2010 Season
2010 marked Carlos Kalmar's 10th Anniversary as Principal Conductor and featured a performance of BBC's ground-breaking documentary Planet Earth, an appearance by Chinese-American conductor Xian Zhang, and world-premiere recordings of Pulitzer Prize winning works by William Schuman and Leo Sowerby.
Vivaldi: Four Seasons
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 6:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Elina Vähälä, Violin
Beethoven: Mass in C Major
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Friday, June 18, 2010, 6:30pm
Saturday, June 19, 2010, 7:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Amber Wagner, Soprano
Kathryn Leemhuis, Mezzo Soprano
Bryan Griffin, Tenor
Paul Whelan, Bass
What
Haydn: Te Deum
Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione
Beethoven: Mass, Op. 86, C major
Pink Martini
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 6:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Pink Martini
What
Bolero (Ravel)
Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love (Forbes/Lauderdale)
Sympathique (Forbes/Lauderdale)
Lilly (Forbes/Lauderdale)
Kikuchiyo to mohshimasu
Uskudar (Traditional)
The Flying Squirrel (Taylor/Lauderdale)
Splendor in the Grass (Lauderdale/Marashian)
And then you’re gone (Forbes/Marashian/Lauderdale)
But now I’m back (Marashian/Lauderdale)
La Soledad
Carioca (Youmans/Eliscu/Kahn)
Hey Eugene (Forbes)
U plavu zoru (Pink Martini)
Dosvedanya mio bombino (Forbes/Forbes)
Amado mio (Fisher/Roberts)
Brazil (Barroso)
The Pulitzer Project
Where & When
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Friday, June 25, 2010, 6:30pm
Saturday, June 26, 2010, 7:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
What
Schuman: A Free Song, Secular Cantata No.2
Sowerby: The Canticle of the Sun
Copland: Appalachian Spring: Suite
Limited free seating for the balconies and the back of the main floor will be available on a first-come basis in the upper level lobby of the Harris Theater starting one hour prior to the performance start-time and seating will open thirty minuets prior to the performance start-time.
Muzyka Polska
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 8:00pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor
Krzysztof Jabłoński, Piano
What
Kilar: Krzesany
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1
Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra
Independence Celebration in Millennium Park
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Saturday, July 3, 2010, 1:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Christopher Bell, Conductor
Chicago Human Rhythm Project's BAM!
World Champion Trinity Irish Dancers
What
Key: Star Spangled Banner
Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Dvořàk: Largo from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, From the New World
Gould: American Salute
Wendel: Sea to Shining Sea
Porter: Can Can
Trad/Arr. Tate: 42nd Street Reel
Strauss: Champagne Polka
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Sousa: Stars and Stripes forever
Chorus A Cappella: French Sensuality
Where & When
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 6:30pm
Thursday, July 8, 2010, 6:30pm
Who
Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
What
Saint-Saëns: Deux Choeurs, Op.68
Duruflé: Quatre Motets sur themes Grégoriens
Debussy: Trois Chanson de Charles d'Orleans
Messiaen: O Sacrum Convivium
Poulenc: Quatre Motets pour le temps de Noël
Ravel: Trois Chansons
Passereau: Si vous la baisez & Il est bel et bon
Limited free seating for the balconies and the back of the main floor will be available on a first-come basis in the upper level lobby of the Harris Theater starting one hour prior to the performance start-time and seating will open thirty minutes prior to the performance start-time.
Memoria del Fuego
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 6:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor
Henry Godinez, Director
Luis Valdez And Artists Of The Goodman Theater
What
Rodriguez: Mosaico Mexicano
Lopez: América Salvaje
Soro: Danza Fantástica
Mejia: Pequeña Suite
Errazuriz: La Caravana
Ginastera: Malambo from Estancia, Op. 8a
Revueltas: Selections from La Noche de los Mayas
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Friday, July 9, 2010, 6:30pm
Saturday, July 10, 2010, 7:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Xian Zhang, Conductor
What
Chen-Yi: Ge Xu (Antiphony)
Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges: Symphonic Suite
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Petrushka
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 6:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Hans Graf, Conductor
Alban Gerhardt, Cello
What
Tchaikovsky: The Tempest: Fantasy—Overture, op.18
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, op. 33
Stravinsky: Petrushka
The Magic Toy Shop
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Friday, July 16, 2010, 6:30pm
Saturday, July 17, 2010, 7:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Julian Kuerti, Conductor
What
Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque
Brahms: Haydn Variations
Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Planet Earth Live
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 8:15pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
George Fenton, Conductor
What
Overture
First Steps
Gone Fishing!
Journey to the Okavango
The Snow Leopard
The Cranes
Wish You Were Here! (Nice Work if you Can Get It)
Intermission
The Seasons
Caves
The Caribou Migration
Snow Geese
The Hunter and The Hunted
The Lucky Planet
A Child of Our Time
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Friday, July 23, 2010, 6:30pm
Saturday, July 24, 2010, 7:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Christopher Bell, Conductor
Jonita Lattimore, Soprano
Anita Krause, Mezzo Soprano
Garrett Sorenson, Tenor
John Relyea, Bass
The Fairy’s Kiss
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 6:30pm
Friday, July 30, 2010, 6:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Hannu Lintu, Conductor
Markus Groh, Piano
What
Stravinsky: The Fairy’s Kiss
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2, A major
Tchaikovsky: Cappriccio Italien
From Huapango to Danzón
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 7:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Enrique Barrios, Conductor
What
Moncayo: Huapango
Galindo: Sones de Mariachi
Chávez: Sinfonía India
Hernández-Medrano: Homenaje a Copland
Revueltas: Homenaje a Federico Garcia Lorca
Zyman: Encuentros
Márquez: Danzón No. 2
Violinist Christian Tetzlaff Returns
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 6:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, Violin
What
Adams: Lollapalooza
Dvořák: Violin Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
Mozart and Rossini Finales with Ryan Opera Center
Where & When
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Friday, August 6, 2010, 6:30pm
Saturday, August 7, 2010, 7:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Artists Of The Ryan Opera Center
What
Rossini: La Cenerentola, Finale Act 1
Mozart: Don Giovanni, Finale
Rossini: L’Italiana in Algieri, Finale Act 1
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, Finale Act 2
**** IMPORTANT UPDATE ABOUT THESE CONCERTS ****
Due to high demand, there are no longer free, reserved balcony seats available. Unlike other concerts in the Harris Theater, there will be NO WALK-UP FREE seating for these programs.
If you have already made a reservation for free seating, please pick up your tickets in the upper level lobby of the Harris Theater anytime starting one hour prior to the performance. 2010 Grant Park Music Festival Season Members will receive access to reserved seating on the main floor, as at other programs in the Harris Theater.
Again, due to high demand, there are NO LONGER FREE SEATS AVAILABLE for either night.
Toumani Diabaté: Kora Music from West Africa
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 6:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Toumani Diabaté, Kora
Dvorák: Requiem
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Friday, August 13, 2010, 6:30pm
Saturday, August 14, 2010, 7:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Layla Claire, Soprano
Alexandra Petersamer, Mezzo Soprano
Brendan Tuohy, Tenor
Kyle Ketelsen, Bass
Brahms and Bizet
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 6:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Horacio Gutiérrez, Piano
What
Saint-Saëns: Marche Militaire Francaise
Bizet: Symphony No. 1 in C major
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Where & When
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Friday, August 20, 2010, 6:30pm
Saturday, August 21, 2010, 7:30pm
Who
Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Karina Gauvin, Soprano
Allyson McHardy, Mezzo Soprano