Composite image of four views of Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Barber and Menotti 
Lyric Opera’s Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center continues its long successful collaboration with the Grant Park Orchestra in an evening showcasing works of contemporary American opera.
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Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Concert: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Buy Now
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 5:30pm – 6:15pm
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, July 21, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Ward Stare, Conductor
Artists From Lyric Opera’s Patrick G. And Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center
Laura Wilde, Soprano
Anthony Clark Evans, Baritone
Annie Rosen, Mezzo-Soprano
What
Higdon: Fanfare Ritmico
Cuomo: The Boy’s Nature from Doubt
Menotti: The Telephone
Cuomo: Doubt Sermon
Barber: Symphony No. 1
Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto 
Guest conductor Emmanuel Villaume conducts Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto with pianist Andrew von Oeyen, along with Mozart’s Paris Symphony and more.
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Concert: Friday, July 24, 2015, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Buy Now
Concert: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 7:30pm – 9:30pm Buy Now
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Friday, July 24, 2015, 5:30pm – 6:15pm
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 6:15pm – 7:00pm
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, July 21, 2015, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 10:30am – 1:00pm
Open Rehearsal: Friday, July 24, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Emmanuel Villaume, Guest Conductor
Andrew Von Oeyen, Piano
What
Suppé: Overture to Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna
Mozart: Symphony No. 31, Paris
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2
Bizet: Roma
Dvorák Symphony No. 6 
Thomas Wilkins conducts the Sunday Symphony by the prolific William Grant Still, the “Dean of all African-American composers.” The evening concludes with Dvořák’s beautiful large-scale work, his Sixth Symphony, which recalls the Czech folksongs of his native Bohemia.
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Concert: Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Buy Now
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 5:30pm – 6:15pm
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, Guest Conductor
What
Goldsmith: Fireworks
Still: Symphony No. 3, Sunday Symphony
Dvořák: Symphony No. 6
Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6 
Guest conductor Christoph König makes his Festival debut, leading the Grant Park Orchestra in Bruckner’s noble and dignified Symphony No. 6, indoors at the Harris Theater.
Where & When
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Concert: Friday, July 31, 2015, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Call For Passes
Concert: Saturday, August 1, 2015, 7:30pm – 9:30pm Call For Passes
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Friday, July 31, 2015, 5:30pm – 6:15pm
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Saturday, August 1, 2015, 6:15pm – 7:00pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Christoph König, Guest Conductor
Mozart Piano Concerto 
A true poet of the keyboard, Inon Barnatan presents his insightful interpretation of the shining star of Mozart’s piano repertory. The evening also includes works by George Antheil and Randall Thompson.
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Concert: Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Buy Now
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 5:30pm – 6:15pm
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Inon Barnatan, Piano
What
Thompson: Symphony No. 2
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17
Antheil: A Jazz Symphony
Haydn Harmony Mass 
Haydn’s rarely-performed Harmoniemesse, his last major work, showcases the esteemed Grant Park Chorus and four brilliant guest soloists. Carlos Kalmar pairs this ephemeral piece with John Adams’ score that praises and parodies lush Romantic harmony.
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Concert: Friday, August 7, 2015, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Buy Now
Concert: Saturday, August 8, 2015, 7:30pm – 9:30pm Buy Now
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Friday, August 7, 2015, 5:30pm – 6:15pm
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Saturday, August 8, 2015, 6:15pm – 7:00pm
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Thursday, August 6, 2015, 10:30am – 1:00pm
Open Rehearsal: Friday, August 7, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Layla Claire, Soprano
Julie Boulianne, Mezzo-Soprano
John Tessier, Tenor
Daniel Okulitch, Bass-Baritone
An Evening with Kurt Elling 
Chicago legend and Grammy® Award-winning jazz vocalist, Kurt Elling, joins the Grant Park Orchestra in Passion World, a tour-de-force concert of internationally famous ballads of love and loss.
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Concert: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Buy Now
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 5:30pm – 6:15pm
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Kurt Elling, Vocalist
Gary Versace, Piano
Clark Sommers, Bass
John Mclean, Guitar
Kendrick Scott, Drums
John Wojciehowski, Tenor Saxophone
Orbert Davis, Trumpet
Strauss Ein Heldenleben 
After an impressive Festival debut in 2014, the award-winning pianist Natasha Paremski returns to perform the ferociously technical Four Parables. Strauss’ monumental tone poem completes the program.
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Concert: Friday, August 14, 2015, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Buy Now
Concert: Saturday, August 15, 2015, 7:30pm – 9:30pm Buy Now
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Friday, August 14, 2015, 5:30pm – 6:15pm
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Saturday, August 15, 2015, 6:15pm – 7:00pm
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Thursday, August 13, 2015, 10:30am – 1:00pm
Open Rehearsal: Friday, August 14, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Natasha Paremski, Piano
What
Wolf-Ferrari: Overture to The Secret of Suzanne
Schoenfield: Four Parables
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
Beethoven Violin Concerto 
Grammy® Award-winner and violinist extraordinaire James Ehnes returns for a fiery performance of Beethoven’s exquisite Violin Concerto in what promises to be a truly stunning evening.
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Concert: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Buy Now
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 5:30pm – 6:15pm
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
James Ehnes, Violin
Elgar The Kingdom 
The Festival’s 2015 season comes to a thrilling close with Elgar’s epic oratorio The Kingdom, featuring the Grant Park Chorus and an all-star line-up of vocalists.
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Concert: Friday, August 21, 2015, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Buy Now
Concert: Saturday, August 22, 2015, 7:30pm – 9:30pm Buy Now
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Friday, August 21, 2015, 5:30pm – 6:15pm
Club 615—A Pre-Concert Lecture: Saturday, August 22, 2015, 6:15pm – 7:00pm
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Thursday, August 20, 2015, 10:30am – 1:00pm
Open Rehearsal: Friday, August 21, 2015, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Erin Wall, Soprano
Jill Grove, Mezzo-Soprano
Garrett Sorenson, Tenor
Brian Mulligan, Bass-Baritone