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Ohlsson Plays Chopin

August 5, 2026, 6:30 pm

Pianist Garrick Ohlsson

Garrick Ohlsson—one of only two Americans to have won the International Chopin Piano Competition—returns to the Festival to perform Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero, the program also journeys to Mexico and Italy with Juan Pablo Contreras’s lively Mariachitlán and Tchaikovsky’s tuneful Capriccio Italien.

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Juan Pablo Contreras Mariachitlán

Fryderyk Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2

Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien

Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero Conductor
Garrick Ohlsson Piano

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Meet the Host

Dave Schwan has been around music all his life and has worked in broadcasting for over 40 years. Dave joined WFMT in 2010, and he hosts a number of programs including live broadcasts from Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts and the Grant Park Music Festival. In addition, he is a program host for the internationally syndicated WFMT Jazz Network. Dave is also the Sunday morning news anchor at WGN radio. As an amateur musician, he has been involved in various instrumental and choral groups in Chicago, playing both classical and jazz music. A native of Highland, Indiana, Dave grew up listening to WFMT and attending concerts around the Chicago area. During his travels, he’s had the opportunity to attend concerts around the U.S. and in Europe.

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Ohlsson Plays Chopin

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