Sting, Sheryl Crow and Tony Bennett are just some of the performers that will be performing at Ravinia this year.
Other popular performers that will take the Ravinia stage include Anita Baker, Ramsey Lewis and Josh Groban. Bands like The B-52s, The Go-Go’s, Steely Dan and Matchbox 20 are also performing at Ravinia.
Tickets to all Ravinia Festival events are on sale now with a Ravinia donation; visit Ravinia.org for more information or call (847) 266-5100.
Public ticket online sales begin at 5 a.m. on April 25 exclusively through Ravinia’s website.
JUNE
Thursday, June 6, 7:30 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Ruth Page Festival of Dance
Concert Dance, Inc.
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, June 6, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Judy Collins
Don McLean
Tickets: $55-$45/Lawn $22**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, June 7, 7:30 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Ruth Page Festival of Dance
Concert Dance, Inc.
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, June 7, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Back to Bass Tour
Sting
Season Sponsors: Ernst & Young LLP; PNC Bank
Tickets: $120-$115/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 8, 11 a.m.—Martin Theatre
Kraft Great Kids Concert
Ko-Thi Dance Company
Featured Sponsor: Mondelēz International Foundation
Tickets: $10/Lawn $5/Park opens at 10 a.m.
Saturday, June 8, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Back to Bass Tour
Sting
Featured Sponsor: United Airlines
Tickets: $120-$115/Lawn $38/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 9, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Joan Baez
Indigo Girls
Season Sponsor: Jenner & Block LLP
Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, June 12, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Celtic Woman +
Tickets: $75/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, June 13, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Gary Sinise and The Lt. Dan Band +
Tickets: $65-$55/Pavilion dancing section $65/Lawn $22**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, June 14, 4 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute Jazz Showcase
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 3 p.m.
Friday, June 14, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Tribute to Benny Goodman Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of his Ravinia Debut
Chicago Jazz Orchestra
Jeff Lindberg, Artistic Director +
Cyrille Aimée, Vocalist +
Sylvia McNair, Vocalist
Anat Cohen, Clarinet +
Larry Combs, Clarinet
Eric Schneider, Clarinet
Program to include:
Prima: Sing, Sing, Sing
Sampson: Don’t Be That Way
Stompin’ at the Savoy *
Jolson/DeSylva/Rose: Avalon *
Sholom Secunda: Bei mir bist du schön *
Goodman: Swingtime in the Rockies *
Rodgers: “Blue Room” from The Girlfriend
Concert features dance floor on the lawn/8th Annual Women’s Board Dance Contest
Season Sponsor: In Memory of Robert S. Fremont
Tickets: $55-$45/Lawn $22/Ticket & Dining Package $70/Park opens at 3 p.m.
Saturday, June 15, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Orchestra at Temple Square
Featured Sponsor: In Memory of Howard A. Stotler
Tickets: $95/Lawn $17/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 16, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Jewel +
Program Sponsors: Andrew J. Filipowski and Melissa Oliver; Latham & Watkins LLP
Tickets: $70-$60/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Monday, June 17, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Kraft Great Kids Concert
Golden Dragon Acrobats from China
Featured Sponsor: Mondelēz International Foundation
Tickets: $20/Lawn $5/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 18, 8:30 p.m.—Off-site—Trinity Episcopal Church, Highland Park
The Singers +
Matthew Culloton, Conductor +
Rachmaninoff : Vespers, Op. 37
In Memory of Alexander Rachmaninoff
Tickets: $40
Wednesday, June 19, 8:30 p.m.—Martin Theatre
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, Conductor
Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37
In Memory of Alexander Rachmaninoff
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, June 20, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
BoDeans
Season Sponsor: Zurich Insurance
Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, June 21, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Peter Serkin, Piano
Sweelinck (attrib.): Capriccio in A Minor * Nielsen: Theme and Variations Op. 40 * Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310 (300d) Beethoven: Six Bagatelles Op. 126 Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a (“Das Lebewohl”)
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 22, 4:45 p.m.—Pavilion
Live National Broadcast
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
Tickets: $65-$35/Lawn $10/Park opens at 3 p.m.
