In the Summer of 2000, concert pianist and civic leader Deborah Sobol founded the Rush Hour Concert series to reinvent the traditional classical music concert format by presenting chamber music masterworks in an engaging setting, accessible to all. These 30-minute concerts offer unparalleled access to repertoire spanning 700 years, performed by world-class musicians from Chicago’s leading ensembles including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and independent chamber music groups. The concerts are presented free of charge every Tuesday evening, June through August, at 5:45 p.m. in historic St. James Cathedral in downtown Chicago.
2019 Rush Hour Concerts at St. James Cathedral
Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera Orchestra (beginning with the far left photo then clockwise): Brant Taylor, cello; Carol Cook, viola; John Macfarlane, violin; Stephanie Jeong, violin; Calum Cook, cello; Lawrence Neuman, viola. Rush Hour Concert from June 4th, 2019, at St. James Cathedral in downtown Chicago.
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String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 by Johannes Brahms
