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When & Where
Concerts
Wed
Jun
12
2024
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Jay Pritzker PavilionInfo
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Pre-Concert Talks
Wed
Jun
12
2024
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Chase Promenade North TentInfo
Program
Anna Clyne: Masquerade
Antonin Dvořák: Cello Concerto
Benjamin Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Description
In this season opener, cello virtuoso Alban Gerhardt returns to the Grant Park Music Festival to play Antonín Dvořák's deeply moving Cello Concerto. Also, Carlos Kalmar conducts Benjamin Britten's irresistible concert suite The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
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Wes Anderson's acclaimed 2012 film Moonrise Kingdom features childhood nostalgia rendered through Benjamin Britten's family favorite, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.