Saturday, June 22, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Diva On Detour
Patricia Racette, Soprano
Craig Terry, Piano
Gershwin/Arlen: I Got Rhythm/Get Happy
Van Heusen: Here’s That Rainy Day *
Duke: Not a Care in the World
Sondheim: “I’m Calm” from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum *
Monnot: Milord
Glanzberg: Padam Padam
Gugliemli: La Vie en rose
Arlen: “The Man That Got Away” from A Star is Born
Rodgers: “To Keep My Love Alive” from A Connecticut Yankee *
Arlen: “Come Rain or Come Shine” from St. Louis Woman*
Rodgers: “Where or When” from Babes in Arms
Fischer: You’ve Changed *
Grand: Guess Who I Saw Today *
Mandel: Where Do You Start *
Porter: “So in Love” from Kiss Me Kate
Dumont: Mon Dieu
Sondheim: “Not A Day Goes By” from Merrily We Roll Along *
Program Sponsor: Barbara and Jim Herst
Tickets: $75-$50/Lawn $10/Park opens at 3 p.m.
Sunday, June 23, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Chicago Philharmonic +
Tito Muñoz, Conductor +
Daniel Hope, Violin + (solo debut)
Bach: “Brandenburg” Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
Arvo Pärt: Fratres
Max Richter: Four Seasons Recomposed *
Season Sponsor: In Memory of Keene H. Addington II
Tickets: $60-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Monday, June 24, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Zukerman ChamberPlayers
John Sharp, Cello
Beethoven: Allegretto for Piano Trio in B-flat Major, WoO 39
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49
Schubert: Cello Quintet in C Major, D. 956
Tickets: $75-$50/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 25, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Steans Music Institute Program for Piano and Strings Master Class
Miriam Fried, Violin
Admission: FREE
Tuesday, June 25, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
James Hunter
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings +
Tickets: $55-$45/Lawn $22**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 26, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Jackson Browne
With special guest Sara Watkins + (solo debut)
Season Sponsor: The Avrum Gray Family, in Memory of Joyce Gray
Tickets: $90-$80/Lawn $33**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, June 27, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Los Lonely Boys
Los Lobos
With special guest Alejandro Escovedo +
Tickets: $70-$60/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Friday, June 28, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Piano and Strings Concert
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Admission: FREE
Friday, June 28, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Darius Rucker + (solo debut)
Rodney Atkins +
Jana Kramer +
Season Sponsor: Ventas, Inc.
Tickets: $85-$75/Lawn $33**/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Saturday, June 29, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Piano and Strings Concert
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Admission: FREE
Saturday, June 29, 6:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Melissa Etheridge Live +
Joan Osborne
Paula Cole +
And introducing Jessie Payo +
Program Sponsor: MB Financial Bank
Tickets: $100-$90/Lawn $33/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 30, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Piano and Strings Concert
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Admission: FREE
Sunday, June 30, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Go-Go’s
The B-52s
Program Sponsors: Aaron Alt and Jennifer Konz-Alt; The Hillshire Brands Company
Tickets: $70-$60/Lawn $27/Park opens at 4 p.m.
JULY
Monday, July 1, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Matthias Goerne, Baritone
Alexander Schmalcz, Piano +
Mahler: “Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft!” from Rückert Lieder
Schumann: Dichters Genesung, Op. 36, No. 5
Liebesbotschaft, Op. 36, No. 6
Mahler: “Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen” from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Schumann: Mein schöner Stern!, Op. 101, No. 4
Der Einsiedler, Op. 83, No. 3
Mahler: “Urlicht” from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Schumann: Nachtlied, Op. 96, No. 1
Mahler : “Das irdische Leben” from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
“Nun seh’ ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen” from Kindertotenlieder
“Wenn dein Mütterlein” from Kindertotenlieder
Schumann: Der schwere Abend, Op. 90, No. 6
Mahler : “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” from Rückert Lieder
Schumann: Zum Schluss, Op. 25, No. 26
Der Soldat, Op. 40, No. 3
Mahler: “Revelge” from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Schumann: Die beiden Grenadiere, Op. 49, No. 1
Mahler: “Der Tamboursg’sell” from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Program Sponsor: Sharon and Eden Martin
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, July 2, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Goo Goo Dolls +
Matchbox Twenty +
Tickets: $125-$105/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, July 3, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Goo Goo Dolls
Matchbox Twenty
Tickets: $125-$105/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, July 4, 2 p.m.—Martin Theatre
All-American Program
Alexander Platt, Conductor +
Ensemble Dal Niente +
Singers from Ryan Opera Center
Actors from Writers’ Theatre
Program to include works by Carter, as well as:
Bernstein/arr. Osborne and Platt: Songfest * (world premiere)
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 1 p.m.
Friday, July 5, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Miriam Fried, Violin
Mihaela Martin, Violin
Atar Arad, Viola
Paul Biss, Viola
Frans Helmerson, Cello
Jeremy Denk, Piano (RSMI alum)
Mozart: Viola Quintet No. 4 in C Minor, K. 406 (516b)
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Saturday, July 6, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Piano and Strings Concert
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Admission: FREE
Saturday, July 6, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
David Byrne & St. Vincent +
Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Sunday, July 7, 1 p.m.—Pavilion
Kraft Great Kids Concert
Justin Roberts & The Not Ready for Naptime Players
Featured Sponsor: Mondelēz International Foundation
2-3 p.m. Instrument Petting Zoo, Martin Theatre Plaza
Tickets: $/Lawn $/Park opens at 12 p.m.
Sunday, July 7, 7 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Sarah Chang, Violin
Brahms: Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C Minor, WoO 2 (“Sonatensatz”)
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis
Program Sponsor: Mrs. June Bild Pinsof
Tickets: $75-$50/Lawn $10/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Monday, July 8, 8 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Piano and String Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Program to include world premiere of a piano quartet by David Ludwig, commissioned for the RSMI 25th anniversary
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, July 9, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Music of the Baroque Orchestra and Chorus
Jane Glover, Conductor
Soloists from the Choir
Handel: Israel in Egypt *
Featured Sponsor: Negaunee Foundation
Tickets: $75-$50/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, July 10, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Steans Music Institute Program for Piano and Strings Master Class
Frans Helmerson, Cello
Admission: FREE
Wednesday, July 10, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Samuel Rhodes Farewell Concert
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Juilliard String Quartet
Joseph Lin, Violin (RSMI alum)
Ronald Copes, Violin
Samuel Rhodes, Viola
Roger Tapping, Viola
Joel Krosnick, Cello
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
Samuel Rhodes: Viola Quintet *
Mozart: Viola Quintet No. 5 in D Major, K. 593
Program Sponsor: Smart Family Foundation, Inc.
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, July 11, 5:30 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Piano and Strings Preview Concert
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Admission: FREE with paid ticket for evening concert
Thursday, July 11, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnányi, Conductor
Emanuel Ax, Piano
All-Beethoven program:
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (“Eroica”)
Season Sponsor: The Madigan Family
Program Sponsor: McGladrey
Tickets: $80-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, July 12, 1 p.m.—Pavilion
Kraft Great Kids Concert
Ralph’s World
Featured Sponsor: Mondelēz International Foundation
Tickets: $15/Lawn $5/Park opens at noon
Friday, July 12, 5:30 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Piano and Strings Preview Concert
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Admission: FREE with paid ticket for evening concert
Friday, July 12, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnányi, Conductor
Emanuel Ax, Piano
All-Beethoven program:
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 (“Emperor”)
Featured Sponsor: Negaunee Foundation
Tickets: $80-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Saturday, July 13, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Anita Baker
Tickets: $85-$75/Lawn $33 **/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Sunday, July 14, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Piano and Strings Concert
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Admission: FREE
Sunday, July 14, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Willie Nelson & Family
With special guest Lukas Nelson & P.O.T.R. +
Featured Sponsor: Camping World & Good Sam
Tickets: $100-$90/Lawn $33**/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Monday, July 15, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Maxim Vengerov, Violin
Itamar Golan, Piano
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96
Schubert: Violin Sonata in A Major, D. 574 (“Duo”)
Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major
Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, Op. 83
Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28
Program Sponsor: Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Tickets: $75-$50/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, July 16, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Steans Music Institute Program for Piano and Strings Master Class
Leon Fleisher, Piano
Admission: FREE
Tuesday, July 16, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Brooklyn Rider +
Johnny Gandelsman, Violin
Colin Jacobsen, Violin (RSMI alum)
Nicholas Cords, Viola (RSMI alum)
Eric Jacobsen, Cello
Mozart: String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421 (417b)
C. Jacobsen: Three Persian Miniatures *
Ljova: “Budget Bulgar” from Vjola Suite *
Bartók: String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67
C. Jacobsen: Brooklesca * (Midwest premiere)
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17, 5:30 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Piano and Strings Preview Concert
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Admission: FREE with paid ticket for evening concert
Wednesday, July 17, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Britten Centennial
Wagner Bicentennial
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Maxim Vengerov, Violin
Wagner: Overture to Rienzi
Britten: Violin Concerto, Op. 15 *
Wagner: Overture to Der fliegende Holländer (“The Flying Dutchman”)
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a
Wagner: Preludes to Act I & Act III of Lohengrin
