The Season of Anniversaries—including Carlos Kalmar’s 20th year leading the Festival, Millennium Park’s 15th anniversary, and our own 85th season.
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Benjamin Beilman, Violin
Program
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Jubilation
Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2, Little Russian
Beethoven Symphony No. 8
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Kareem Roustom, Composer-in-Residence
Program
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
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Inon Barnatan, Piano
Program
Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to Preciosa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23
Ferruccio Busoni: Symphonic Suite
Brahms Violin Concerto
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Stacy Garrop, Composer-In-Residence
Augustin Hadelich, Violin
Program
Stacy Garrop: Shiva Dances (World Premiere)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto
A Night in Vienna: Emperor Waltzes and More
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Program
Johann Strauss Jr.: Gypsy Baron Overture
Josef Strauss: Fireproof! Polka
Johann Strauss Jr.: Praise of Women Polka-Mazurka
Johann Strauss Jr.: Morning Papers Waltz
Johann Strauss Jr.: Egyptian March
Johann Strauss Jr.: Overture to Indigo and the Forty Thieves
Josef Strauss: Chatterbox Polka
Johann Strauss Jr.: Accelerations Waltz
Johann Strauss Jr.: Explosions Polka
Johann Strauss Jr.: Emperor Waltzes
Beethoven Missa Solemnis
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Maeve Höglund, Soprano
Siena Licht Miller, Mezzo-Soprano
John Matthew Myers, Tenor
Michael Sumuel, Bass
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Independence Day Salute
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Christopher Bell, Conductor
Mary Stolper, Flute
John Orduña, Baritone
Program
Robert Wendel: 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
Gershwin Piano Concerto
Featuring
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
Harmony, Hope & Healing Community Chorus
Program
George Gershwin: Concerto in F
Gabriel Kahane: emergency shelter intake form
Appalachian Spring
Featuring
Members Of The Grant Park Orchestra
Jeremy Black, Leader And Violin
Anne Bach, Oboe
Program
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
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Norman Huynh, Conductor
Program
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.
The Envelope Please: A Tribute to Broadway and Hollywood's Best
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Larry Loh, Conductor
Susan Egan, Vocalist
Doug LaBrecque, Vocalist
Madison Claire Parks, Vocalist
Program
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
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, Harp
Program
Maurice Ravel: Suite from Mother Goose
Alberto Ginastera: Harp Concerto
Georges Bizet: Symphony No. 1
Grant Park Chorus in the Parks
Featuring
Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Program
Thea Musgrave: Rorate coeli
Clara Schumann: Three Mixed Choruses
Louise Talma: A Wreath of Blessings
Fanny Mendelssohn: Nachtreigen
Caroline Shaw: and the swallow
Lita Grier: About Living
Melinda Wagner: From a Book of Early Prayers
Lori Laitman: Hands (World Premiere)
Thea Musgrave: Songs from On the Underground, No. 2, The Strange & The Exotic
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, Conductor
Stephen Hough, Piano
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2, A London Symphony
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Cristian Măcelaru, Conductor
Edgar Moreau, Cello
Program
Friedrich Gulda: Cello Concerto
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
Dvořák Symphony No. 7
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
David Danzmayr, Conductor
Anthony McGill, Clarinet
Demarre McGill, Flute
Program
Jimmy López: Fiesta!
Joel Puckett: Concerto Duo
Camille Saint-Saëns: Tarantelle
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
Copland Rodeo
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Conrad Tao, Piano
Program
Edward MacDowell: Suite No. 2, Indian
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2
Aaron Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Mozart Prague Symphony
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Vadim Gluzman, Violin
Program
Jennifer Higdon: blue cathedral
Leonard Bernstein: Serenade
Ole Schmidt: Hommage à Stravinsky
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38, Prague
Mambo Kings: Hot Latin Nights
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Mambo Kings
Program
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
A Mass of Life: A Celebration of the Human Spirit
Featuring
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
Program
Frederick Delius: A Mass of Life
Flight of the Bumblebee
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Program
Amy Beach: Variations on a Balkan Theme
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Morton Gould: Cowboy Rhapsody
Mahler Symphony No. 2
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Amanda Majeski, Soprano
J'Nai Bridges, Mezzo-Soprano
Program
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection