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.

Program:

Adolphus Hailstork – An American Port of Call
Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Leonard Bernstein – Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront

Featuring:

Giancarlo Guerrero
Conductor

Felix Mendelssohn
Composer

Leonard Bernstein
Composer

Adolphus Hailstork
Composer

Jeremy Black
concertmaster

Pre-Concert Talks:
Wed, Jun 18, 2025 5-6pm
Chase Promenade North Tent