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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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