Schedule:

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Kittel and Co at Bennett Gordon Hall
Led by Grammy-nominated violinist and composer Jeremy Kittel, Kittel and Co. inhabits the space between classical and acoustic roots, Celtic and bluegrass aesthetics, and folk and jazz sensibilities. Some of the greatest musicians in the incredible acoustic scene, the members of Kittel and Co. have collaborated with Béla Fleck, Sarah Jarosz, Chris Thile, and Yo-Yo Ma.

Performers
Jeremy Kittel, fiddle/violin/vocals
Josh Pinkham, mandolin
Quinn Bachand, guitar
Jacob Warren, bass
Simon Chrisman, hammered dulcimer

Gates Open: 6:30 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:30 p.m
Tickets: Reserved Seats: $30

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Eddie Barbash and KASA Quartet at Bennett Gordon Hall
Saxophonist Eddie Barbash and the KASA Quartet unite to breathe new life into the timeless tradition of jazz with strings. The joyous improvisation and swing of Eddie’s jazz quartet combine with the lush sound of the KASA Quartet to bring you the best of both worlds: an octet that may make you shout with joy or bring you to tears. From American roots music to the rhythms of Mexico, France, and Brazil, the criterion for their repertoire is simple: timeless melody. Duke Ellington, Claude Debussy, Pedro Infante, and Roy Orbison are all exemplified by this versatile, dynamic double quartet.

Performers
Eddie Barbash, saxophone and his rhythm trio
KASA Quartet

Gates Open: 6:30 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:30 p.m
Tickets: Reserved Seats: $30

Friday, May 3, 2024

Kurt Elling / Danilo Pérez Duo at Bennett Gordon Hall
On his Grammy-nominated 2018 album The Questions, acclaimed vocalist Kurt Elling confronted the whirlwind of uncertainty that threatens modern life by musing on the timeless yet ever-timely issues confronting humanity. With his much-anticipated 2020 follow-up, Secrets Are the Best Stories, Elling searches deeper into those profound questions with the help of renowned pianist Danilo Pérez, whose own work has long embraced a global vision of unity and acceptance.

Together the two draw inspiration from the musical and lyrical insights of jazz masters, brilliant poets and respected authors to craft the stunning compositions that make up Secrets Are the Best Stories. Elling joins evocative new lyrics to compositions by greats like Pérez’s iconic collaborator Wayne Shorter, late fusion bass genius Jaco Pastorius, visionary composer/arranger Vince Mendoza and multi-instrumentalist Django Bates, along with pieces from Pérez’s own catalogue. Along with his own compelling narratives, Elling adapts the words of poets Franz Wright and Robert Bly and Nobel-winning author Toni Morrison.

Perhaps the greatest mystery revealed by this recording is beauty itself. It is beauty with a purpose. With this gorgeous new album, Elling makes no secret of the empathy that he feels for - and hopes to find in - his fellows citizens of the world. "I start from the heart," Elling says of his songwriting process. "And my heart goes to compassion."

Performers
Kurt Elling, vocals
Danilo Pérez, piano

Gates Open: 6:30 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:30 p.m
Tickets: Reserved Seats: $55

Friday, May 10, 2024

Galvin Cello Quartet at Bennett Gordon Hall
A veritable United Nations of cellists, the Galvin Quartet combines musicians from China, Brazil, South Korea, and the United States. The four members met at Northwestern University - taking their name from its jewel-box recital hall - and quickly captured attention with the silver medal at the 2021 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and the top prize of the 2022 Victor Elmaleh Competition.

Each member can highlight further accomplishments: Sihao He is a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Bowers Program (formerly CMS Two) and won first prize at Shanghai’s Haydn Invitational Chamber Music Competition as a member of the Simply Quartet. In addition to regular appearances at top festivals around the county, Sydney Lee has performed with Curtis On Tour in visits to China, Hong Kong, Germany, and Poland. Haddon Kay is a first-prize winner at the Rembrandt and Discover Chamber Music Competitions and has performed on NPR’s From the Top and on WFMT’s Introductions. When he isn’t performing chamber music across the US, Brazil, and Canada, Luiz Fernando Venturelli can be found alongside pop, rock, folk, and metal artists throughout Brazil, as well as composing and recording his own music.

The group’s Ravinia-debut program comprises arrangements of such classics as Vivaldi’s "Summer" Concerto from The Four Seasons and tender music from Wagner’s Lohengrin as well as works by such contemporary composers as Astor Piazzolla and Gabriela Lena Frank.

Performers
Galvin Cello Quartet
Sihao He, cello
Sydney Lee, cello
Haddon Kay, cello
Luiz Fernando Venturelli, cello

Gates Open: 6:30 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:30 p.m
Tickets: Reserved Seats: $25

Friday, June 7, 2024

The Return of The Flock featuring Jerry Goodman at Carousel Stage
Columbia and Mercury recording artists The Flock were considered to be well ahead of their time incorporating electric violin into their unique jazz-rock style. Now anchored by original members Jerry Goodman and Jerry Smith, The Return of the Flock also features two-time Grammy winner Howard Levy of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones fame. English blues legend John Mayall once called The Flock "the best band I heard in America" after they shared the stage for a performance, among many other notable musicians who were influenced by the band.

Performers
The Return of The Flock
Featuring Jerry Goodman

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:30 p.m
Tickets: Lawn General Admission: $35

Saturday, June 8, 2024

James Taylor and His All-Star Band at Pavilion
As a recording and touring artist, James Taylor has touched people with his warm baritone voice and distinctive style of guitar-playing for more than 50 years. He has sold more than 100 million albums since the release of his self-titled debut in 1968, along the way winning multiple Grammy Awards, joining both the Songwriters and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame. Taylor was also awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2012, the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the nation’s highest civilian honor - in 2015, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2016. In early 2020 Taylor released Break Shot, a deeply personal and authentic audio-only memoir detailing his first 21 years. He also released his 19th and newest studio album, American Standard, which earned Taylor the 2021 Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and made him the first artist to have a Billboard Top 10 album in each of the past six decades.

Performers
James Taylor and His All-Star Band

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:30 p.m

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $230
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $170
Lawn General Admission: $77

Sunday, June 9, 2024

James Taylor and His All-Star Band at Pavilion
As a recording and touring artist, James Taylor has touched people with his warm baritone voice and distinctive style of guitar-playing for more than 50 years. He has sold more than 100 million albums since the release of his self-titled debut in 1968, along the way winning multiple Grammy Awards, joining both the Songwriters and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame. Taylor was also awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2012, the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the nation’s highest civilian honor - in 2015, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2016. In early 2020 Taylor released Break Shot, a deeply personal and authentic audio-only memoir detailing his first 21 years. He also released his 19th and newest studio album, American Standard, which earned Taylor the 2021 Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and made him the first artist to have a Billboard Top 10 album in each of the past six decades.

Performers
James Taylor and His All-Star Band

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:30 p.m

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $230
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $170
Lawn General Admission: $77

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Bridges Composition Competition at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Bridges Composition Competition calls on young composers from around the globe to add their creative perspectives to the "bridge" between RSMI’s jazz and classical focuses with new works written for string quartet and jazz rhythm trio. Up to three winners are selected annually to receive the David Baker Prize - an award of $2,500 and a week to further develop their music with renowned composer-performers and RSMI Jazz co-Artistic Directors pianist Billy Childs, bassist Rufus Reid, and saxophonist Steve Wilson, as well as the ensemble that is premiering their work this evening.

The classical quartet is assembled by RSMI alum and cellist Alexander Hersh, who co-directs Nexus Chamber Music in Chicago. The ensemble also features fellow alumni violinists Claire Bourg, who is concertmaster of Philadelphia’s Symphony in C, and Rannveig Marta Sarc, a Nexus collaborator and Merit School of Music faculty member, as well as Robert Switala, the co-principal violist of the Sphinx Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra.

The jazz quartet renews the musical melding of winds player Greg Ward, pianist Glenn Zaleski, bassist Dan "Chimy" Chmielinski, and drummer Kenneth Salters, all alumni of RSMI’s Jazz Program and representing its more than two decades of artistic depth. Each has recorded as a bandleader and toured extensively as sidemen, with Chimy regularly presenting jazz/classical fusion repertoire as leader of Four by Four.

Performers
Claire Bourg, violin
Rannveig Marta Sarc, violin
Robert Switala, viola
Alexander Hersh, cello
Greg Ward, woodwinds
Glenn Zaleski, piano
Dan Chmielinski, bass
Kenneth Salters, drums

Gates Open: 6:30 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:30 p.m
Tickets: Reserved Seats: $25

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss at Pavilion
After closing the 14-year gap between two albums that each took the world by unexpected storm, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss maintain an incomparable kinship and "once in a lifetime collaboration" (NPR) as "masters at making [generation-spanning] tracks saunter to a fresh, personal rhythm" (Pitchfork). Drawing from their monumentally acclaimed LPs, 2007’s Grammy-sweeping Album of the Year Raising Sand and 2021’s chart-topping Raise the Roof, Plant and Krauss have earned unanimous praise - from Red Rocks and Forest Hills Stadium to Bonnaroo, Glastonbury, and beyond - with their cosmic collision of early blues, country deep cuts, revolutionary folk-rock, and lost soul music from legends and unsung heroes like Merle Haggard, Allen Toussaint, The Everly Brothers, Anne Briggs, Geeshie Wiley, Bert Jansch, Ola Belle Reed, Brenda Burns, and more, as well as Led Zeppelin cuts like "The Battle of Evermore," "Rock and Roll," "When The Levee Breaks," and other surprises. Special guest JD McPherson, known for his "timeless, forward-thinking rock and roll" (Rolling Stone), opens the show and features in Plant and Krauss’s band alongside drummer Jay Bellerose, bassist Dennis Crouch, multi-talented string player Stuart Duncan, and Viktor Krauss on keys and guitar.

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:00 p.m

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $195
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $155
Lawn General Admission: $67

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Kronos Quartet: Five Decades at Martin Theatre
One of the most influential chamber groups of our time, Kronos Quartet celebrates 50 years of music-making with a program of recent commissions. Each piece sees its Ravinia premiere as the quartet takes the stage in the Martin Theatre, including the Midwest premieres of Aleksandra Vrebalov’s Gold Came From Space and Terry Riley and Sara Miyamoto’s Kiss Yo’ *** Goodbye, a twist on "Nuclear War" by Sun Ra, who pioneered electronic avant-garde jazz in Chicago with his early Arkestra.

Completing the evening are Stacy Garrop’s Glorious Mahalia - a melding of strings with recorded Studs Terkel broadcasts where the WFMT host featured vaunted gospel singer Mahalia Jackson and her recordings as well as Jlin’s Little Black Book, and Nicole Lizée’s ZonelyHearts. At the end of Juneee, the Kronos Quartet bids farewell to violinist John Sherba and violist Hank Dutt, who will retire from the ensemble after more than 45 years each.

Performers
Kronos Quartet
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Paul Wiancko, celo

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:30 p.m

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $40–$60
Lawn General Admission: $15

Friday, June 14, 2024

Hauser at Pavilion
Hauser, the superstar cellist whose rise to fame began with 2Cellos’ now iconic rendition of Michael Jackson’s "Smooth Criminal," makes his Ravinia debut with his solo Rebel With a Cello tour amalgamating a trademark mix of classical, pop, and rock music. His electric, pyrotechnic performance style fuels a repertoire as expansive as Shakira to Shostakovich, Lady Gaga to Tchaikovsky. Stjepan Hauser has been playing arena concerts in over 40 countries, at storied venues like New York’s Madison Square Garden, London’s Royal Albert Hall, and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, and has collaborated with the likes of U2, Elton John, Andrea Bocelli, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Michael, and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler. Hauser topped the Billboard charts with his very first solo album, Classic, and in Aprilil he follows up with an all-new collection of classics.

Performers
Hauser

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 8:00 p.m

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $75–$130
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $75
Lawn General Admission: $46

Saturday, June 15, 2024

Divi Roxx Kids at Carousel Stage
Divi Roxx Kids is dedicated to enriching the lives of children and young adults through inspiring, empowering, and entertaining music that educates and guides them to be the best versions of themselves. A Grammy-nominated artist, Divinity Roxx boosted her career as a bass player after attending a camp led by the legendary Victor Wooten, going on to tour with the virtuoso three months later and for the next five years. She then toured with Beyoncé as her bassist and musical director, becoming a featured soloist and composing music for the I … AM Sasha Fierce tour and DVD.

