Grant Park Music Festival
The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation’s only free outdoor classical music series. Fortunately for us, it takes place in Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion. This scenic venue is also known for its exceptional acoustics.
If you can’t make it to one of the evening concerts, you can listen to the rehearsals during the lunch hour.
June
BARBER AND BRAHMS
Wednesday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; James Ehnes, Violin
Barber, Violin Concerto
Brahms, Symphony No. 2
BEETHOVEN’S MISSA SOLEMNIS
Friday, June 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Christopher Bell, Chorus Director; Erin Wall, Soprano; Anita Krause, Mezzo Soprano; James Taylor, Tenor; Nathan Berg, Bass
TAKE A FRIEND TO THE ORCHESTRA
Wednesday, June 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 21 at 7:30p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Wagner, The Ride of the Valkyries
Mozart, Overture to “The Magic Flute”
Debussy/Leyden, Claire de Lune
Rossini, Overture to “William Tell”
Barber, Adagio for Strings
Repighi, “The Pines Of Rome”
Bring a friend who has never been to an orchestra concert, relax, and enjoy the familiar sounds of the great classics washing over you. Popular favorites by Wagner, Mozart, Debussy, Rossini, Barber, and Respighi are sure to entice you back for more.
MARIA DEL MAR BONET
Friday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Maria Del Mar Bonet, Vocalist
Singer and songwriter Maria Del Mar Bonet hails from Mallorca, lives in Barcelona and is one of the most exciting practitioners of Mediterranean popular song.
A GERMAN REQUIEM
Wednesday, June 27 at 6:30 p.m.
*Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Christopher Bell, Chorus Director; Karina Gauvin, Soprano; Richard Zeller, Baritone
Brahms, A German Requiem
20th CENTURY MASTERS
Friday, June 27 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m.
*Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Karina Gauvin, Soprano
Vaughan, Williams, Fantasia On A Theme by Thomas Tallis
Britten, Les Illuminations
Bartok, Concerto For Orchestra
July
EXPLORING MUSIC WITH BILL MCGLAUGHLIN: AMERICAN THEN AND NOW
Wednesday, July 2 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 5 at 8:00 p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Bill McGlaughlin, Narrator
Bill McGlaughlin, host of WFMT’s popular program, Exploring Music, narrates a program of American works spanning 125 years, beginning in the post Civil War era and ending with the music of today. Highlighted are traditional works by Chadwick and Bernstein, to the mavericks of today, including John Adams and Chicago composers.
INDEPENDENCE EVE AT GRANT PARK
Thursday, July 3 at 8:00 p.m.
*Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park
Grant Park Orchestra; Christopher Bell, Conductor
Key, Star Spangled Banner
Chadwick, Jubilee from Symphonic Sketches
Dvorak, Largo from New World Symphony
Nelson, Savannah River Holiday
Bernstein, Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Hayman, Pops Hoe-Down
Lowden, Armed Forces Salute
Tchaikovsky, Overture 1812
TCHAIKOVSKY’S 6TH
Wednesday, July 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, July 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus; Hannu Lintu, Conductor; Christopher Bell, Chorus Director; Jonita Lattimore, Soprano; Susan Platts, Mezzo Soprano; Quinn Kelsey, Baritone
Sibelius, The Captive Queen
Szymanowski, Stabat Mater
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6
COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL NIGHT
Saturday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Musicians from Chicago’s network of community music schools will
perform a diverse program of chamber and orchestral music on stage at
the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Come find out about their programs and
services. Presented in collaboration with Chicago Consortium of
Community Music Schools.
PINCHAS ZUKERMAN
Sunday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra; Pinchas Zukerman, Conductor and Violin; Jeremy Black, Violin
Bach, Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins And Orchestra
Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
Tchaikovsky, “Romeo and Juliet” Overture - Fantasy
BEETHOVEN’S 7th
Wednesday, July 16 at 6:30 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Grant Park Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, Conductor; Leila Josefowitz, Violin
Mackey, Lost and Found
Adams, Dharma at Big Sur
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7
GERSHWIN’S GREATEST HITS
Friday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. (Divertimento! benefit gala)
Saturday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra; Kevin Stites, Conductor; Jay Jaski, Director; Harolyn Blackwell, Marin Mazzie, Jason Danieley, and Norman Lewis, Vocalists; Kirill Gerstein, Piano
The composer’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue complements a program of Gershwin’s great tunes, sung by veteran Broadway stars.
