Chris Thile & the CSO
Adding his trademark whimsical storytelling, instrumental virtuosity and ever-present sense of humor to Symphony Center’s America 250 tribute, Grammy Award-winning mandolinist Chris Thile returns for…
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Gaffigan, Thibaudet & Bernstein
As part of the CSO’s tribute to 250 years of American history, Jean-Yves Thibaudet takes on the extravagant, jazz-infused piano solo in Leonard Bernstein’s The…
CSO Chamber Music: CSO Brass Quintet
As part of Symphony Center’s tribute to America’s 250th anniversary, the renowned CSO Brass Quintet presents a program highlighting the power and pageantry of brass…
Lincoln Portrait & Ellington Harlem
Aaron Copland’s timeless tribute to the nation’s 16th president anchors a powerful program spanning multiple generations of American composers. Chicago native and Tony Award-nominee Harry…
A Musical Tribute to John Williams & Steven Spielberg
Celebrate the legendary collaboration between composer John Williams and filmmaker Steven Spielberg as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra brings to life some of cinema’s most iconic…
America’s Blues Birthday Party
America’s Blues Birthday Party is an official America 250 event. It is a FREE, two-day outdoor celebration honoring 250 years of blues music, spanning various…
Dvořák New World Symphony
Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Dvořák’s New World Symphony, a Czech composer’s interpretation of the American folk songs and spirituals he had come to admire while living in the…
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Giancarlo Guerrero brings the 2026 season to an epic close with none other than Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, a musical affirmation of humanity on a…
Broadway Sings America
Revel in the iconic music of Broadway with the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus and stars from Broadway. Led by conductor Jason Seber, this concert…
Independence Day Salute
Christopher Bell conducts the Grant Park Orchestra in this annual Chicago tradition. The family-friendly celebration includes patriotic favorites alongside Gershwin’s Three Preludes with principal clarinetist Dario Brignoli…
Barber Violin Concerto
Kalena Bovell leads the Grant Park Orchestra in the wistful lyricism of Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto with acclaimed violinist Will Hagen. Jessie Montgomery’s Starburst opens the concert…
Bernstein West Side Story
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero opens the 2026 Grant Park Music Festival season in style with Leonard Bernstein’s jazzy, Latin-inspired Symphonic Dances from…
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