28 – Henning Kraggerud, v; Malmö Sym Orch/Bjarte Engeset. Naxos 8. 573738. [21:43] 1:00 Bach Keyboard Concerto #2 in E, BWV 1053 – Angela Hewitt, p; Australian Chamber Orch/ Richard Tognetti. Hyperion 67308. [19:15] Telemann Sinfonia Melodica – Albrecht Mayer, ob; Berlin Baroque Soloists/Rainer Kussmaul. DG B0005761-02. [10:12] 2:00 Mahler Symphony #1 in D – Chicago Sym/Bernard Haitink. CSO ReSound 901904. [57:39] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Bizet Carmen Suite – Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Telarc CD-80593. [15:26] Ravel Rapsodie espagnole – Orch de Paris/Jean Martinon. EMI CDM7-69565-2. [16:06] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: In Shhh, It’s A Secret, Bill deciphers musical cryptograms. 8:00 Live from WFMT: The Wicker Park Choral Singers 10:00 Arts Conversations 11:00 Mozart Piano Concerto #18 in B-Flat, K 456 – English Chamber Orch/Daniel Barenboim, p. EMI 72930-2 (10). [29:46] Chopin Waltzes, Op. 34/3, 34/2, 64/2 – Daniel Barenboim, p. DG B001538402. [12:51] Josef Strauss Sphären-Klänge Waltzes, Op. 235 – Vienna Phil/ Daniel Barenboim. London B0012569-02 (2). [9:27]
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Nielsen Little Suite, Op. 1 – ASMIF Strings/Sir Neville Marriner. Argo 417132-2. [13:48] Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite – New York Phil/Kurt Masur. NYP 0105 A/B. [22:32] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including new releases this hour 11:00 Bach Keyboard Partita #1 in B-Flat, BWV 825 – Rafal Blechacz, p. DG 4795534. [15:48]
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Sergei Rachmaninoff • Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 • Sunday, April 23, 6:00 pm
12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Liszt Mephisto Waltz #1 (Dance at the Village Inn) – Garrick Ohlsson, p. Bridge 9409. [10:48] Dyson Overture, At the Tabard Inn – London Sym/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN-9531 (2). [11:41] Verdi Falstaff: Aria, Ehi, paggio!...L’onore! – Bryn Terfel, br; Metropolitan Opera Orch/James Levine. DG 445866-2. [4:32] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including new releases this hour 11:00 Mozart Violin Sonata in e, K 304 – Esther Hoppe, v; Alasdair Beatson, p. Claves 50-1701. [14:59] 12:00 Newscast • J Strauss Waltzes, Thousand and One Nights, Op. 346 – Vienna Phil/Gustavo Dudamel. Sony 88985376182. [8:32] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry
Frumkin •Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2 in c, Op. 18 – Yuja Wang, p; Mahler Chamber Orch/Claudio Abbado. DG B0015338-02. [33:08] 2:00 Anonymous Suite of Renaissance Dances – Piffaro/ Joan Kimball, Robert Wiemken. Archive 445883-2. [10:07] Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances for the Lute, set 3 – Los Angeles Chamber Orch/Sir Neville Marriner. EMI CDFB5-69358-2 (2). [14:51] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Mozart Violin Concerto #5 in A, K 219, Turkish – Rachel Barton Pine, v; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner. Avie AV-2317 (2). [27:50] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: In Shhh, It’s A Secret, Bill deciphers musical cryptograms. 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore
Wednesday 26 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Thomson The River Suite – Los Angeles Chamber Orch/Sir Neville Marriner. EMI CDM7-64307-2. [24:04] Burleigh Deep River – Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, ms; Peter Serkin, p. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907500. [3:17] Smetana Má Vlast (My Fatherland): Vltava (The Moldau) – Vienna Phil/James Levine. DG 427340-2. [11:58] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including new releases this hour 11:00 CPE Bach Flute Concerto in D, Wq 22 – Emmanuel Pahud, f; Potsdam Chamber Academy/ Trevor Pinnock. Warner 0825646276790. [21:25] 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: The Verona String Quartet live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Mozart Piano Concerto #27 in B-Flat, K 595 – Chamber Orch of Europe/Murray Perahia, p. Sony SX4K-63380 (4). [29:13] 2:00 Holst The Planets, Op. 32 – Chicago Sym/James Levine. DG 429730-2. [49:27] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Dvorák Slavonic Dances in D, e, C – Jon Kimura Parker & Wu Han, p. Music@Menlo 2011 (7). [13:19] Smetana Má Vlast (My Fatherland): From Bohemia’s Meadows and Forests – Chicago Sym/Rafael Kubelik. Mercury 434379-2. [12:39]
Amber Wagner
More Wagner from the Met
Wagner’s first major success was the opera he called Der fliegende Holländer and which we call in English The Flying Dutchman. Based on an old mariners’ legend, with a libretto by the composer, it’s being conducted at the Metropolitan Opera by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who in 2020 will take over as the company’s music director. Of special interest to Chicago listeners is the singer portraying Senta: soprano Amber Wagner, an alumna of the Ryan Opera Center. Baritone Michael Volle sings the role of the Dutchman, and the cast also includes mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick as Mary. The setting is a Norwegian fishing village; the time, indeterminate, timeless.
