June 5

Tue May 12, 2026 at 8:30 am

By Lawrence A. Johnson

Joshua Bell, violinist
Jeremy Denk, pianist
Schubert: Violin Sonata in A major (“Duo”)
Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3
Ives: “Hawthorne” from Piano Sonata No. 2 (“Concord”)
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin (“Ballade”)
Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2
7:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

North Shore Chamber Music Festival
Barber: String Quartet—Adagio
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
Suk: Elegie
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 “American”
7:30 p.m. The Village Church, Northbrook
nscmf.org

June 6

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
Adams: The Rock You Stand On
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Marsalis: Symphony No. 4 “The Jungle” (selections)
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

North Shore Chamber Music Festival
Tchaikovsky/Takemitsu: Autumn Song
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1
Gershwin: Lullaby
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
7:30 p.m. The Village Church, Northbrook
nscmf.org

June 7

Alisa Weilerstein cellist
Inon Barnatan, pianist
Falla/Kochanski: Suite populaire espagnole
Chopin: Cello Sonata
Shostakovich/Auerbach: 24 Preludes (selections)
Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata
1:30 p.m. Ravinia/Martin Theatre

Lakeview Orchestra
Gregory Hughes, conductor
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
2 p.m. Athenaeum Center
lakevieworchesta.org

Conrad Tao, pianist
Music of Gershwin, Schoenberg, Ravel, Strayhorn and Korngold
3 p.m. Symphony Center

June 10

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Tower: Made in America
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Barber: Symphony No. 1
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park

June 11

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir
Weill/Bennett: Lady in the Dark, Symphonic Nocturne
Hogan: “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”
Hailstork: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
Gershwin/Rose: Overture to Girl Crazy
Halloran: “Witness”
Johnson/Carter: “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”)
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Third Coast Percussion

“Currents”
Sean Connors: Precipice (world premiere)

JaRon Brown: and this too, shall pass

Asuka Kakitani: TBA (world premiere)
Sebastian Zhang: wet ink crossroads (world premiere)

Dan McGee: TBA (world premiere)
8:30 p.m. Constellation
thirdcoastpercussion.com

June 12

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir
Weill/Bennett: Lady in the Dark, Symphonic Nocturne
Hogan: “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”
Hailstork: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
Gershwin/Rose: Overture to Girl Crazy
Halloran: “Witness”
Johnson/Carter: “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”)
1:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Jessica Rivera, soprano
Andrew Garland, baritone
Ives: Variations on America
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Frank: Conquest Requiem
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park

Third Coast Percussion

“Currents”
Sean Connors: Precipice (world premiere)

JaRon Brown: and this too, shall pass

Asuka Kakitani: TBA (world premiere)
Sebastian Zhang: wet ink crossroads (world premiere)

Dan McGee: TBA (world premiere)
8:30 p.m. Constellation
thirdcoastpercussion.com

June 13

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Jessica Rivera, soprano
Andrew Garland, baritone
Ives: Variations on America
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Frank: Conquest Requiem
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir
Weill/Bennett: Lady in the Dark, Symphonic Nocturne
Hogan: “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”
Hailstork: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
Gershwin/Rose: Overture to Girl Crazy
Halloran: “Witness”
Johnson/Carter: “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”)
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

Opera Festival of Chicago
Concert of verismo arias
7:30 p.m. DePaul University/Jarvis Opera Hall
operafestivalchicago.org

June 17

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Oliver Herbert, cellist
Perry: Short Piece
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Haydn: Symphony No. 100 “Military”
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park

June 18

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Montgomery: Banner
Martinů: The Rock
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
Ives: Three Places in New England
Ellington: Harlem
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

June 19

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, pianist
Esmail: Black Iris
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Copland: Symphony No. 3
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park

June 20

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, pianist
Esmail: Black Iris
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Copland: Symphony No. 3
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Montgomery: Banner
Martinů: The Rock
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
Ives: Three Places in New England
Ellington: Harlem
7:30 p.m. Symphony Center

June 21

Haymarket Opera
Charpentier: David et Jonathas
2 p.m. DePaul University/Gannon Concert Hall

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Montgomery: Banner
Martinů: The Rock
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
Ives: Three Places in New England
Ellington: Harlem
3 p.m. Symphony Center

June 24

Grant Park Orchestra
Kalena Bovell, conductor
William Hagen, violinist
Lookingglass Theatre Company
Montgomery: Starburst
Barber: Violin Concerto
Boyer: Ellis Island: The Dream of America
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park

June 26

Grant Park Orchestra
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Sara Davis Buechner, pianist
López: Loud
Harrison: Symphony No. 2 “Elegaic”
Woodforde-Finden: Kashmiri Song
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
6:30 p.m. Harris Theater

Opera Festival of Chicago
Puccini: La Bohème
Alexandra Razskazoff, Nathan Granner, Catherine Antonia Samartin,
Joseph Lodato; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor
7 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
operafestivalchicago.org

June 27

Grant Park Orchestra
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Sara Davis Buechner, pianist
López: Loud
Harrison: Symphony No. 2 “Elegaic”
Woodforde-Finden: Kashmiri Song
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
7:30 p.m. Harris Theater

June 28

Opera Festival of Chicago
Cilia: Adriana Lecouvreur
Zhanna Alkhazova, Jeremy Brauner, Franco Pomponi,
Viktoria Vizin; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor
7 p.m. North Shore Center, Skokie
operafestivalchicago.org

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