Grant Park Music Festival
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The Grant Park Music Festival’s 90th anniversary season offers a blazing lineup of monumental works including Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Rachmaninov’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini,” Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 8.
Also, Star Wars and More: The Music of John Williams, a Broadway tribute, an Independence Day Salute and a concert featuring the music of George Gershwin and friends. Renowned soloists headline the summer season, including virtuoso violinist Christian Tetzlaff, cellist Johannes Moser, and pianist Garrick Ohlsson.
Check out our Highlights for groups
2024 SEASON Group Highlights:
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6: Wednesday, July 3 and Friday, July 5
Independence Day Salute: Thursday, July 4
Beethoven Emperor Concerto: Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13
Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Wednesday, July 17
Star Wars and More: The Music of John Williams: Friday, July 19
Scheherazade: Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27
Broadway Rocks: Wednesday, July 31
Beethoven Symphony No. 5: Wednesday, July 24
Mozart Jupiter Symphony: Wednesday, August 7
Fascinating Rhythm: Gershwin and Friends: Wednesday, August 14
Details
RUN DATES :
JUNE 12- AUGUST 17, 2024
LOCATION:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
TIME:
All concerts will take place on Wednesday and Friday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. (Exceptions include a Thursday concert on July 4 instead of a Saturday evening concert on July 6).
GROUP RATES :
Reserved seating for groups of 15 or more:
$25 Most concerts
$20: Student rates for most concerts
$40 Broadway Rocks and Gershwin and Friends
$55 Choral Balcony
Plan your group event in the city's most breathtaking outdoor concert space with bold, artistically inspired music performed by the world-class Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus in Chicago's Millennium Park.
GRANT PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL COMPLETE LINE UP
2024 SEASON REPERTOIRE
all programs subject to change
DVOŘÁK CELLO CONCERTO Wednesday, June 12, 6:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Anna Clyne: Masquerade
Antonin Dvořák: Cello Concerto
Benjamin Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
TETZLAFF PLAYS ELGAR Friday, June 14, 6:30 PM
Saturday, June 15, 7:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Lauren Decker, contraltoEdward Elgar: Violin Concerto
Gustav Holst: The Cloud Messenger
CHORAL MASTERWORKS Monday, June 17, 6:30 PM (South Shore Cultural Center) AND Thursday, June 20, 6:30 PM (Columbus Park Refectory)
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Christopher Bell, chorus director Caroline Shaw: and the swallow
Felix Mendelssohn: Six Songs (Op. 59)
Ēriks Ešenvalds: In Paradisum
Anton Bruckner: Os Justi
Zoltán Kodály: The Aged
Zoltán Kodály: See the Gypsies
Arvo Pärt: Which Was the Son of…
SONGS OF FREEDOM. Wednesday, June 19, 6:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Karen Slack, soprano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to Fidelio
Margaret Bonds: The Montgomery Variations
Jessie Montgomery: Five Freedom Songs
Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
SCHUMANN PIANO CONCERTO Friday, June 21, 6:30 PM AND Saturday, June 22, 7:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Gabriela Lena Frank: Apu
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6
DVOŘÁK SERENADE FOR STRINGS Tuesday, June 25, 6:30 PM (South Shore Cultural Center) AND Thursday, June 27, 6:30 PM (Jay Pritzker Pavilion)
Grant Park String and Vocal Fellowship Alumni
Kyle Dickson, conductor
Jessie Montgomery: Starburst
Béla Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
Augusta Read Thomas: Of Paradise and Light
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9
Michael Abels: Delights and Dances
Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Strings
HAYDN LONDON SYMPHONY Wednesday, June 26, 6:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Clarice Assad: World Premiere
Richard Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 104, London
STRAVINSKY PETRUSHKA. Friday, June 28, 6:30 PM AND Saturday, June 29, 7:30 PM
Harris Theater
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Martin Bakari, tenor
Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 Version)
Johannes Brahms: Song of Destiny
Zoltán Kodály: Psalmus Hungaricus
TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY NO. 6. Wednesday, July 3, 6:30 PM AND Friday, July 5, 6:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Angélica Negrón: Color Shape Transmission
Arturo Márquez: Fandango
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
INDEPENDENCE DAY SALUTE. Thursday, July 4, 6:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Christopher Bell, conductor
It's everyone's favorite holiday celebration: the Festival's annual salute to America. With Christopher Bell decked in red, white, and blue, the Grant Park Orchestra presents Bernstein, John Williams, John Philip Sousa, and the ever-popular Armed Forces Salute.
SHOSTAKOVICH SYMPHONY NO. 5 Wednesday, July 10, 6:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Joan Tower: 1920/2019
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN EMPEROR CONCERTO Friday, July 12, 6:30 PM AND Saturday, July 13, 7:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Christopher Bell, chorus director
Stewart Goodyear, piano
James Stephenson: World Premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
Maurice Duruflé: Requiem
RACHMANINOV RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI Wednesday, July 17, 6:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Clayton Stephenson, piano
Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
Sergei Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis
STAR WARS AND MORE: THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS. Friday, July 19, 6:30 PM (CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE FOR GROUP SALES)
Grant Park Orchestra
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Anthony Parnther, conductor
Jeremy Black, violin
For generations, John Williams has provided the soundtrack to our lives, from Darth Vader's menacing march to the soaring themes that hoisted E.T. and Harry Potter into the air. Don your favorite costume, be it a wizard or a wookie, and join the fun in Millennium Park when guest conductor Anthony Parnther leads the Grant Park Orchestra in the enchanting film music of John Williams.
BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 5. Wednesday, July 24, 6:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Nathalie Joachim: World Premiere
Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
SCHEHERAZAD. Friday, July 26, 6:30 PM AND Saturday, July 27, 7:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Christopher Bell, chorus director
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Lindsey Reynolds, soprano
Lili Boulanger: Of a Spring Morning
Francis Poulenc: Stabat Mater
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
BROADWAY ROCKS! Wednesday, July 31, 6:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Lucas Waldin, conductor
LaKisha Jones, Chloe Lowery and Dan Domenech, vocalists
From Jesus Christ Superstar to Tommy to Tina Turner, rock music has long been embedded in American musical theater. This time, the Grant Park Orchestra celebrates the jukebox musical, with everything from ABBA to Dolly Parton to Queen to Michael Jackson.
BRUCKNER SYMPHONY NO. 4. Friday, August 2, 6:30 PM AND Saturday, August 3, 7:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra
Harris Theater
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Jean Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
Leoš Janáček/arr. Vaclav Talich: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, Romantic (1878/80 Version)
MOZART JUPITER SYMPHONY Wednesday, August 7, 6:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Luciano Berio/Luigi Boccherini: Withdrawal by Night in Madrid
Aaron Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
BRAHMS DOUBLE CONCERTO Friday, August 9, 6:30 PM. AND Saturday, August 10, 7:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Johannes Moser, cello
Elena Kats-Chernin: Mythic
Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto
Claude Debussy: Ibéria
Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole
FASCINATING RHYTHM: GERSHWIN AND FRIENDS Wednesday, August 14, 6:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Byron Stripling, conductor and trumpet
Sydney McSweeney, vocals
S'wonderful, s'marvelous, s'an evening of Gershwin! Bring the whole family for the irresistible songs of George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and more, led by acclaimed jazz musician Byron Stripling with special guest Sydney McSweeney.
MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 8 Friday, August 16, 6:30 PM AND Saturday, August 17, 7:30 PM
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Jane Archibald, soprano
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Siena Licht Miller, mezzo-soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Rod Gilfry, baritone
Kevin Short, bass-baritone
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand