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Harris Theater for Music and Dance classical concerts

Millennium Park · Chicago

Associated programming: Harris Theater presenting partners

Harris Theater for Music and Dance is Millennium Park's underground proscenium theater for chamber orchestras, vocal music, dance, touring ensembles, and resident arts partners.

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Planning a visit to Harris Theater for Music and Dance

Choose the Harris for an ensemble, vocal, or dance program in a modern reserved-seat theater beneath Millennium Park. Confirm the presenter, program, seating level, run time, accessibility arrangements, and ticket terms on the event page, then review current Randolph Street access, parking, transit, security, concessions, and late-seating guidance before arrival.

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Before or after the performance

Check current hours, performance-day service, travel time, and reservations before relying on any stop.

  • Restaurant

    Acanto ↗

    A reservation-oriented Italian restaurant on South Michigan Avenue for a full pre-concert meal; match the reservation and service pace to curtain time.

  • Restaurant

    The Gage ↗

    A Michigan Avenue gastropub for a more casual meal before a Loop performance; reserve when useful and allow time for the correct theater entrance.

  • Quick bite

    Goddess and the Baker ↗

    A downtown café option for coffee, sandwiches, or a faster stop before the performance; confirm the most useful location and current counter hours.

  • Attraction

    Art Institute of Chicago ↗

    Pair an earlier museum visit on Michigan Avenue with the performance, checking timed admission, exhibitions, gallery hours, and closing time first.

  • Attraction

    Chicago Cultural Center ↗

    Visit the city-run landmark and its exhibitions before an evening event, confirming current building hours, entrances, programming, and closures.

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Date: Wed, Oct 14, 7:00 PM CDT

Format: OrchestraTicketed
Venue: Harris Theater for Music and Dance • Neighborhood: Chicago metro • • Details

Performance Run Time: Approximately 2 hours, including intermission. Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights is the landmark new production of the upcoming season. Tchaikovsky’s iconic score opens the door to an entirely reimagined world: vivid light design, illuminated costumes, and world-class dancers from around the globe transform the classic ballet into a mesmerizing visual experience. This is more than a performance — it’s an immersion into a story of love and magic, told through light, movement, and music. Each act unfolds like a living art installation, where timeless tradition meets bold contemporary design. Discover Swan Lake in a whole new light — a legend reborn with breathtaking imagery and emotional power.

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Date: Tue, Oct 27, 7:30 PM CDT

Format: ChamberTicketed
Venue: Harris Theater for Music and Dance • Neighborhood: Chicago metro • • Details

Performance Run Time: Approximately 1 hours and 50 minutes, including intermission. The piano trio has long offered composers a direct and personal means of expression, and this program brings together three works that reveal the form from different perspectives. Beethoven ’s Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 1, No. 1, shows a young composer already expanding the scope of the piano trio, giving each instrument a distinct role and shaping music that moves beyond convention. Czech composer Bedřich Smetana wrote his G-minor Piano Trio during a period of profound personal loss, and its shifting moods give the work a deeply human intensity. Fellow Czech composer Antonín Dvořák ’s “Dumky” Trio closes the program. The work stands apart in the chamber music repertoire as both his farewell to his homeland before departing for America and a composition of entirely unique design. The title refers to the dumka, a Slavic folk form marked by sudden contrasts between melancholy reflection and exuberant energy. Dvořák unfolds the work as a sequence of these contrasting episodes, giving the music a sense of freedom and immediacy that brings the program to a compelling close. Program: Beethoven | Trio in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 1, No. 1 (1793) Smetana | Trio in G minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 15 (1855, rev. 1857) Dvořák | Trio in E minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 90, “Dumky” (1890–91) Performing Artists: Wu Han, piano Chad Hoopes, violin David Finckel, cello

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Date: Sun, Nov 8, 4:00 PM CST

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Venue: Harris Theater for Music and Dance • Neighborhood: Chicago metro • • Details

Performance Run Time: Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including intermission. Step into a world of magic, romance, and timeless beauty with Cinderella , presented by Classical Arts Entertainment and performed by the United European Ballet Company . This beloved fairytale comes to life through elegant choreography, captivating storytelling, and a visually stunning theatrical experience. Set to the enchanting score of Sergei Prokofiev, the story follows Cinderella’s journey from hardship to happiness, guided by a touch of magic and the power of true love. From the grand ballroom scene to the iconic moment of the glass slipper, every scene is filled with grace, charm, and emotion. This vibrant, Broadway-style production features an international cast of dancers from across Europe, including leading artists from Ukraine. Audiences will be immersed in a world of hand-painted sets, elaborate stage design, and luxurious costumes created by European designers, bringing this classic story to life in the most magical way. Cinderella is a heartwarming celebration of hope, transformation, and dreams coming true. Suitable for ages 2 and up. Click here to learn more about Classical Art Entertainment.

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Date: Thu, Nov 19, 7:00 PM CST

Format: OrchestraTicketed
Venue: Harris Theater for Music and Dance • Neighborhood: Chicago metro • • Details

Performance Run Time: Approximately 2 hours, including intermission. The Nutcracker: Symphony of Lights is the landmark event of the upcoming season. Tchaikovsky’s famous score opens the door to a completely reimagined world: glowing costumes and world-class performers transform the classic tale into a captivating visual journey. This is more than a performance — it’s a full immersion into a story of wonder and transformation, told through light, movement, and sound. Each scene emerges like a living work of art, where holiday tradition meets bold contemporary design. Discover The Nutcracker in a new light — a legend reborn with dazzling spectacle and emotional depth.

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Date: Sat, Dec 12, 3:00 PM CST

Format: ChamberTicketed
Venue: Harris Theater for Music and Dance • Neighborhood: Chicago metro • • Details

Performance Run Time: Approximately 1 hour and 55 minutes, including intermission. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos stand at the pinnacle of Baroque musical art. His addictive melodic ideas, his consummate contrapuntal technique, and his instrumental ingenuity combine in works that have gained true musical immortality. These six masterpieces unfailingly provide spiritual fulfillment for music lovers of all faiths and beliefs, inspiring strength at year’s end and a vision of the brightest future. Now a special Harris Theater holiday tradition, the performance features the complete Brandenburg Concertos — with the incomparable musicians of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center sharing the works in a different order each year for audiences to hear them anew. Program: Bach | Brandenburg Concertos (1720) Performing Artists: Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord Aaron Boyd, violin Stella Chen, violin Julian Rhee, violin Arnaud Sussmann, violin/viola Paul Neubauer, viola Milena Pájaro-Van de Stadt, viola Edward Arron, cello Mihai Marica, cello Jonathan Swensen, cello Anthony Manzo, double bass Demarre McGill, flute Tara Helen O'Connor, flute Randall Ellis, oboe Stephen Taylor, oboe Juri Vallentin, oboe Jake Thonis, bassoon David Byrd-Marrow, horn Eric Reed, horn Caleb Hudson, trumpet

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