BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 2  

Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Wednesday, July 18 at 6:30PM   

Conductor Roderick Cox makes his Festival debut with Beethoven's Second Symphony and Haydn's beloved Sinfonia Concertante, showcasing members of the Grant Park Orchestra. Wagner's legendary overture from his opera, Tannhäuser, closes the evening.

BARBER VIOLIN CONCERTO  

Jay Pritzker Pavilion 
Friday July 20 at 6:30PM
Saturday, July 21 at 7:30PM

Paul Huang performs one of the most famous violin concertos of all time in this vibrant and energetic program, also featuring Glanert's Frenesia and Schumann's First Symphony; conducted by Markus Stenz.

YOUNG PEOPLE CONCERTS
ON MONDAYS

Bring the kids and take an interactive musical journey with our Project Inclusion String Quartet. Enjoy the music of Mozart, Florence Price and Jesse Montgomery, plus songs from the films The Incredibles and Coco.  Learn how you can become an "incredible young composer" of your own!

Monday, July 16, 11AM  
Marquette Park 
6743 S Kedzie Ave

Monday, July 23, 11AM
Hamilton Park
513 W 72nd Street

a part of Mayor Emanuel's Night Out in the Parks program  

THE GRANT PARK CHORUS
HEADS TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS

Christopher Bell and the Grant Park Chorus return to two of the city's cultural hubs with a concert of a cappella music, featuring works by Bruckner, Britten, Tippet, Leighton and more.

Grant Park Chorus in the Parks
Thursday July 19, 7PM  
South Shore Cultural Center
7059 S. South Shore Drive

Sunday, July 22, 7PM
Columbus Park Refectory
5701 W. Jackson Boulevard

a part of Mayor Emanuel's Night Out in the Parks program

BROADWAY'S
LERNER AND LOEWE

We asked pre-concert lecturer Gary Zabinski what sets Lerner and Loewe apart from other songwriting teams. "That's easy," he said. "It's their simple hummable tunes with just the spot-on lyric for the character in that moment. Just the right amount of confidence, without dissolving into caricature."

Discover the Lerner and Loewe magic in I Could Have Danced All Night on Friday and Saturday night as the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus and Broadway stars Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid), Ben Crawford (Phantom of the Opera) and Ryan Silverman (Sideshow and Chicago) showcase Alan Jay Lerner's witty and entertaining lyrics paired with Frederick Loewe's music.

Join Zabinski and conductor Kevin Stites with Ben Crawford on Friday and Ryan Silverman on Saturday for  pre-concert lectures at 7 PM in the Chase Promenade North tent, then enjoy a musical tribute to one of the most revered duos from Broadway's Golden Age.

A NIGHT OF MUSIC
OF THE SILVER SCREEN

Join us tomorrow for a night of thrilling movie music as the Grant Park Orchestra brings your favorite films to life! This year, the Festival showcases movie scores that are loved by generations of movie-goers because the music played a significant role in their success.

Audiences will hear John Williams' popular Raiders March from Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark, along with the soaring sounds of George Gershwin's jazz-influenced orchestral show piece, An American in Paris.

Guest conductor Vinay Parameswaran curated the program which also includes orchestral suites from The Adventures of Robin Hood and Lieutenant Kije, Parade of the Charioteers from Ben-Hur and the overture to Orson Welles' classic Citizen Kane.

In each film, the music played a major role in the movie's popularity. Bring back the memories that made these films your favorites by experiencing them in a whole new way.