Tickets: $50-$25/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $60/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, July 18, 5:30 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Piano and Strings Preview Concert
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Admission: FREE with paid ticket for evening concert
Thursday, July 18, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Jorge Federico Osorio, Piano
Beethoven: Overture to Fidelio
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 (“Unfinished”)
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Season Sponsor: Harriet and Harry H. Bernbaum, in Memory of Keren-Or Bernbaum
Tickets: $50-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, July 19, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Piano and Strings Concert
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Admission: FREE
Friday, July 19, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Sheryl Crow
With special guest Kristen Kelly +
Featured Sponsor: United Airlines
Tickets: $100-$90/Lawn $33/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Saturday, July 20, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Piano and Strings Concert
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Admission: FREE
Saturday, July 20, 6 p.m.—Pavilion
Under The Sun
Smash Mouth +
Sugar Ray +
Gin Blossoms +
Vertical Horizon +
Fastball +
Program Sponsor: Fortune Brands Home & Security
Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $27/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Sunday, July 21, 5 p.m.—Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
James Ehnes, Violin
Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (“Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun”)
Chausson: Poème Op. 25
Saint-Saëns: Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28
Rossini: Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia (“The Barber of Seville”)
Mendelssohn: Overture, Scherzo and Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
Rossini: Overture to La gazza ladra (“The Thieving Magpie”)
Season Sponsor: Maxine and Tom Hunter
3:30 p.m. Ravinia Wine Club sponsored by Terlato Wines
Ticket & club package pavilion $65-$40/Lawn $25
3-4:30 p.m. Family Space on the north lawn
(music-related arts & crafts, storytelling, sing-along and “instrument petting zoo”)
Tickets: $50-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 3 p.m.
Sunday, July 21, 8 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Linden String Quartet +
Haydn: String Quartet No. 64 in D Major, Hob. III:79 (Op. 76, No. 5)
John Corigliano: Snapshot: Circa 1909 *
A Black November Turkey *
William Bolcom: Three Rags for String Quartet *
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 3 p.m.
Monday, July 22, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Benjamin Grosvenor, Piano +
Bach: Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828
Chopin: Polonaise in F-sharp Minor, Op. 44
Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22
Scriabin: Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 3, No. 3
Mazurka in E Major, Op. 3, No. 4
Mazurka in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 6
Mazurka in B Minor, Op. 3, No. 1
Valse Op. 38 *
Granados: Arabesques on An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 12 *
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Monday, July 22, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson + (solo debut) Plays Thick As a Brick 1&2
Tickets: $70-$60/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, July 24, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Britten Centennial
Soloists from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Curator
Conlon curates a musical exploration of Benjamin Britten, Walter Braunfels and
Adolph Busch
Program also includes Samuel Barber’s Dover Beach, Op. 3
Program Sponsor: Ann Israel
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, July 25, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Program Sponsor: AAA
Tickets: $50-$25/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $60/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, July 26, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Steans Music Institute Program for Singers Master Class
James Conlon
Admission: FREE
Friday, July 26, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Brian Wilson Co-founder of the Beach Boys +
With special guests Al Jardine + and David Marks +
Program Sponsors: Baxter International Inc.; Fox, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP
Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Saturday, July 27, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Gala Benefit Evening
Britten Centennial
Verdi Bicentennial
Wagner Bicentennial
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Lang Lang, Piano
Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino (“The Force of Destiny”)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
Britten: March (based on “Passo a Sei” from Rossini’s Guillaume Tell) from Matinées Musicales, Op. 24 *
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
Wagner: “Ride of the Valkyries” from Die Walküre
Cocktail Reception Sponsor: BMO Harris Bank
Concert Sponsor: The Dancing Skies Foundation
Dinner Sponsor: Allstate Insurance Company
For more information on the benefit dinner, please visit Ravinia.org/GalaBenefit.aspx
Tickets: $25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Sunday, July 28, 5 p.m.—Pavilion
Leon Fleisher’s 85th Birthday Celebration
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Leon Fleisher, Piano ~
Katherine Jacobson Fleisher, Piano
Alon Goldstein, Piano (RSMI alum)
All-Mozart program:
Symphony No. 31 in D Major, K. 297 (300a) (“Paris”)
Concerto for Three Pianos in F Major, K. 242 (“Lodron”)
Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414 (385p) ~
Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 (“Haffner”)
Featured Sponsor: Negaunee Foundation
3-4:30 p.m. Family Space on the north lawn
(music-related arts & crafts, storytelling, sing-along and “instrument petting zoo”)
3:30 p.m. Ravinia Wine Club, sponsored by Terlato Wines
Ticket & club package pavilion $65-$40/Lawn $25
Tickets: $50-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 3 p.m.
