Grant Park Music Festival | Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Wed, Jun 18
|Millennium Park | Jay Pritzker Pavilion
In his debut performance as the Festival’s newly appointed Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero leads a program featuring Grant Park Orchestra concertmaster Jeremy Black in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.


Time & Location
Jun 18, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Millennium Park | Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60602, USA
About The Event
FEATURING
Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Jeremy Black, concertmaster
PROGRAM
Adolphus Hailstork – An American Port of Call
Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Leonard Bernstein – Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront
DESCRIPTION
In his debut performance as the Festival’s newly appointed Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero leads a program featuring Grant Park Orchestra concertmaster Jeremy Black in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. The program also includes Adolphus Hailstork's An American Port of Call and Leonard Bernstein's searing suite from the film On the Waterfront.
OPEN REHEARSALS
Tuesday, June 17, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Wednesday, June 18, 11:00am - 1:30pm
PRE-CONCERT TALK
Wednesday, June 18, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Organizer: Grant Park Music Festival