Grant Park Music Festival
June 12–August 17, 2019 • FREE Admission
Wednesday & Friday evenings at 6:30pm, Saturday evenings at 7:30pm
Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion & Other Locations
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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.
June Schedule:
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Opening Night 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. |
Beethoven Symphony No. 8 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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Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 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. |
Brahms Violin Concerto 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 |
July Schedule:
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Gershwin Piano Concerto
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Appalachian Spring
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Classic Movie Night: The Wizard of Oz
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The Envelope Please: A Tribute to Broadway and Hollywood's Best
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Ravel Mother Goose
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Grant Park Chorus in the Parks
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Beethoven Piano Concert No. 3
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Tchaikovsky Swan Lake
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Dvořák Symphony No. 7
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Copland Rodeo
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August Schedule:all programs subject to change |
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Mozart Prague Symphony
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Mambo Kings: Hot Latin Nights
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A Mass of Life: A Celebration of the Human Spirit
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Flight of the Bumblebee
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Mahler Resurrection Symphony
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Admission is FREE
Open Daily 6am–11pm
Welcome Center 9am–5pm
Plan Your Visit Here
Find us:
Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60601
Take CTA to Millennium Park
- From the elevated lines: exit at Washington/Wabash and walk east.
- From the subway: exit at Lake (Red Line) or Washington (Blue Line) and walk east.
- Served by buses 3, 4, 6, J14, 20, 56, 60, 124, 146, 147, 151, 157
If parking, Millennium Garages are located at Millennium Park Garage and Millennium Lakeside Garage at 5 S. Columbus Drive, Grant Park North Garage at 25 N. Michigan Ave. and Grant Park South Garage at 325 S. Michigan Ave. Pre-purchase parking online and save up to 50% off drive-up rates.
Contact us:
312.742.1168
dcase@cityofchicago.org
cityofchicago.org/dcase
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