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Join us for our Season of Anniversaries, including Carlos Kalmar’s 20th year leading the Festival, Millennium Park’s 15th anniversary, and our own 85th season. For more information, visit gpmf.org.
Open Rehearsals and Docent-Led Talks
Audiences can watch as the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus rehearse upcoming performances during the day, most Tuesdays–Fridays, June–August.
During breaks in rehearsals, Festival docents lead informal talks about the music, composers, and the history of classical music in the front of the Seating Bowl.
Visit the Events Calendar on the Grant Park Music Festival website for specific rehearsal dates and times.
Pre-Concert Lectures
A free pre-concert lecture series that takes an in-depth look at the Festival's programs and performers.
All lectures begin one hour prior to each concert in the Chase Promenade North Tent, located on the west end of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Hosts include WFMT's Relevant Tones host Seth Boustead, Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Sounds and Stories contributor Laura Sauer and WFMT host Dennis Moore.
Visit the Grant Park Music Festival website for up-to-date information about weekly special guests.
The Chase Promenade North Tent is accessible via Randolph Street on the upper west side of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Signs and ushers can help direct you to the entrance.
all programs subject to change
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 Wednesday, June 12, 6:30pm Carlos Kalmar and the Grant Park Orchestra open the Festival’s 85th season with Tchaikovsky’s romantic Little Russian Symphony. The evening begins with Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Jubilation and Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring celebrated soloist Benjamin Beilman. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Jubilation Serge Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2, Little Russian This concert is part of the Festival HD series. This concert is being broadcast live on 98.7WFMT and streamed live at wfmt.com. |
Friday, June 14, 6:30pm Saturday, June 15, 7:30pm Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor; Christopher Bell, Chorus Director; Kareem Roustom, Composer-in-Residence Jean Sibelius: Karelia Overture Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 Kareem Roustom: World Premiere, Turn To The World, a Whitman Cantata Carl Vine: Symphony No. 6, Choral Symphony |
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Wednesday, June 19, 6:30pm Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor; Inon Barnatan, Piano Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to Preciosa Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 Ferruccio Busoni: Symphonic Suite This concert is being broadcast live on 98.7WFMT and streamed live at wfmt.com. |
Friday, June 21, 6:30pm Saturday, June 22, 7:30pm Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor; Stacy Garrop, Composer-In-Residence; Augustin Hadelich, Violin Stacy Garrop: World Premiere Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto Friday's concert is being broadcast live on 98.7WFMT and streamed live at wfmt.com. |
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A Night in Vienna: Emperor Waltzes and More Wednesday, June 26, 6:30pm Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor Johann Strauss Jr.: Explosions Polka Johann Strauss Jr.: Gypsy Baron Overture Johann Strauss Jr.: Emperor Waltzes Josef Strauss: Fireproof! Polka Josef Strauss: Chatterbox Polka Johann Strauss Jr.: Accelerations Waltz Johann Strauss Jr.: Egyptian March Johann Strauss Jr.: Morning Papers Waltz Johann Strauss Jr.: Praise of Women Polka-Mazurka Johann Strauss Jr.: Overture to Indigo and the Forty Thieves |
Beethoven Missa Solemnis Friday, June 28, 6:30pm Saturday, June 29, 7:30pm The Grant Park Orchestra is joined by the chorus and a starry roster of guest artists in Beethoven’s rarely performed masterwork, Missa Solemnis (Saturday night's performance will be indoors at the Harris Theater). Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor Christopher Bell, Chorus Director Maeve Höglund, Soprano Siena Licht Miller, Mezzo-Soprano Michael Sumuel, Bass Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis |
Independence Day SaluteThursday, July 4, 6:30pm Grant Park Orchestra; Christopher Bell, Conductor; Mary Stolper, Flute; John Orduna, Baritone Robert Wendell: From Sea to Shining Sea Arr. Robert Lowden: Armed Forces Salute Arr. Carmen Dragon: America the Beautiful Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever This concert is part of the Festival HD series. This concert is being broadcast live on 98.7WFMT and streamed live at wfmt.com. |
Gershwin Piano Concerto
Friday, July 5, 6:30pm Saturday, July 6, 7:30pm Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor; Jeffrey Kahane, Piano; Alicia Hall Moran, Mezzo-Soprano; Holland Andrews, Vocalist; Holcombe Waller, Vocalist; Gabriel Kahane, Vocalist And Composer-In-Residence George Gershwin: Concerto in F Gabriel Kahane: emergency shelter intake form |
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Appalachian Spring
Monday, July 8, 7pm Location: South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr. Thursday, July 11, 7pm Location: Columbus Park Refectory, 5701 W. Jackson Blvd. Members Of The Grant Park Orchestra; Jeremy Black, Leader And Violin; Anne Bach, Oboe Gustav Holst: St. Paul's Suite Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe Aaron Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring |
