August 11

Sun Jun 14, 2026 at 10:52 am

By Lawrence A. Johnson

Rush Hour Concert
Eric Gratz, violinist
Joseph Skerik, violist
Haddon Kay, cellist
Victor Santiago Asunción, pianist
Shaw: Thousandth Orange
Foote: Piano Quartet
5:45 p.m. Holy Name Cathedral
Free admission

August 12

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violinist
Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Glass: Violin Concerto No. 1
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 14

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Karen Slack, soprano
Imara Miles, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Jongwon Han, bass-baritone
Wolfe: Liberty Bell
Daugherty: Mount Rushmore
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
6:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 15

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Karen Slack, soprano
Imara Miles, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Jongwon Han, bass-baritone
Wolfe: Liberty Bell
Daugherty: Mount Rushmore
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
7:30 p.m. Millennium Park
gpmf.org

August 18

Rush Hour Concert
Galvin Cello Quartet
Mozart/Moore: Overture to The Marriage of Fígaro
Wagner: Lohengrin—“Feierliches Stucke”
Rossini/Moore: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Massanet/Sabouret: Meditation from Thaïs
Strauss/Galvin Cello Quartet: Overture to Die Fledermaus
5:45 p.m. Holy Name Cathedral
Free admission

August 23

Lyric Opera
Ryan Opera Center members
“Sunday in the Park with Lyric”
7 p.m. Millennium Park

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