The Grant Park Music Festival brings a whole summer of fun for the whole family, with free concerts, master classes, and more.

Schedule of Events

June 12, 2024

6:30-8PM: Dvorak Cello Concerto

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Alban Gerhardt, cello

Program
Anna Clyne: Masquerade    
Antonin Dvo?ák: Cello Concerto    
Benjamin Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Location:
Randolph or Monroe Streets

June 14 and 15, 2024

Tetzlaff Plays Elgar

Hours:
6:30-8:30PM
7:30-9:30PM

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Lauren Decker, contralto

Program
Edward Elgar: Violin Concerto
Gustav Holst: The Cloud Messenger

Location:
Randolph or Monroe Streets

June 17, 2024

6:30-7:30PM: Choral Masterworks

Featuring
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Christopher Bell, chorus director

Program
Caroline Shaw: and the swallow
Felix Mendelssohn: Six Songs (Op. 59)
?riks Ešenvalds: In Paradisum
Anton Bruckner: Os justi
Zoltán Kodály: The Aged
Zoltán Kodály: See the Gypsies
Arvo Pärt: Which Was the Son of

Location:
South Shore Cultural Center

June 19, 2024

6:30-8PM: Songs of Freedom

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Karen Slack, soprano

Program
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to Fidelio
Margaret Bonds: The Montgomery Variations
Jessie Montgomery: Five Freedom Songs
Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3

Location:
Randolph or Monroe Streets

June 20, 2024

6:30-7:30PM: Choral Masterworks

Featuring
Grant Park Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Christopher Bell, chorus director

Program
Caroline Shaw: and the swallow
Felix Mendelssohn: Six Songs (Op. 59)
?riks Ešenvalds: In Paradisum
Anton Bruckner: Os justi
Zoltán Kodály: The Aged
Zoltán Kodály: See the Gypsies
Arvo Pärt: Which Was the Son of

Location:
Columbus Park Refectory

June 21, 2024

6:30-8:30PM: Schumann Piano Concerto

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

Program
Gabriela Lena Frank: Apu
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6

Location:
Randolph or Monroe Streets

June 22, 2024

8-10PMSchumann Piano Concerto

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

Program
Gabriela Lena Frank: Apu
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6

Location:
Randolph or Monroe Streets

June 25 and 27, 2024

6:30-8PM: Dvorak  Serenade for Strings

Featuring
Grant Park String and Vocal Fellowship Alumni
Kyle Dickson, conductor

Program
Jessie Montgomery: Starburst
Béla Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances
Augusta Read Thomas: Of Paradise and Light
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9
Michael Abels: Delights and Dances
Antonín Dvorak: Serenade for Strings

June 25, 2024:
Loctaion:
South Shore Cultural Center

June 27, 2024: Loctaion:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

June 26, 2024

6:30-8PM: Haydn London Symphony

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Ludovic Morlot, conductor

Program
Clarice Assad: Water Nymphs (World Premiere)
Richard Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 104, London

June 28, 2024: 6:30-8:30PM and June 29, 2024: 7:30-9:30PM

Stravinsky Petrushka

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Christopher Bell, chorus director
Martin Bakari, tenor

Program
Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 Version)
Johannes Brahms: Song of Destiny
Zoltán Kodály: Psalmus Hungaricus

Location:
Harris Theater, 205 East Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601

July 3 and 5, 2024:

6:30-8:30PM: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

Program
Angélica Negrón: Color Shape Transmission
Arturo Márquez: Fandango
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

Location:
Randolph or Monroe Streets

July 4, 2024

Independence Day Salute

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Christopher Bell, conductor
Katelyn Lee, vocalist
David Gordon, trumpet

Program
John Williams: Liberty Fanfare
John Kander and Fred Ebb/arr. Ted Ricketts: Chicago
Frederick Loewe: I Could Have Danced All Night
Leonard Bernstein: Somewhere from West Side Story
Arr. Jeff Tyzik: American Celebration (with audience singalong)
Florence Price: Nimble Feet from Dances in the Canebrakes
Jean-Baptiste Arban/Nakariakov: Carnival of Venice
Leroy Anderson: The Waltzing Cat
Arr. Robert Wendel: From Sea to Shining Sea
Arr. Robert Lowden: Armed Forces Salute?
Arr. Carmen Dragon: America the Beautiful
John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever

Location:
Randolph or Monroe Streets

July 10, 2024

6:30-8PM: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

Program
Joan Tower: 1920/2019
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

Location:
Randolph or Monroe Streets

July 11, 2024

Concert at Jefferson Memorial Park

Featuring
Festival String Fellows

Program
Chamber Music

Location:
Jefferson Park

July 12 and 13, 2024

July 12, 2024: 6:30-8:30PM
July 13, 2024: 7:309:30PM

Beethoven Emperor Concerto

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Christopher Bell, chorus director
Stewart Goodyear, piano

Program
Jim Stephenson: You have reached the city limits (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
Maurice Duruflé: Requiem

Location:
Randolph or Monroe Streets

July 17, 2024

6:30-8PM: Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Clayton Stephenson, piano

Program
Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
Sergei Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber

Location:
Randolph or Monroe Streets

July 18, 2024

6:30-7:30PM: Concert at Olympia Park

Featuring
Festival String Fellows

Program
Grant Park Music Festival and Comunity Drum Circle at Olympia Park

Location:
Olympia Park

July 19, 2024

6:30-8:30pm: Star Wars and More: The Music of John Williams

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Anthony Parnther, conductor
Jeremy Black, violin

Program
Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
Theme from Jurassic Park
Remembrances from Schindler's List
The Flight to Neverland from Hook
Nimbus 2000 from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Adventures on Earth from E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Main Title from Star Wars: A New Hope
Princess Leia's Theme from Star Wars: A New Hope
Imperial March from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Yoda's Theme from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Rey's Theme from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Across the Stars from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
The Forest Battle from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Throne Room and End Title from Star Wars: A New Hope

Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Randolph or Monroe Streets

July 20, 2024

7:30-9:30PM: Common with the Grant Park Orchestra

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Anthony Parnther, conductor
Common, vocals

Program
Testify/Prince
Go/Chaka Khan
The Light
Glory
(more)

Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Randolph or Monroe Streets

July 24, 2024

6:30-8PM: Beethoven Symphony No. 5

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen, conductor

Program
Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite
Nathalie Joachim: Cocoon (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Randolph or Monroe Streets

July 25, 2024

6:30-7:30PM: Concert at Marquette Park

Featuring
Festival String Fellows

Program
Chamber Music

Location:
Marquette Park

July 26, 2024 and July 27, 2024

July 26: 6:30-8:30PM: Scheherazade

July 27: 7:30-9:30PM: Scheherazade

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Christopher Bell, chorus director
Lindsey Reynolds, soprano

Program
Lili Boulanger: Of a Spring Morning
Francis Poulenc: Stabat Mater
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Randolph or Monroe Streets

July 31, 2024

6:30-8PM: Broadway Rocks

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Lucas Waldin, conductor
Lakisha Jones, vocals
Chloe Lowery, vocals
Dan Domenech, vocals

Program
Overture/Pinball Wizard (Tommy)
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Lauper)
I Will Survive (Priscilla, Queen of the Desert)
Sweet Caroline (A Beautiful Noise)
Total Eclipse (Dance of the Vampires/Steinman)
Natural Woman (Beautiful/King)
Proud Mary (Tina:The Tina Turner Musical)
Bohemian Rhapsody (Rock of Ages)
Jesus Christ, Superstar
River Deep/Mountain High (Tina:The Tina Turner Musical)
American Pie
I Will Always Love You (The Bodyguard/Parton)
Mamma Mia Medley (Mamma Mia)
Alone (Roctopia on Broadway)
Man in the Mirror (MJ The Musical)
Don't Stop Believing (Rock of Ages)

Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Randolph or Monroe Streets

August 1, 2024

6:30-7:30PM: Concert at Lake Shore Park

Featuring
Festival String Fellows

Program
Chamber Music

Location:
Lake Shore Park

August 2 and 3, 2024

August 2: 6:308:30PM: Bruckner Symphony No. 4

August 3: 6:308:30PM: Bruckner Symphony No. 4

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor

Program
Jean Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
Leoš Janá?ek/arr. Vaclav Talich: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, Romantic

Location:
Harris Theater

August 7, 2024

Mozart Jupiter Symphony

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor

Program
Luciano Berio/Luigi Boccherini: Withdrawal by Night in Madrid
Aaron Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41, Jupiter

Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Randolph or Monroe Streets

August 9 and 10, 2024

August 9: 6:30-8:30PM: Brahms Double Concerto

August 10: 7:30-9:30PM: Brahms Double Concerto

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Johannes Moser, cello

Program
Elena Kats-Chernin: Mythic
Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto
Claude Debussy: Ibéria
Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole

Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Randolph or Monroe Streets

August 12, 2024

6:30-8pm: Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir from Vienna

Featuring
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir

Program
Children's Choral Music

Location:
South Shore Cultural Center

August 14, 2024

6:30-8PM: Fascinating Rhythm: Gershwin and Friends

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Byron Stripling, conductor and trumpet
Sydney McSweeney, vocalist

Program
George Gershwin: Strike Up The Band
George Gershwin: Fascinating Rhythm
George Gershwin: But Not for Me
George Gershwin: They Can't Take That Away From Me
Irving Berlin: Alexander's Ragtime Band
Irving Berlin: Blue Skies
Jerome Kern: Look For The Silver Lining
George Gershwin: I Got Rhythm
George Gershwin: Love Is Here To Stay
Irving Berlin: Always
George Gershwin: S'Wonderful
Vincent Youmans: I Want To Be Happy
George Gershwin: The Man I Love
Isham Jones: It Had To Be You
George Gershwin: Lady Be Good

Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Randolph or Monroe Streets

August 16 and 17, 2024

August 16: 6:30-8:30PM: Mahler Symphony No. 8
August 17: 7:30-9:30PM: Mahler Symphony No. 8

Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Christopher Bell, chorus director
Katja Kalmar, children's chorus director
Jane Archibald, soprano
Gemma Nha, soprano
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Kayleigh Decker, mezzo-soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Rod Gilfry, baritone
Kevin Short, bass-baritone

Program
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand

Location:
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Randolph or Monroe Streets

Date:
June 12- Aug 17, 2024

Location:
Various Venues in Chicago, IL 60630

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