Mahler Symphony No. 8

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When & Where

Concerts

Fri Aug 16 2024 6:308:30pm Add to Cal

Sat Aug 17 2024 7:309:30pm Add to Cal Jay Pritzker PavilionInfo

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Open Rehearsals

Tue Aug 13 2024 35:30pm Add to Cal

Thu Aug 15 2024 10:30am1pm Add to Cal

Fri Aug 16 2024 11am1:30pm Add to Cal Jay Pritzker PavilionInfo

Pre-Concert Talks

Fri Aug 16 2024 5:306pm Add to Cal

Sat Aug 17 2024 6:307pm Add to Cal Chase Promenade North TentInfo

Program

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand

Description

It's a farewell concert for the ages. The Grant Park Music Festival's Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar steps down after 25 storied years. And with his usual flair, Carlos marshals a massive cast of friends for Gustav Mahler's glorious "Symphony of a Thousand," including eight world-class soloists, the Grant Park Orchestra, the Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen children's chorus under the leadership of daughter Katja Kalmar and the Grant Park Chorus under Christopher Bell.

CONCERT SPONSORS

This program is generously supported as part of the Dehmlow Choral Music Series.

Featuring

Carlos Kalmar

Conductor

Christopher Bell

Chorus Director

Gustav Mahler

Composer

Jane Archibald

soprano

John Matthew Myers

Tenor

Susan Platts

Mezzo-Soprano

Grant Park Chorus

Maeve Höglund

soprano

Grant Park Orchestra

Rod Gilfry

baritone

Kevin Short

bass-baritone

Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen

children's choir

Katja Kalmar

choir director

Gemma Nha

soprano

Kayleigh Decker

mezzo-soprano