viernes, 28 de marzo de 2008

GRANT PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL


GRANT PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL

Junio

BARBER AND BRAHMS

James Ehnes

Miércoles 11 de junio- 6:30 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; James Ehnes, Violin

BARBER Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

BEETHOVEN’S MISSA SOLEMNIS

Erin Wall; Anita Krause;
James Taylor; Nathan Berg

Viernes 13 de Junio- 6:30 p.m.
Sábado 14 de junio- 7:30 p.m.

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Christopher Bell, Chorus Director; Erin Wall, Soprano; Anita Krause, Mezzo Soprano; James Taylor, Tenor; Nathan Berg, Bass

BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis

TAKE A FRIEND TO THE ORCHESTRA

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Miércoles 18 de Junio- 6:30 p.m.
Sábado 21 de Junio- 7:30 p.m.

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor

WAGNER The Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre
MOZART Overture to The Magic Flute
DEBUSSY/Leyden Claire de Lune
ROSSINI Overture to William Tell
BARBER Adagio for Strings
RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome

Bring a friend who has never been to an orchestra concert, relax, and enjoy the familiar sounds of the great classics washing over you. Popular favorites by Wagner, Mozart, Debussy, Rossini, Barber, and Respighi are sure to entice you back for more.

(Trae a un amigo que nunca haya ido a un concierto y pueda disfrutar y relajarse junto a tí. Seguramente querrá volver!)

MARIA DEL MAR BONET

Leo Brouwer
Maria Del Mar Bonet

viernes 2o de Junio- 6:30 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Maria Del Mar Bonet, Vocalist

Singer and songwriter Maria Del Mar Bonet hails from Majorca, lives in Barcelona and is one of the most exciting practitioners of Mediterranean popular song.

(La cantante y compositora de canciones María del Mar Bonetvive en Barcelona y es una de las más prometedoras cantantes de canciones populares del mediterraneo)

A GERMAN REQUIEM

Aaron Copland
Johannes Brahms

Miércoles 25 de junio- 6:30 p.m.
*Harris Theater for Music and Dance


Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Christopher Bell, Chorus Director; Karina Gauvin, Soprano; TBD, Baritone

BRAHMS A German Requiem

20th CENTURY MASTERS

Jennifer Larmore
Karina Gauvin

Viernes 27 de Junio- 6:30 p.m.
Sábado 28 de junio 7:30 p.m.
*Harris Theater for Music and Dance


Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Karina Gauvin, Soprano

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
BRITTEN Les Illuminations
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

PlayBack, post-concert a cappella: The Apprentice Choral

Julio

EXPLORING MUSIC WITH BILL McGLAUGHLIN: AMERICA THEN AND NOW

Bill McGlaughlin

Miércoles 2 de junio 8:00 p.m. * Note start time
Sábado 5 de julio 8:00 p.m. * Note start time
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Bill McGlaughlin, Narrator

Bill McGlaughlin, host of WFMT’s popular program, Exploring Music, narrates a program of American works spanning 125 years, beginning in the post Civil War era and ending with the music of today. Highlighted are traditional works by Chadwick, Gershwin and Bernstein, to the mavericks of today, including John Adams and Chicago composers.


INDEPENDENCE EVE AT GRANT PARK

Chorus on Jay Pritzker Pavilion Stage
Christopher Bell

Jueves 3 de julio- 8:00 p.m.
Petrillo Music Shell *
Note location & start time

Grant Park Orchestra; Christopher Bell, Conductor

The one and only Christopher Bell leads Independence Eve at Grant Park, Chicago’s official holiday concert celebration complete with massive fireworks display.


TCHAIKOVSKY’S 6th

Jonita Lattimore
Jonita Lattimore

Miércoles 9 de julio 6:30 p.m.
Viernes 11 de julio 6:30 p.m.

Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus; Hannu Lintu, Conductor; Christopher Bell, Chorus Director; Jonita Lattimore, Soprano; Susan Platts, Mezzo Soprano; Quinn Kelsey, Baritone

SIBELIUS The Captive Queen
SZYMANOWSKI Stabat Mater
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6


PINCHAS ZUKERMAN

Pinchas Zukerman
Pinchas Zukerman

Domingo 13 de julio- 7:30 p.m. * Note start time
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra; Pinchas Zukerman, Conductor and Violin; Jeremy Black, Violin

BACH Concerto in D minor for Two Violins and Orchestra
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, Italian
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy

This collaboration with the Jewish United Fund celebrates the Festival debut of the superstar violinist and the 60th Anniversary of the founding of Israel.


BEETHOVEN’S 7th

Leila Josefowitz

Miércoles 16 de julio 6:30 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, Conductor; Leila Josefowitz, Violin

MACKEY Lost and Found
ADAMS Dharma at Big Sur
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7


GERSHWIN’S GREATEST HITS

Leonard Bernstein
George Gershwin

Viernes 18 de julio 6:30 p.m. (Divertimento! Benefit Gala)
Sábado 19 de julio 7:30 p.m.