PlayBack, post-concert solo: Kirill Gerstein improvises on Gershwin solo tunes
RUSSIAN SPLENDOR
Wednesday, July 23 at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus; Christopher Bell, Conductor; Joanna Kozlowska, Soprano; Bryan Griffin, Tenor; Darren K. Stoke, Baritone
Mussorgsky, Night On Bald Mountain
Borodin, Polovtsian Dances from “Prince Igor”
Rachmaninoff, The Bells
LUCIANO PAVAROTTI TRIBUTE CONCERT
Saturday, July 26 at 6:30 p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra; Vittorio Grigolo, Tenor; TBD, Soprano
The Italian singing sensation and an heir to Luciano Pavarotti’s throne as the king of tenors presents a program of familiar opera arias, Neapolitan songs and pop opera hits from his debut album, Vittorio.
MADE IN AMERICA
Tuesday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 31 at 6:30 p.m.
*Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Grant Park Chorus; Christopher Bell, Conductor
Hovhanell, Lost In Winter Snow
Corigliano, L’invitation au Voyage
Lauridsen, Nocturnes
Copland, Motets
Golijov, Coral de Arrecife from “Oceana”
Barber, Sure on the Shining Night
Sametz, I Have Had Singing
A THROW OF DICE
Wednesday, July 30 at 8:00 p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra; Stephen Hussey, Conductor; Nitin Sawhney, Keyboards
A 1920s Indian film classic, a brand new score by composer/deejay Nitin Sawhney and the lush sounds of the Grant Park Orchestra in a U.S. Premiere, combine to create a magical evening of cinema in Millennium Park.
August
CHICAGO LATINO COMPOSERS
Friday, August 1 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 2 at 7:30p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor
Some of Chicago’s best and brightest living Latin American composers are highlighted at these Harris Theater concerts. Works by Ricardo Lorenz, Gustavo Leone, Elbio Rodriguez Barilari, and Osvaldo Golijov will be presented.
MENDELSSOHN’S VIOLIN CONCERTO
Wednesday, August 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra; Jean-Marie Zeitouni, Conductor; Vadim Gluzman, Violin
Liadov, Kikimora
Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto
Kodaly, Hary Janos Suite
GRIEG’S PIANO CONCERTO
Friday, August 8 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 9 at 7:30p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Valentina Lisitsa, Piano
Martinu, Memorial to Lidice
Grieg, Piano Concerto
Nielsen, Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable”
ACT I, WAGNER’S DIE WALKURE
Wednesday, August 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Nancy Gustafson, Soprano; Torsten Kerl, Tenor; Kristinn Sigmundsson, Bass
Wagner, Die Walkure, Act I
GREAT OPERA CHORUSES
Friday, August 15 at 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor, Renato Balsadonna, Guest Chorus Director
Mozart, Overture to “The Marriage of Figaro”
Wagner, Wach auf, es nahet gen den from Act III, Die Meistersinger
Beethoven, Prisoner’s Chorus, O Welche Lust! from Act I, Fidelio
Wagner, Spinning Chorus from Act II, The Flying Dutchman
Wagner, Sailor’s Chorus from Act III, The Flying Dutchman
Mussorgsky, Prelude to Khovantchina
Mussorgsky, Coronation scene from Prologue, Boris Godunov
Bizet, Entr’acte to Avt IV, Carmen
Bizet, Les Voici from Act IV, Carmen
Leoncavallo, Bell Chorus from Act I, Pagliacci
Puccini, Intermezzo from Act III, Manon Lescaut
Puccini, La Gira la Cote from Act I, Turandot
Verdi, Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, Va Pensiero, from Act III, Nabucco
Verdi, Gloria all’ Egitto from Act II, Aida
Membership Information and Ticket Prices
All Grant Park Music Festival performances are free to the public. Open lawn and pavilion seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Season memberships to the Festival are available, which include reserved seating or access to reserved sections for all concerts as well as invitations to special events. Membership and group sales information is available by calling 312.742.7647.
