Review: Grant Park Orchestra Shines with Violinist Esther Yoo and Conductor Ken-David Masur
The Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Ken-David Masur, gave a great performance in a program of late…
Review: Stewart Goodyear and Valentina Peleggi Team Up Wonderfully at Grant Park
While driving in central Wisconsin one winter night several years ago, I tuned in to Symphony Hall, the classical radio…
Review: Grant Park Festival Closes with a Great Performance of Haydn’s The Creation
There are few pieces of music that satisfy me more thoroughly than Franz Josef Haydn’s oratorio, The Creation. Grant Park…
Review: Grant Park Chorus Turns 60 in Full Voice
“The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play,” said the…
Review: Stirring Vocals and Rhetorical Fireworks at Grant Park Celebration
One of the principles we celebrate on Independence Day is freedom of speech. And some of the principals participating in…
Hello, Yellow Brick Road: The Night the Grant Park Orchestra Played Up a Storm
A threat of severe storms dissipated the evening of July 10. Yet a cinematic tornado blew through the Jay Pritzker…
Preview: On July 4, the Banner Will Be Spangled… and the Conductor May Be Too
The Grant Park Music Festival presents excellent classical music concerts — for free — throughout the summer at the Jay…
Preview: Grant Park Music Festival Opens on Wednesday
The Grant Park Festival begins its 19th season with Artistic Director Carlos Kalmar at the helm this Wednesday with a…
