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June 10 - August 15, 2026

Welcome

The Grant Park Music Festival is a ten-week classical music concert series held annually in Chicago, Illinois’ Millennium Park.

It features the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, along with guest performers and conductors, and is one of the only free outdoor classical-music concert series in the US.

Oliver Herbert
Masterclass

Cello Masterclass with Oliver Herbert

Tue, Jun 16 · 4:00pm
Choral Rehearsal Room
2h

Oliver Herbert is a concert cellist known for performances that combine intensity, clarity, and a strong sense of musical direction. As a concerto soloist he has appeared across the Americas and Europe, collaborating with conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Giancarlo Guerrero, Juanjo Mena, Teddy Abrams, and Alexander Shelley.

Listen and learn as Oliver Herbert leads a masterclass with aspiring musicians from Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative (CMPI), the Merit School of Music, and 2026 Festival String Fellows.

Instructor

Oliver Herbert Cello

Venue details

All masterclasses take place in the Choral Rehearsal Room which is located inside the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. It is accessed from the eastern upper walkway. Enter Millennium Park from Randolph Street.

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Masterclasses are an opportunity for young professionals and Chicago-area music students to be mentored by visiting artists.

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Free seating options

All of our masterclasses are free for the public to attend on a first-come-first-serve basis.

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Featuring

  • Oliver Herbert
    Oliver Herbert

    Oliver Herbert

    Cello

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Jay Pritzker Pavilion

201 E Randolph St, Chicago

The centerpiece for Millennium Park and home of the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus.

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Listen and learn as an international lineup of visiting artists lead masterclasses with young professionals and Chicago-area music students.

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