Why I adore my city, reason #4,791 (and counting.)

[vulgarweed]

25,000 people came to Millennium Park on Sunday to hear Riccardo Muti's official first concert as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.


That's right. 25,000 people. For classical music. And once the music started, there was pin-drop silence from beginning to end of each piece.

And at the end, there were fireworks.

Comments

[oceaxe.livejournal.com]

My best friend from high school is the Membership Director at Millenium Park!

[vulgarweed.livejournal.com]

Oooooo, that's a cool gig. The people who run it are doing an outstanding job, I have to say--Chicago has always been a great city for live music (one of the main reasons I chose it), and since MP opened, a lot of the very best of it has been in the open air and free!