“Our trip to Paris and Provence was a glorious celebration of classical music, art, and of course, great food and wine! Of special note, the first class music performances, the common interests shared by an unusually congenial bunch of fellow travelers, and being so well cared for by our tour guides.”
~ DON & MARILYN M., BOSTON
The Grand Tour is widely known for our superior tours around music and opera throughout Europe and the U.S. Patrons enjoy prime tickets to major performances, private concerts exclusive to the group, daytime excursions with expert guides, deluxe accommodations, and fine dining.
EUROPE
Hapsburg Vienna
Vienna Philharmonic, the marvelous Musikverein, Beethoven and Schubert, private concerts, the Jugendstil (art nouveau), wine tasting on the Danube. Can be combined with Budapest and/or Prague, or Salzburg.
Berlin & the Treasures of Saxony
Rebirth and renovation in the exciting new capital, plus Berlin Philharmonic, opera in Dresden at the Semper, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Sansouci, Meissen, and Elbe cruise.
Paris & Provence
The City of Lights and a great capital of music and art, plus a poetic land of great food, perched villages and sunny landscapes.
Prague and Budapest
The elegant beauties on the Moldau and Danube, orchestras and opera, art nouveau, Dvorak and Liszt. Can be combined with Vienna.
Mozart in Salzburg & Vienna
Retracing his steps in the cities of his birth and artistic flowering.
Opera in Northern Italy
La lirica in Florence, Bologna, Parma, and La Scala! Verdi and Puccini’s homes, great food and wine.
White Nights in St. Petersburg
Major summer festival in a beautiful city organized by the Mariinsky Theater.
London
Five major orchestras, Covent Garden’s Royal Opera, incomparable theatre, superb museums.
Opera in the English Countryside
Unforgettable experiences at the world-renowned Glyndebourne Festival in Sussex, Garsington Opera in Buckinghamshire, or Grange Park in Surrey. Beautiful gardens, Churchill’s home, and more. Can be combined with London.
Barcelona & Madrid
Two spectacular capitals—one chic, one stately—of great music, art, architecture and fine cuisine.
Umbria Jazz Festival
Many of the greatest names in jazz in a beautiful Italian city, plus exploring medieval hill towns by day.
The Edinburgh Festival & the Scottish Highlands
The world’s best arts festival, castles, lochs, and Scotch.
ALSO: THE STONES OF VENICE • MUSIC IN THE SWISS ALPS • WARSAW & CRACOW • JAZZ IN MARCIAC • MANY MORE!
U.S. & CANADA
Classic New York: Music & Museums
Private tours, Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, MOMA, Cloisters,The Frick, Neue Galerie and more.
Santa Fe
Spectacular opera venue and fine chamber music festival in August. Indian, Hispanic and Anglo culture in one fabulous city and landscape, plus Georgia O’Keeffe.
The Berkshires & The Gilded Age
Tanglewood, Jacob’s Pillow and great regional theatre in summer, along with splendid mansions and great art. Extension to the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown.
San Francisco & Wine Country
America’s most distinctive urban landscape, and its best wine.
Mississippi River Heritage Cruise
St. Louis to Memphis to New Orleans with Mark Twain, jazz and the blues.
Austin: South x Southwest and Austin City Limits
Two exciting festivals of top bands, new to established, in down-home Texas
Seattle, Vancouver & the Pacific Northwest
The music of vibrant cities amidst forest, mountains and water.
Montreal and Quebec City
Concerts by the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Les Violons du Roy, and private concerts in Canada’s most beautiful and most gourmand city and Quebec’s historic, walled capital.
Chicago
The brilliant Chicago Symphony under Muti, Lyric Opera, theatre, and more. Architecture and food tours, the Art Institute, and the Magnificent Mile.
ALSO: BOSTON • LOS ANGELES • WASHINGTON • PHILADELPHIA • NEW ORLEANS JAZZ • MANY MORE!