2010 Season

The Magic Toy Shop

When & Where

Concerts
Fri Jul 16 2010
Sat Jul 17 2010 Jay Pritzker PavilionInfo

Program

Ottorino Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque
Johannes Brahms: Haydn Variations
Benjamin Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Description

This family oriented concert includes Respighi's La Boutique Fantasque, with its depiction of the joyful dances of dolls in a toy shop come to life, as well as Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, a perfect introduction to the orchestral instruments.

Featured performers:

Grant Park Orchestra
Julian Kuerti
, Conductor