Saturday, April 29, 12:00 pm
4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: In Shhh, It’s A Secret, Bill deciphers musical cryptograms. 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Reflections from the Keyboard with David Dubal
Thursday 27 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Janácek Sokol Fanfare – Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. London 470501-2. [2:15] Janácek Violin Sonata – Josef Suk, v; Ralph Votapek, p. Tucson Chamber Music F96.1. [16:34] Suk Piano Trio in c, Op. 2 – Berlin 2017
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Philharmonic Piano Trio. Summit DCD-303. [16:05] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including new releases this hour 11:00 Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 – Cincinnati Sym/Paavo Järvi. Telarc CD-80660. [17:09] 12:00 Newscast • Debussy Sonata (#2) for flute, viola and harp – Hat Trick. Bridge 9472. [17:00] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain – Daniel Barenboim, p; Chicago Sym/ Plácido Domingo. Teldec 17145-2. [24:43] Barenboim is both pianist and conductor on tonight’s broadcast concert from Carnegie Hall. 2:00 Simpson The Little Consort, Suite in G – Trio Settecento. Cedille CDR 90000135. [12:50] Bach Little Suite from the Anna Magdalena Notebook – Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. CBS MLK-39431. [7:27] Handel Harpsichord Suite #5 in E: Air with variations, The Harmonious Blacksmith – B, H, W Läubin, tr; Preston, o; Schmitt, ty. DG 419245-2. [4:58] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Dvorák Symphony #8 in G, Op. 88 – Berlin Phil/Rafael Kubelik. DG 447412-2. [35:44]
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4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: In Shhh, It’s A Secret, Bill deciphers musical cryptograms. 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore 10:00 From Carnegie Hall: The Berlin Staatskapelle conducted by Daniel Barenboim, piano – Mozart: Piano Concerto #26 in D, K 537, Coronation; Bruckner: Symphony #4 in E-Flat, Romantic.
Friday 28 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary • Ravel Menuet antique – London Sym/Claudio Abbado. DG 423665-2. [6:15] Poulenc Trois Mouvements perpétuels – Carol Wincenc, f; Eliot Fisk, g. Musicmasters MM-60059-X. [6:05] Milhaud Le Boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58 – Lyon Opéra Orch/Kent Nagano. Erato 45820-2. [20:01] 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn,
including new releases this hour 11:00 Haydn Symphony #94 in G, Surprise – London Phil/ Sir Georg Solti. London 411897-2. [23:13] 12:00 Newscast • Music in Chicago 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #1 in b-flat, Op. 23 – Ingolf Wunder, p; St. Petersburg Phil/Vladimir Ashkenazy. DG 4790670. [32:52] 2:00 Dvorák Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 – Gil Shaham, v; Orli Shaham, p. DG 449820-2. [13:30] Svendsen Romance in G, Op. 26 – Gil Shaham, v; Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 449923-2. [6:54] Raskin Meditation on Laura – Jenny Lin, p. Steinway & Sons 30011. [5:21] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Mendelssohn Symphony #3 in a, Op. 56, Scottish, London version 1842 – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/ Riccardo Chailly. London 4781525. [36:22] 4:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including a newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: In Shhh, It’s A Secret, Bill deciphers musical cryptograms. 8:00 Music with Dennis Moore 10:00 Relevant Tones with Seth Boustead: Seth welcomes Phil Kline of Q2 Music to discuss and sample new recordings of the newest music. 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Yeats in Words and Music
Saturday 29 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Dennis Moore 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 Live from the Met: Wagner’s “Flying Dutchman” – Michael Volle (Dutchman); Amber Wagner (Senta); Franz-Josef Selig (Daland); Jay Hunter Morris (Erik); Ben Bliss (Steersman); Dolora Zajick (Mary); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin. 2:40 PoetryNow with the Poetry Foundation: Camille Guthrie reads and discusses Be More Like Björk. 2:45 Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances – Berlin Phil/Sir Simon Rattle. EMI 00273-2. [12:11] Prokofiev Piano Concerto #3 in C, Op. 26 – Martha Argerich, p; Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado. Philips 456700-2 (2). [27:06] Tchaikovsky Souvenir d’un
lieu cher, Op. 42 – Jennifer Koh, v; Odense Sym/Alexander Vedernikov. Cedille CDR 90000166. [18:55] Sheynkman Variations on Two Russian Folksongs – Odessa Balalaikas. Nonesuch 79034-2. [6:51] 4:00 Korngold The Prince and the Pauper film score: Suite – London Sym/André Previn. DG 471347-2. [22:26] 4:30 Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson: Music from My Fair Lady, opening this weekend at Lyric Opera 5:00 Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini Overture, Op. 23 – Lyon National Orch/Leonard Slatkin. Naxos 8.573297. [10:49] Strauss Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils – Vienna Phil/Gustavo Dudamel. DG B0017175-02. [10:13] Mozart Symphony #29 in A, K 201 – Vienna Phil/James Levine. DG 419189-2. [29:00] Strauss Family Eingesendet Polka; Blue Danube Waltzes; Radetzky March – Vienna Phil/ Riccardo Muti. EMI CDC556393-2. [16:25] Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43 – Lang Lang, p; Maryinsky Theatre Orch/ Valery Gergiev. DG B000390202. [24:02] CastelnuovoTedesco Capriccio Diabolico (Homage to Paganini), Op. 85 – Eliot Fisk, g. Musicmasters 67079-2. [8:53] 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Latin-American Composers You Should Know 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren: Michael Braunfeld live from Levin Studio 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren
Benjamin Britten • The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra • Thursday, April 27, 11:00 am
Sunday 30 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: A Hymn Celebration 7:00 Weekend Mornings with Dennis Moore 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 12:00 Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves – New York Phil Strings/Leonard Bernstein. Sony MLK-62617. [5:01] Beethoven Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 80 (Choral Fantasy) – Prague Phil Cho, Mahler Chamber Orch/Leif Ove Andsnes, p. Sony 88843058862. [18:36] Borne Fantaisie Brillante on themes from Bizet’s Carmen – Mathieu Dufour, f; Kuang-Hao Huang, p. Cedille 121. [11:23] Stravinsky Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3 – St. Petersburg Phil/Vladimir Ashkenazy. London 448812-2. [11:02] 1:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Riccardo Muti, conductor; Xavier de Maistre, harp – Chabrier: Espana Rhapsody. Ginastera: Harp Concerto. Charpentier: Impressions of Italy. Ravel: Bolero. Plus Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. 3:00 Saint-Saens VIolin Sonata #1 in d, Op. 75 – Gil Shaham, v; Gerhard Oppitz, p. DG G229729. [22:28] Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals – Ensemble Musique Oblique. Harmonia Mundi HMC-901472. [23:40] Mozart Two-Piano Concerto (#10) in E-Flat, K 365 – Peter & Rudolf Serkin, p’s; Marlboro Festival Orch/ Alexander Schneider. Sony SMK-46255. [24:31] Bach Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 – Peter Serkin, p. RCA 68188-2. [12:49] Vivaldi Viola d’Amore and Lute Concerto in D, R 540 – William Bauer, vi d’amore; Ronn McFarlane, l; Bach SInfonia/Daniel Abraham. Sono Luminus DSL-92132. [12:51] 5:00 Ravel Daphnis and Chloe – Boston Sym/James Levine; Tanglewood Festival Cho. BSO Classics 0801. [54:55] 6:00 JJ Strauss Frühlingsstimmen Waltzes, Op. 410 – Vienna Phil/Mariss Jansons. DG 4775566 (2). [6:24] Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Waltzes – Dresden Staatskapelle/Rudolf Kempe. EMI CMS7-64346-2 (3). [17:45] Sarasate Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 – Joshua Bell, v; Royal Phil/Andrew Litton. London 433519-2. [9:02] Liszt Hungarian Fantasia – Leslie Howard, p; Budapest Sym/Karl Anton Rickenbacher. Hyperion CDA-67403/4 (2). [16:18] 7:00 Whitacre The River Cam – Julian Lloyd Webber, vc;
London Sym/Eric Whitacre. London B0016636-02. [11:54] Schumann Symphony #3 in E-Flat, Op. 97, Rhenish – Philharmonia/Christian Thielemann. DG 459680-2. [35:30] Debussy Préludes, Bk 1:
La Cathédrale engloutie – Jorge Federico Osorio, p. Cedille CDR-90000098 (2). [6:19] 8:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The art of contralto Kathleen Ferrier 10:00 Pipedreams: Organ music
April Sponsors
with Michael Barone 11:00 Schubert Symphony #9 in C, D 944, Great – Berlin Phil/Sir Simon Rattle. EMI CDC5-39382-2. [57:43]
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The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center • Jewish Heritage Programming The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. • Chicago Tonight Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust, a partner of the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation • Arts segments on Chicago Tonight Lee Lumber • The This Old House Hour John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation • Chicago Tonight
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