Monday, July 29, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Vocal Concert
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Admission: FREE
Monday, July 29, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Heart +
With special guest Jason Bonham +
Season Sponsor: Beam
Tickets: $90-$70/Lawn $33**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, July 30, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Silver Rain: Songs by Ricky Ian Gordon Based on Poems by Langston Hughes
Nicole Cabell, Soprano
Ricky Ian Gordon, Piano +
Program Sponsor: Joan Wing and Family, in Memory of Jack Wing
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, July 31, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Wind Soloists from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Mozart: Serenade No. 12 in C Minor, K. 388 (384a) (“Nacht Musique”)
Serenade No. 10 in B-flat Major, K. 361 (370a) (“Gran Partita”)
Program Sponsor: Megan P. and John L. Anderson
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.
AUGUST
Thursday, August 1, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Vocal Concert
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Admission: FREE
Thursday, August 1, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Steely Dan
Featured Sponsor: Discover
Tickets: $105-$90/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, August 2, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Steely Dan
Season Sponsor: Walgreens
Tickets: $105-$90/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Saturday, August 3, 11 a.m.—Pavilion
Kraft Great Kids Concert
Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra
Featured Sponsor: Mondelēz International Foundation
12-1 p.m. Instrument Petting Zoo, Martin Theatre Plaza
Tickets: $10/Lawn $5/Park opens at 10 a.m.
Saturday, August 3, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
One Score, One Chicago
Verdi Bicentennial
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
James Conlon, Conductor
Latonia Moore, Aida +
Michelle DeYoung, Amneris (RSMI alum)
Roberto Alagna, Radames +
Morris Robinson, Ramfis
James Creswell, The King of Egypt
Mark Delavan, Amonasro +
Verdi: Aida (in concert)
Featured Sponsors: Charles and Margery Barancik; The Aida Consortium
Tickets: $100-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Sunday, August 4, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Steans Music Institute Program for Singers Master Class
Michelle DeYoung, Mezzo-soprano
Admission: FREE
Sunday, August 4, 5 p.m.—Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Gil Shaham, Violin
Oksana Dyka, Soprano +
All-Tchaikovsky evening:
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Polonaise from Yevgeny Onegin, Op. 24
Letter Scene from Yevgeny Onegin, Op. 24
“1812” Festival Overture, Op. 49 (with live cannons)
Featured Sponsor: Women’s Board of Ravinia Festival
3-4:45 p.m. “Cannonball 2013”, free pre-concert party for teens
3-4:30 p.m. Family Space on the north lawn
(music-related arts & crafts, storytelling, sing-along and “instrument petting zoo”)
3:30 p.m. Ravinia Wine Club, sponsored by Terlato Wines
Ticket & club package pavilion $95-$40/Lawn $25
Tickets: $80-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 3 p.m.
