Posted 6 years ago in Arts and Culture by Jessica Cabe
For its 85th season, the Grant Park Music Festival will bring classical music superstars and some of the canon’s most beloved repertoire to the Loop. Highlights include pianists Inon Barnatan, Stephen Hough, and Conrad Tao; violinists Augustin Hadelich and Vadim Gluzman; soprano Susanna Phillips; and more performing works by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, and countless other greats.
Each summer, the Grant Park Music Festival presents 10 weeks of free classical concerts at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Founded in 1935, it remains the nation’s only free, outdoor, municipally-supported classical music festival, presented in partnership with the Grant Park Orchestral Association and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
Check out the festival’s 2019 season below:
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2
Wednesday, June 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Benjamin Beilman, Violin
What:
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Jubilation
Serge Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2, Little Russian
Beethoven Symphony No. 8
Friday, June 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 15, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
What:
Sibelius: Karelia Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Roustom: World Premiere
Vine: Symphony No. 6, Choral Symphony
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23
Wednesday, June 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Inon Barnatan, Piano
What:
Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to Preciosa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23
Ferruccio Busoni: Symphonic Suite
Brahms Violin Concerto
Friday, June 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 22, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Stacy Garrop, Composer-In-Residence
Augustin Hadelich, Violin
What:
Stacy Garrop: World Premiere
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto
A Night in Vienna
Wednesday, June 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
What:
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, 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 29, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Susanna Phillips, Soprano
Siena Miller, Mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Owens, Tenor
Michael Sumuel, Bass
What:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Independence Day 2019
Thursday, July 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
Christopher Bell, Conductor
Alicia Hall Moran, Vocalist
What:
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
Gershwin Piano Concerto
Friday, July 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 6, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Jeffrey Kahane, Piano
Alicia Hall Moran, Soprano
Holland Andrews, Vocalist
Holcombe Wallers, Vocalist
Gabriel Kahane, Vocalist And Composer-In-Residence
What:
George Gershwin: Concerto in F
Gabriel Kahane: Emergency Shelter Intake Form
Appalachian Spring
Monday, July 8, 7-8 p.m. at South Shore Cultural Center
Who:
Members Of The Grant Park Orchestra
Jeremy Black, Conductor And Violin
What:
Gustav Holst: St. Paul's Suite
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Two Violins
Aaron Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring
The Wizard of Oz
Wednesday, July 10, 8-10 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
Norman Huynh, Conductor
What:
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.
The Envelope Please
Friday, July 12, 8-10 p.m. and Saturday, July 13, 8-10 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Larry Loh, Conductor
Susan Egan, Vocalist
Doug LaBrecque, Vocalist
What:
TBA
Ravel Mother Goose
Wednesday, July 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor
Yolonda Kondonassis, Harp
What:
Maurice Ravel: Suite from Mother Goose
Alberto Ginastera: Harp Concerto
Georges Bizet: Symphony No. 1
Grant Park Chorus in the Parks
Thursday, July 18, 7-8:15 p.m. at South Shore Cultural Center and Monday, July 22, 7-8:15 p.m. at Columbus Park Refectory
Who:
Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
What:
Thea Musgrave: Rorate coeli
Stacy Garrop: Sonnets of Desire, Longing, and Whimsy
Caroline Shaw: And the Swallow
Louise Talma: A Wreath of Blessings
Thea Musgrave: Songs from On the Underground, No. 2, The Strange & The Exotic
Melinda Wagner: From a Book of Early Prayers
Caroline Shaw: World Premiere
Lori Laitman: The Earth and I
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3
Friday, July 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 20, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, Conductor
Stephen Hough, Piano
What:
James MacMillian: Stomp
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2, A London Symphony
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake
Wednesday, July 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
Christian Macelaru, Conductor
Edgar Moreau, Cello
What:
Friedrich Gulda: Cello Concerto
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
Dvorak Symphony No. 7
Friday, July 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 27, 8:30-10:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
David Danzmayr, Conductor
Anthony McGill, Clarinet
Demarre McGill, Flute
What:
Jimmy López: Fiesta!
Joel Puckett: Concerto Duo
Camille Saint-Saëns: Tarantelle
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 7
Copland Rodeo
Wednesday, July 31, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Conrad Tao, Piano
What:
Edward MacDowell: Suite No. 2, Indian
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2
Aaron Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Mozart Prague Symphony
Friday, August 2, 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 3, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Vadim Gluzman, Violin
What:
Jennifer Higdon: blue cathedral
Leonard Bernstein: Serenade
Ole Schmidt: Hommage à Stravinsky
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38, Prague
Mambo Kings
Wednesday, August 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Mambo Kings
What:
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
Friday, August 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 10, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
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
What:
Frederick Delius: A Mass of Life
Flight of the Bumblebee
Wednesday, August 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
What:
Amy Beach: Variations on a Balkan Theme
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Morton Gould: Cowboy Rhapsody
Mahler Resurrection Symphony
Friday, August 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 17, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Who:
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Amanda Majeski, Soprano
J'Nai Bridges, Mezzo-Soprano
What:
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection
