July 11

Mon Jun 30, 2025 at 8:18 am

By Lawrence A. Johnson

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Anthony Parnther, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
Sankara Harouna, baritone
Bruckner: Psalm 150
Bonds: Credo
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Bruce Liu, pianist
Simon: Amen

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
7:30 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

July 12

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Montgomery: Strum

Gershwin: Concerto in F
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”)
7:30 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

July 14

Grant Park Orchestra members
Inbal Segev, cellist
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Segev: Trio for Cello, Clarinet, and Piano
Segev: Behold for Cello Quartet
Tansman: Deux Mouvement for Cello Quartet
6:30 p.m. Columbus Park Refectory
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July 15

Rush Hour Concerts
Susan Warner, clarinetist
Cornelius Chiu and Kozue Funakoshi, violinists
YouMing Chen, violist
Dan Katz, cellist
Gipps: Rhapsody
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

July 16

Grant Park Orchestra
Courtney Lewis, conductor
Inbal Segev, cellist
Strauss Jr.: Overture to Die Fledermaus
Clyne: Dance
Elgar: Enigma Variations
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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July 18

Grant Park Orchestra
Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violinist
Lysenko: Overture to Taras Bulba
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
7:30 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

July 19

Grant Park Orchestra
Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violinist
Lysenko: Overture to Taras Bulba
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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July 20

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Himari, violinist
Malek Jandali: Rhapsody for Orchestra (world premiere)

Kreisler: La Gitana

Waxman: Carmen Fantasy

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
5 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

July 20

“Secret Byrd”
Gesualdo Six
Viol Medium & Second City Musick
6 p.m. Salvage One, 1840 W. Hubbard St.
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“Secret Byrd”
Gesualdo Six
Viol Medium & Second City Musick
9 p.m. Salvage One, 1840 W. Hubbard St.
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July 21

“Secret Byrd”
Gesualdo Six
Viol Medium & Second City Musick
6 p.m. Salvage One, 1840 W. Hubbard St.
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July 22

Rush Hour Concerts
Ars Musica Chicago

Vivaldi: “Lungi dal vago volto”
Stradella: Sinfonia in D Minor
Handel: “Amarti sì vorrei” from Teseo
Dall’Abaco: Cello Sonata in D Minor
Handel: “Oh, that I on wings could rise” from Theodora
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

July 23

Grant Park Orchestra
Lee Mills, conductor
Maxim Lando, pianist
Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Liszt/Busoni: Rhapsody Espagnole
Ravel: Bolero
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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July 25

Grant Park Orchestra & Chorus
Lawrence Loh, conductor
Mamie Parris, John Riesen, and Lisa Vroman, vocalists
“Broadway Night: Magic of Rodgers & Hammerstein”
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Alexandra Arrieche, conductor
Vadim Karpinos, percussionist
Ed Harrison, percussionist
Reena Esmail: RE|Member
Corpus: The Great Lake Concerto—Third movement
Gershwin: Cuban Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
8 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

July 26

Grant Park Orchestra & Chorus
Lawrence Loh, conductor
Mamie Parris, John Riesen, and Lisa Vroman, vocalists
“Broadway Night: Magic of Rodgers & Hammerstein”
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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July 27

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Stephen Williamson, clarinetist
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”)

Copland: Clarinet Concerto

Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme (“Enigma”)
5 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

July 29

Rush Hour Concerts
Chen String Quartet
Joshua Graham, percussionist
Golijov: Mariel
Thomas: TBA (world premiere)
Janáček: String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”
5:45 p.m. St. James Cathedral
Free admission

July 30

Grant Park Orchestra
Joseph Young, conductor
Steven Osborne, pianist
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Hanson: Symphony No. 2
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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Ana María Martínez, soprano
Kevin Murphy, pianist
TBA
7:30 p.m., Ravinia/Martin Theatre, Highland Park

August 1

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Nabors: Pulse
Lieberson: Neruda Songs
Mazzoli: These Worlds In Us
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
6:30 p.m. Harris Theater
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August 2

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Nabors: Pulse
Lieberson: Neruda Songs
Mazzoli: These Worlds In Us
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater
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August 3

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Laura Jackson, conductor
Zlatomir Fung, cellist
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture
5 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

August 6

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Joshua Bell, violinist
Suppé: Poet and Peasant Overture
Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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August 8

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Britten: The Building of the House
Higdon: The Singing Rooms
Auerbach: Icarus
Stravinsky The Firebird (1919 Suite)
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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August 9

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Britten: The Building of the House
Higdon: The Singing Rooms
Auerbach: Icarus
Stravinsky The Firebird (1919 Suite)
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
Ray Chen, violinist
Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Debussy: La Mer
7:30 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

August 10

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Louis Langrée, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, pianist
Mozart: Overture to La Clemenza di Tito
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22

Mozart: Symphony No. 41 (“Jupiter”)
5 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

August 13

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Clayton Stephenson, pianist
Komschlies: Mycelialore
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Double concertos by Bach and Vivaldi
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre, Highland Park

August 15

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Troy Cook, baritone
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2 “Mysterious Mountain”
Orff: Carmina Burana
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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August 16

Grant Park Orchestra
Grant Park Chorus
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Troy Cook, baritone
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2 “Mysterious Mountain”
Orff: Carmina Burana
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Nobuyuki Tsujii, pianist
Tower: Suite from Concerto for Orchestra

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
7:30 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

His Majesty’s Men
Music of Dufay, Byrd, Victoria, Palestrina and others
7:30 p.m. St Ita’s Church, 5500 N. Broadway

August 17

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson, conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist
Snider: Something for the Dark

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Chabrier: España
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
5 p.m. Ravinia, Highland Park

August 19

Lincoln Trio
“Fantasies of Buenos Aires”
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Bennett-Gordon Hall, Highland Park

August 24

Haymarket Opera
Handel: Alcina
1 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre, Highland Park

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