experienceClassic Chicago Reserve Your Seats HIGHLIGHTS Season Lineup August 9 Cirque Returns Free Seating Reserved Seats start at $26 Season Lineup Insiders' Picks for 2023 "Wow! Cirque is going to be really, really special. You get to see all those scary flips and stuff. I can’t wait to see it!"—Corinne, age 7 More "My first exposure to classical music was through ballet, so I'm a HUGE Tchaikovsky fan. I love the 4th Symphony. It's so delightfully 'Tchaikovsky'—between the playful wind writing, explosive brass features, and strings that ebb and flow." —Libby Hatton, patron services assistant Explore "The Dvořák Stabat mater is an absolutely wonderful piece. I've only played it once in my entire life—it's seldom performed. The audience is going to love it." —Steven Houser, Grant Park Orchestra cellist Explore "I'm particularly excited about Elgar's Cello Concerto, which is one of my absolute favorite pieces. That opening melody is so haunting." —Katie Buzard, Program Annotator and Grant Park Chorus Soprano Explore "The Brahms Requiem speaks directly to the human condition. As a baritone, the piece has been my bread and butter, and grows more and more meaningful for me each time it comes off the shelf." —Evan Bravos, baritone, Grant Park Chorus Explore "I’m excited to hear Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. Hearing this popular work with guitarist Aniello Desiderio surely will be like a visit from an old friend with a new story to share." —Candice Agree, WFMT host Explore “One of the world’s greatest jazz musicians, Wynton Marsalis, has written a spectacular violin concerto, which is getting multiple performances all across the world. It’s a real dazzler of a piece.” —Christopher Bell, Chorus Director Explore "The choral program is always a satisfying musical challenge, and it's a treat to work with Christopher from the first rehearsal through the last performance. And it's great to bring our choral performances to the neighborhoods!" —Rosalind Lee, soprano, Grant Park Chorus Explore "I am most looking forward to Masumi Per Rostad returning to play Jessie Montgomery's viola concerto. The viola is still often an underappreciated instrument, and I am so excited to discover this new piece." —Amy Hess, violist, Grant Park Orchestra More Memberships available now. Choose four concerts for as little as $99. Explore the 2023 Season Discover Insights Women's History 2023 During the month of March, we tip our hats to the women behind the music. Get to know some of the composers from the 2023 Festival lineup. More Insights Black History 2023 During the month of February, we take a moment to honor people of color who will help us to fill Millennium Park with music this summer. More Insights Festival Launches Artist-in-Residence Program More Insights Music for Older Adults Makes Waves Grant Park chorister Hannah McConnell brings together older adults and people with dementia for music and well-being. More Insights A Family Secret and a Hidden Talent More Insights More than a Festival, It's about Lifelong Learning more Insights Festival 2022—the (Un)Official Tally more INSIGHTS Women's History and Festival 2022 More INSIGHTS Grant Park Chorus—60 Years Young More Insights Festival 2022 Auditions More Insights Could You Do the Job of an Orchestra Librarian? More INSIGHTS Black History Month Get to know some of the history makers behind Festival 2022. More INSIGHTS Recovering Lost Treasures Festival revisits treasures from a lost year. More INSIGHTS Gospel Music: Chicago's Native Art Form More Insights Meet Master of the Queen's Music Judith Weir More Insights A 380-Foot-Tall What?! Do musicians come from out of town to play in the Grant Park Orchestra? How many miles did the stage hands walk during Festival 2021? Explore this rather creative accounting of Festival 2021. More INSIGHTS Festival CEO Paul Winberg on Returning to Millennium Park More INSIGHTS Acres of Rubble and a Vision for a Great City More INSIGHTS A Conversation with Millennium Park Executive Director Scott Stewart More RECITAL Cue the Beethoven More 10 Things You Might Not Know about Beethoven More Free Seats at Every Concert More Video Why Support the Grant Park Music Festival? Watch Insights Music for the People, from the Great Depression to COVID-19 Read Download Discover Music at Home More INSIGHTS J'Nai Bridges: Using Her Voice More INSIGHTS Here's what's Buzzing about Flight of the Bumblebee More INSIGHTS Black Composers, A Lifetime Pursuit for Rachel Barton Pine Read INSIGHTS A Young Artist in the Age of Coronavirus More INSIGHTS Andreas Haefliger: A Complete Beethovenian More INSIGHTS Bach's Cello Suites More
