Concert

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4

Wed, Jul 30 · 6:30 pm

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

1h 30m

Attend Event

Scottish virtuoso Steven Osborne joins the Grant Park Orchestra for Beethoven's deeply expressive Piano Concerto No. 4, led by acclaimed American conductor Joseph Young. The program also features Howard Hanson's passionate Symphony No. 2, The Romantic.

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra

Joseph Young Conductor

Steven Osborne Piano

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4

Howard Hanson Symphony No. 2, Romantic

Program Notes

Grant Park Orchestra

Grant Park Orchestra

Orchestra

Grant Park Orchestra

Orchestra

The Grant Park Orchestra was formed in 1944 when the Chicago Park District assembled a single resident orchestra under the direction of Principal Conductor Nikolai Malko to perform at the Grant …
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Joseph Young

Joseph Young

Conductor

Joseph Young

Conductor

American conductor Joseph Young strikes a commanding podium presence, but it is his sensitive, precise, and deeply emotive performances with major orchestras that firmly establish him as one of the foremost …
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Steven Osborne

Steven Osborne

Piano

Steven Osborne

Piano

Steven Osborne OBE is one of Britain’s most treasured musicians with an immense depth of musicality and exceptional refinement of expression across diverse repertoire be it in Beethoven or Messiaen, Schubert …
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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven

Composer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Composer

Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; …
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Howard Hanson

Howard Hanson

Composer

Howard Hanson

Composer

Howard Hanson (1896–1981) was a celebrated American composer, conductor, and educator who played a pivotal role in shaping American classical music in the 20th century. A passionate advocate for a distinctively …
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