Monday, August 5, 8 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Britten Centennial
Vocal Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Program to include works by Britten
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Monday, August 5, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Complete Bartók Quartets—Part I
Takács String Quartet
Bartók: String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40
String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85
String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102
Tickets: $60-$40/Ticket Package for Aug. 5 and 6 $100/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, August 6, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Complete Bartók Quartets—Part II
Takács String Quartet
Bartók: String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67
String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91
String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114
Tickets: $60-$40/Ticket Package for Aug. 5 and 6 $100/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, August 7, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor +
Itzhak Perlman, Violin
RSMI Vocalists
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Ginastera: Suite from Estancia, Op. 8a
Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole
Boléro
Season Sponsor: Robert Pinkert
Tickets: $100-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, August 8, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman, Conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, Cello +
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb:2 (Op. 101)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
Program Sponsors: Lori Ann Komisar and Morris Silverman; Zadek Family Foundation
Tickets: $50-$25/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $60/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, August 9, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Steans Music Institute Program for Singers Master Class
Malcolm Martineau, Piano
Admission: FREE
Saturday, August 10, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Josh Groban +
Ravinia Festival Orchestra
Season Sponsor: RBC Wealth Management
Program Sponsor: BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois
Tickets: $120-$100/Lawn $33**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Sunday, August 11, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Gipsy Kings
Program Sponsor: The Westin Chicago North Shore
Tickets: $75-$65/Lawn $28**/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Monday, August 12, 8 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Vocal Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
Program to include world premiere songs by David Ludwig, Jake Heggie, Aaron Jay Kernis, Ramsey Lewis, Stephen Paulus, Roberto Sierra and Augusta Read Thomas commissioned for the RSMI 25th anniversary
Program Sponsor: Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, August 13, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Britten Centennial
Emerson String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet No. 26 in G Minor, Hob. III:33 (Op. 20, No. 3) Britten: String Quartet No. 3 in G Major, Op. 94
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 (“Razumovsky”)
Program Sponsor: Sue and Tom Pick
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, August 14, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Narek Hakhnazaryan, Cello + (RSMI alum)
Noreen Polera, Piano +
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2
Schumann: “Langsam” (No. 2) from Fünf Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102
Ligeti: Sonata for Solo Cello
Grieg: Cello Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36 *
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, August 14, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Vladimir Feltsman, Piano
Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Hob. XVI:46
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, D. 537 (Op. 164)
Liszt: Ballade No. 2 in B Minor, S. 171
Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, S. 173, No. 3
Scriabin: Vers la Flamme, Op. 72
Program Sponsor: Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, August 15, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Classical Request Night
$10 BGH Series
Lincoln Trio
Ayane Kozasa, Viola + (RSMI alum)
Program to include requests from the audience and
Turina: Complete Piano Trios *
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, August 15, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig Wicki, Conductor
The Lakeside Singers
Chicago Chorale
Chicago Children’s Choir
Kaitlyn Lusk, Vocalist
Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings—The Two Towers *
(with complete film and lawn screen)
Tickets: $25/Lawn $25/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Video screen on the lawn
Friday, August 16, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Bryan Wallick, Piano +
Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 60 in C Major, Hob. XVI:50
Debussy: Estampes
Liszt: Miserere du Trovatore, S. 433 *
Rigoletto: paraphrase de concert, S. 434
Barber: Excursions, Op. 20
Liszt: Isoldens Liebestod, S. 447
Transcription from Tannhäuser
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, August 16, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig Wicki, Conductor
The Lakeside Singers
Chicago Chorale
Chicago Children’s Choir
Kaitlyn Lusk, Vocalist
Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings—The Two Towers
(with complete film and lawn screen)
Tickets: $25/Lawn $25/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Video screen on the lawn
Saturday, August 17, 2 p.m.—Off-site—Trinity Episcopal Church, Highland Park
Britten Centennial
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Soloists from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Michael Ehrman, Director
Nicholas Phan, Nebuchadnezzar (RSMI alum)
Phillip Addis, Astrologer (RSMI alum) +
Nathaniel Olson, Ananias (RSMI alum) +
Alex Mansoori, Misael (RSMI alum)
Alan Dunbar, Azarias (RSMI alum) +
Yohan Yi, Herald (RSMI alum)
Britten: The Burning Fiery Furnace, Op. 77 *
Tickets: $40
Saturday, August 17, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Rachel Barton Pine, Violin
Paganini: Complete Caprices *
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Saturday, August 17, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Buddy Guy
Program Sponsor: Deloitte
Tickets: $85-$75/Lawn $33**/ Ticket & Dining Package $90/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Saturday, August 17, 8 p.m.—Off-site—Trinity Episcopal Church, Highland Park
Britten Centennial
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Soloists from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Michael Ehrman, Director
Nicholas Phan, Nebuchadnezzar (RSMI alum)
Phillip Addis, Astrologer (RSMI alum)
Nathaniel Olson, Ananias (RSMI alum)
Alex Mansoori, Misael (RSMI alum)
Alan Dunbar, Azarias (RSMI alum)
Yohan Yi, Herald (RSMI alum)
Britten: The Burning Fiery Furnace, Op. 77
Tickets: $40
Sunday, August 18, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Rachel Barton Pine, Violin
Paganini: Complete Caprices *
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Sunday, August 18, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
The Goat Rodeo Sessions * (Midwest premiere)
Yo-Yo Ma, Cello
Stuart Duncan, Fiddle +
Edgar Meyer, Bass +
Chris Thile, Mandolin + (solo debut)
With special guest Aoife O’Donovan, Vocalist +
Featured Sponsors: Negaunee Foundation; The Goat Rodeo Consortium
Ravinia Ultimate Picnic Contest Sponsored by Terlato Wines
Tickets: $80/Lawn $30/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Monday, August 19, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Kuok-Wai Lio, Piano +
Janáček: In the Mists
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D. 960
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, August 20, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Gabriela Montero, Piano
Brahms: Three Intermezzos Op. 117
Schumann: Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17
Montero: Improvisations on suggestions from the audience
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, August 20, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Journey +
Tickets: $125-$105/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, August 21, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Journey
Tickets: $125-$105/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Thursday, August 22, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Tony Bennett
Season Sponsor: In Honor of Sandra K. Crown
Tickets: $101-$91/Lawn $34**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, August 23, 7 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
The Nashville Songwriters Series at Ravinia featuring
Big Al Anderson +
Tim Nichols +
Rivers Rutherford +
Hank Adam Locklin +
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, August 23, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Lyle Lovett
Program Sponsor: The PrivateBank
Tickets: $80-$70/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Saturday, August 24, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Chicago
Program Sponsor: Grant Thornton LLP
Season Sponsor: FirstMerit Bank
Tickets: $105-$90/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Sunday, August 25, 1 p.m.—Pavilion
Kraft Great Kids Concert
The You & Me Tour
Laurie Berkner
Featured Sponsor: Mondelēz International Foundation
2-3 p.m. Instrument Petting Zoo, Martin Theatre Plaza
Tickets: $15/Lawn $5/Park opens at 12 p.m.
Sunday, August 25, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Liaisons: Reimagining Sondheim from the Piano
Anthony de Mare, Piano +
Program to include commissioned works for piano inspired by Stephen Sondheim songs
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Sunday, August 25, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Chicago
Program Sponsor: Bank of America
Tickets: $105-$90/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Monday, August 26, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Wagner Bicentennial
Joel Fan, Piano + (RSMI alum)
Wagner/arr. Gould: Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Wagner: Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. 4 (“Grand”) *
Chopin: Polonaise-fantaisie in A-flat Major, Op. 61
Brahms: Six Piano Pieces Op. 118
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Monday, August 26, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Program to include the Ravinia premiere of David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Little Match Girl Passion as well as works performed by Eighth Blackbird +
Tickets: $35/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, August 27, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Aaron Diehl, Jazz Piano +
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, August 27, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
John Hiatt & The Combo
The Robert Cray Band
Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, August 28, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Fumiaki Miura, Violin +
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”)
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis
Stravinsky: Divertimento
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, August 28, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Ramsey Lewis
Dee Dee Bridgewater
With special guests alumni from the RSMI Program for Jazz
Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $22/ Ticket & Dining Package $70/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, August 29, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Adam Golka, Piano + (RSMI alum)
Haydn: Capriccio in G Major, Hob. XVII:1 *
Lutoslawski: Selections from Melodie Ludowe (“Folk Melodies”) *
Bartók: Two Romanian Dances, Sz. 43
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110
Michael Brown: Folk Variations *
Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, August 30, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Robert Michaels, Guitar +
R. Michaels: Cubamenco *
Tango di Vincenzo *
Matador *
Costa: Scètate *
Dalla/De Curtis: Caruso/Torna a Sorriento *
di Lazzaro: Chitarra Romana *
R. Michaels: Bianca Rosa *
Sunset Samba *
Ennio Morricone: Music from Cinema Paradiso
R. Michaels: Zumba *
Justin Hayward: Notte Di Luce (“Nights in White Satin”)
Falvo: Dicitencello vuje *
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, August 30, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Back to the Bowery Tour : Celebrating 40 Years 1973-2013
Alabama +
Tickets: $100-$90/Lawn $33**/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Saturday, August 31, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Cellomania
Amit Peled, Cello +
Beethoven: Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen,” Op. 66
Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99
Mendelssohn: Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34, No. 2
Popper: Tarantella Op. 33 *
Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839
Glazunov: Chant du meménestrel, Op. 71 *
Eccles: Cello Sonata in G Minor *
Haydn: Allegro molto from Cello Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1
Granados: Andaluza (Playera), Op. 37, No. 5
Bach: Pastorella in F Major, BWV 590 *
John Williams: Theme from Schindler’s List
Davidoff: Am Springbrunnen, Op. 20, No. 2 *
Bloch: Prayer (No. 1) from From Jewish Life *
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
SEPTEMBER
Sunday, September 1, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
Johnny Gandelsman, Violin +
Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004
Stravinsky: Elégie
Cage: Cheap Imitation *
Philip Glass: Works for Solo Violin
Ysaÿe: Violin Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 24, No. 4 (“Fritz Kreisler”)
Biber: Passacaglia in G Minor, C. 105
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Monday, September 2, 6 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
David Fung, Piano +
Ravel: Sonatine
Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K. 1
Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K. 34
Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K. 141
Rachmaninoff : Prelude in G Major, Op. 32, No. 5
Prelude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12
Prelude in B Minor, Op. 32, No. 10
Prelude in A Minor, Op. 32, No. 8 *
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, September 3, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Britten Centennial
RSMI 25th Anniversary
The Knights
(RSMI alums include Colin Jacobsen, Ariana Kim, John Marcus, Aisslinn Nosky, Kyle Armbrust, Nicholas Cords and Max Mandel)
Nicholas Phan, Tenor (RSMI alum)
Steve Reich: Duet for Two Violins and Strings *
Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor, BWV 1060R
Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
Copland: Quiet City
Stravinsky: Concerto in D Major
The Knights: Chaconne Jam (world premiere) *
Tickets: $75-$50/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, September 5, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
The 5 Browns
Deondra Brown, Piano
Desirae Brown, Piano
Gregory Brown, Piano
Melody Brown, Piano
Ryan Brown, Piano
Beethoven/arr. Shumway: Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 5 in C Minor,
Op. 67 <
Liszt/arr. Phillip: Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514 ~ ^
Nikolai Kapustin: Concert Etude in E Minor, Op. 40, No. 3
(“Toccatina”) > *
Stravinsky/arr. Shumway: Le sacre du printemps (“The Rite of Spring”) <
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 \
Dario Marianelli/arr. Anderson: Music from Atonement < *
Muczynski: Toccata Op. 15 = *
Balakirev/arr. Anderson: Islamey (Fantaisie orientale) <
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, September 6, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
45th Anniversary Concert
Misha Dichter, Piano
Cipa Dichter, Piano
Schubert: March militaire in D Major, D. 733 (Op. 51), No. 1
March caractéristique in C Major, D. 968b (Op. 121), No. 1 *
Fantasie in F Minor, D. 940 (Op. 103)
Mozart: Sonata for Piano, Four Hands in F Major, K. 497
Arensky: Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos, Op. 15
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Program Sponsor: Diana and Bruce Rauner
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Saturday, September 7, 11 a.m. —Bennett Gordon Hall
Kraft Great Kids Concert
Ruth Page Festival of Dance
Ruth Page Civic Ballet
Featured Sponsor: Mondelēz International Foundation
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 10 a.m.
Saturday, September 7, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
RSMI 25th Anniversary
Chicago Philharmonic
Los Angeles Master Chorale +
Grant Gershon, Conductor
Kelley O’Connor, Mezzo-soprano
Tamara Mumford, Mezzo-soprano (RSMI alum) +
Russell Thomas, Tenor +
Brian Cummings, Countertenor
Daniel Bubeck, Countertenor
Nathan Medley, Countertenor +
John Adams: The Gospel According to the Other Mary * (Midwest premiere)
Tickets: $50-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Sunday, September 8, 2 p.m.—Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH Series
KahaneSwensenBrey + featuring
Joseph Swensen, Violin
Carter Brey, Cello
Jeffrey Kahane, Piano
Schumann/Kirchner: Six Studies in Canonic Form, Op. 56
Mozart: Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, K. 496 *
Ravel: Piano Trio in A Minor
Paul Schoenfield: Café Music *
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 1 p.m.
Sunday, September 15, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Ruth Page Festival of Dance
Pilobolus
Tickets: $45/Lawn $10/Park opens at 4 p.m.