Concert

Ravel Boléro

Wed, Jul 23 · 6:30 pm

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

1h 30m

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Pianist Maxim Lando joins the Grant Park Orchestra for Manuel de Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain and Liszt's Rhapsody Espagnole. The evening also includes Rossini’s charming overture to The Barber of Seville and Ravel's exhilarating masterwork Boléro.

Now there are two ways to see this not-to-be-missed performance: up close in the member section of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion or from a seat onstage in the Choral Balcony, above the musicians, overlooking the audience with a view of the Chicago skyline.

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra

Lee Mills Conductor

Maxim Lando Piano

Program

Gioachino Rossini Overture to The Barber of Seville

Manuel de Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Franz Liszt/orch. Ferruccio Busoni Rhapsody Espagnole

Maurice Ravel Boléro

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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Lee Mills

Lee Mills

Conductor

Lee Mills

Conductor

Five-time winner of the Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award, Lee Mills is internationally recognized as a passionate, multifaceted and energetic conductor. In naming Mills as the ‘New Artist of the …
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Maxim Lando

Maxim Lando

Piano

Maxim Lando

Piano

22 year old American pianist Maxim Lando was lauded by Anthony Tommasini in the New York Times for his “brilliance and infectious exuberance.” He is hailed as “one of the most …
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Maurice Ravel

Maurice Ravel

Composer

Maurice Ravel

Composer

(March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) The French composer Maurice Ravel was also a pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with Claude Debussy, although neither composer …
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Manuel de Falla

Manuel de Falla

Composer

Manuel de Falla

Composer

(23 November 1876 – 15 November 1946) Manuel de Falla is one of Spain's most important composers. His most famous works include The Three-Cornered Hat, Nights in the Gardens of Spain …
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Gioachino Rossini

Gioachino Rossini

Composer

Gioachino Rossini

Composer

(1792-1868) Born in Pesaro along the Adriatic Sea, Gioachino Rossini is considered one of the greatest of the Italian opera composers. He was extremely prolific, writing 39 operas between 1812 and …
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Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt

Composer

Franz Liszt

Composer

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor, renowned for his profound influence on the world of classical music. Born in Raiding, Hungary, Liszt displayed extraordinary musical talent …
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Event Sponsors

This concert is generously supported by Colleen and Lloyd Fry and the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation and American Accents Series Sponsor AbelsonTaylor Group.