Classic Movie Night: The Wizard of Oz
Wednesday, July 10, 8pm Grant Park Orchestra; Norman Huynh, Conductor Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Jay Pritzker Pavilion and experience the Oscar-winning classic The Wizard of Oz on a giant HD screen as the Grant Park Orchestra performs the score live. This event is part of the Festival HD series. |
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The Envelope Please: A Tribute to Broadway and Hollywood's Best
Friday, July 12, 8pm Saturday, July 13, 8pm Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus; Larry Loh, Conductor; Susan Egan, Vocalist; Doug LaBrecque, Vocalist An evening of Grammy, Tony and Academy Award-winning music, including songs from The Lion King, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera and more, plus tributes to Marvin Hamlisch and John Williams. Featuring conductor Lawrence Loh and the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, with Broadway veterans Susan Egan and Doug LaBrecque. |
Ravel Mother Goose
Wednesday, July 17, 6:30pm Grant Park Orchestra; Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor; Yolonda Kondonassis, Harp Maurice Ravel: Suite from Mother Goose Alberto Ginastera: Harp Concerto Georges Bizet: Symphony No. 1 This concert is being broadcast live on 98.7WFMT and streamed live at wfmt.com. |
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Grant Park Chorus in the Parks
Thursday, July 18, 7pm Location: Columbus Park Refectory, 5701 W Jackson Blvd. Monday, July 22, 7pm Location: South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr. Grant Park Chorus; Christopher Bell, Chorus Director An evening of a cappella works by female composers, including a world premiere by Lori Laitman. The repertoire will be announced soon. |
Beethoven Piano Concert No. 3
Friday, July 19, 6:30pm Saturday, July 20, 7:30pm Grant Park Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins, Conductor; Stephen Hough, Piano James MacMillan: Stomp Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2, A London Symphony Friday's concert is being broadcast live on 98.7WFMT and streamed live at wfmt.com. |
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Tchaikovsky Swan Lake
Wednesday, July 24, 6:30pm Grant Park Orchestra; Christian Macelaru, Conductor; Edgar Moreau, Cello Friedrich Gulda: Cello Concerto Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake |
Dvořák Symphony No. 7
Friday, July 26, 6:30pm Saturday, July 27, 8:30pm Grant Park Orchestra; David Danzmayr, Conductor; Anthony McGill, Clarinet; Demarre McGill, Flute Jimmy López: Fiesta! Joel Puckett: Concerto Duo Camille Saint-Saëns: Tarantelle Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 Friday's concert is being broadcast live on 98.7WFMT and streamed live at wfmt.com. |
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Copland Rodeo
Wednesday, July 31, 6:30pm Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor; Conrad Tao, Piano Edward MacDowell: Suite No. 2, Indian Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 Aaron Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo This concert is being broadcast live on 98.7WFMT and streamed live at wfmt.com. |
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August Schedule:all programs subject to change |
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Mozart Prague Symphony
Friday, August 2, 6:30pm Saturday, August 3, 7:30pm Harris Theater for Music and Dance Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor; Vadim Gluzman, Violin Jennifer Higdon: blue cathedral Leonard Bernstein: Serenade Ole Schmidt: Hommage à Stravinsky Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38, Prague |
Mambo Kings: Hot Latin Nights
Wednesday, August 7, 6:30pm Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor; Mambo Kings George Gershwin: Cuban Overture Richard Delaney: Melodia Dave Brubeck, arr. Delaney: Blue Rondo à la Turk John Lennon and Paul McCartney, arr. Delaney: Day Tripper Richard Delaney: Marinera Michel Camilo: Caribe Richard Delaney: Danzón Rafael Hernandez, arr. Delaney: El Cumbanchero Tito Puente, arr. Delaney: Oye Como Va |
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A Mass of Life: A Celebration of the Human Spirit
Friday, August 9, 6:30pm Saturday, August 10, 7:30pm Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus; Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor; Christopher Bell, Chorus Director; Melody Moore, Soprano; Ewa Plonka, Mezzo-Soprano; Andrew Staples, Tenor; Nathan Berg, Bass-Baritone Frederick Delius: A Mass of Life |
Flight of the Bumblebee
Wednesday, August 14, 6:30pm Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor Amy Beach: Variations on a Balkan Theme Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from The Tale of Tsar Saltan Morton Gould: Cowboy Rhapsody This concert is part of the Festival HD series. This concert is being broadcast live on 98.7WFMT and streamed live at wfmt.com. |
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Mahler Resurrection Symphony
Friday, August 16, 6:30pm Saturday, August 17, 7:30pm Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus; Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor; Christopher Bell, Chorus Director; Amanda Majeski, Soprano; J'Nai Bridges, Mezzo-Soprano Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection Friday's concert is being broadcast live on 98.7WFMT and streamed live at wfmt.com. |
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