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra; Kevin Stites, Conductor; Jay Jaski, Director; Harolyn Blackwell, Marin Mazzie, Jason Daniely, and Norman Lewis, Vocalists; Kirill Gerstein, Piano

The composer’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue complements a program of Gershwin’s great tunes, sung by veteran Broadway stars.

PlayBack, post-concert solo: Kirill Gerstein improvises on Gershwin solo tunes


RUSSIAN SPLENDOR

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Miércoles 23 de julio- 6:30 p.m.
Viernes 25 de julio- 6:30 p.m.

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus; Christopher Bell, Conductor; TBD Soloists

MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain
BORODIN Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
RACHMANINOFF The Bells


LUCIANO PAVAROTTI TRIBUTE CONCERT

Vittorio Grigolo

Sábado 26 de Julio 6:30 p.m. * Note start time
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra; Vittorio Grigolo, Tenor; TBD, Soprano

The Italian singing sensation and an heir to Luciano Pavarotti’s throne as the king of tenors presents a program of familiar opera arias, Neapolitan songs and pop opera hits from his debut album, Vittorio.


MADE IN AMERICA

Hannu Lintu
Christopher Bell & Chorus

Martes 29 de julio 6:30 p.m.
Jueves 31 de julio 6:30 p.m.
*Harris Theater for Music and Dance


Grant Park Chorus; Christopher Bell, Conductor

HOVHANESS Lost in Winter Snow
CORIGLIANO L’invitation au Voyage
LAURIDSEN Nocturnes
COPLAND Motets
GOLIJOV Coral del Arrecife from Oceana
BARBER Sure on this Shining Night
SAMETZ I Have Had Singing

The Grant Park Orchestra does not appear at these concerts.


A THROW OF DICE

Valentina Lisitsa
A Throw of Dice

Miércoles 30 de julio 8:00 p.m. * Note start time
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra; Stephen Hussey, Conductor; Nitin Sawhney, Keyboards

A 1920s Indian film classic, a brand new score by composer/deejay Nitin Sawhney and the lush sounds of the Grant Park Orchestra in a U.S. Premiere, combine to create a magical evening of cinema in Millennium Park.


August

CHICAGO LATINO COMPOSERS

Christian Tetzlaff
Giancarlo Guerrero

Viernes 1 de agosto- 6:30 p.m.
Sábado 2 de agosto 7:30 p.m.

Harris Theater

Grant Park Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor

Some of Chicago’s best and brightest living Latin American composers are highlighted at these Harris Theater concerts. Works by Ricardo Lorenz, Gustavo Leone, Elbio Rodriguez Barilari, and Osvaldo Golijov will be presented.


MENDELSSOHN’S VIOLIN CONCERTO

Vadim Gluzman

Míercoles 6 de agosto 6:30 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra; TBD, Conductor; Vadim Gluzman, Violin

LIADOV Kikimora
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
KODALY Hary Janos Suite


GRIEG’S PIANO CONCERTO

Valentina Lisitsa

Viernes 8 de agosto- 6:30 p.m.
Sábado 9 de agosto- 7:30 p.m.

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Valentina Lisitsa, Piano

MARTINŮ Memorial to Lidice
GRIEG Piano Concerto
NIELSEN Symphony No. 4, The Inextinguishable

Play Back, post-concerto solo: Valentina Lisitsa performs Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata


ACT 1: WAGNER’S DIE WALKÜRE

Nathan Gunn
Nancy Gustafson

Miércoles 13 de agosto 6:30 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Nancy Gustafson, Soprano; Torsten Kerl, Tenor; Kristinn Sigmundsson, Bass

WAGNER Die Walküre, Act 1
(Concert version)


GREAT OPERA CHORUSES

Nathan Gunn
Carlos Kalmar

Viernes 15 de agosto- 8:30 p.m. * Note start time
Sabado 16 de agosto- 7:30 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor, Renato Balsadonna, Guest Chorus Director

MOZART Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
WAGNER Wach auf, es nahet gen den from Act III, Die Meistersinger
BEETHOVEN Prisoner’s Chorus, O Welche Lust! from
Act I, Fidelio
WAGNER Spinning Chorus from Act II,
The Flying Dutchman
WAGNER Sailor’s Chorus from Act III,
The Flying Dutchman
MUSSORGSKY Prelude to Khovantchina
MUSSORGSKY Coronation scene from Prologue,
Boris Godunov
BIZET Entr’acte to Avt IV, Carmen
BIZET Les Voici from Act IV, Carmen
LEONCAVALLO Bell Chorus from Act I, Pagliacci
PUCCINI Intermezzo from Act III, Manon Lescaut
PUCCINI La Gira la Cote from Act I, Turandot
VERDI Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, Va Pensiero, from Act III, Nabucco
VERDI Gloria all’ Egitto from Act II, Aida

1 comentario:

felipe dijo...

hola, me gustaria saber todo acerca del consierto de valentina lisitsa, si es en chile y en que ciudad y en donde.. bueno te dejo mi msn

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