In her solo music, Roxx makes an eclectic mash-up of hip-hop, rock, and funk, and her 2016 album ImPossible received an Independent Music Award. The Chicago Sun-Times wrote of her 2023 performance at Lollapalooza that "Divinity Roxx had everybody at the kids stage grooving," and that "she makes art that is appealing to any age and her lyrics speak to anyone who might need a boost in self-love."

Performers
Divi Roxx Kids

Gates Open: 12:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 1:00 p.m
Tickets: Lawn General Admission: $15

Michael Franti and Spearhead + Trevor Hall at Pavilion
Michael Franti, the noted American singer-songwriter, activist, and documentarian, reunites with Spearhead to lay down lead vocals. The band headlines The Togetherness Tour 2024 this summer, making appearances across the USA alongside Trevor Hall and Bombargo. Franti formed Spearhead in 1994 and, working with some of the best session musicians in the business, went on to create the band's sound, a blend of hip-hop, funk, pop, and soul.

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Trevor Hall, whose music is a mix of roots and folk music with touches of electronic elements, makes his Ravinia debut. His songwriting is imbued with a deep love of Eastern Mysticism and has captivated audiences along sold-out international tours with acts like Michael Franti, Ziggy Marley, and Jimmy Cliff.

Opener Bombargo has a sound that has been compared to Steely Dan and an energy to The Rolling Stones. The Canadian band tours internationally with a line-up that splashes soul over their distinctive "vintage-pop" tunes.

Performers
Michael Franti and Spearhead
Trevor Hall
Bombargo

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 6:00 p.m

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $120
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $90
Lawn General Admission: $48

June 16, 2024

Jazz in Junee: Battle of the Big Bands with Kurt Elling at Pavilion
Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band, and featuring Rufus Reid
Adonis Rose and his New Orleans Jazz Orchestra take the stage alongside Orrin Evans leading the Captain Black Big Band for Jazz In Junee: Battle of the Big Bands, hosted by and featuring the vocals of Ravinia Jazz Advisor Kurt Elling, and the standard-setting bassist Rufus Reid, a co-Artistic Director of the Ravinia Steans Music Institute Jazz Program, also guests across the evening. Each Grammy Award-winning ensemble hails from a community vital to Black music, New Orleans and Philadelphia, and will provide an evening of unmatched jazz. The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra exists with the belief that jazz can be the catalyst for positive and permanent change in the community, running the city’s acclaimed Jazz Market. Evans’s Captain Black Big Band moves with versatility between big band and small ensemble playing, a flexible and tightrope-walking unit whose daring approach lends their music an exhilarating edge. The two groups face off in Ravinia’s Pavilion.

Before the big bands take the stage, the young professional musicians from this summer’s RSMI Jazz Program play a set in the Pavilion - a prelude to their annual Jazz Grandstand concert of all original works next week and the phenomenal Chicago Public High School musicians of the Ravinia Jazz Scholars take the Carousel Stage soon after the park opens. Students of Ravinia’s Reach Teach Play, the Scholars work throughout the year with eight of Chicago’s top performing and teaching artists - the Ravinia Jazz Mentors - and play shows around the Chicago area and at Ravinia each year on their way to beginning professional careers.

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:00 p.m

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $60–$80
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $60
Lawn General Admission: $46

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Jazz Grandstand at Bennett Gordon Hall
RSMI’s Jazz Program is focused on composition and small-group collaboration. From the moment they arrive, the 15 specially invited fellows are rehearsing in different instrumental combos and workshopping new music with the guidance of standard-bearers in the vitality of jazz - co-Artistic Directors Billy Childs, Rufus Reid, and Steve Wilson - together learning to adapt to gigging with ever-changing personnel. Within a week, the musicians form three quintets to premiere their original works on this evening’s culminating Jazz Grandstand concert.

Performers
Ravinia Steans Music Institute Jazz Program Fellows

Gates Open: 6:30 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:30 p.m

Tickets: Reserved Seats: $15

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue with Big Boi at Pavilion
Trombone Shorty, also known as Troy Andrews, is on a mission to bring the sounds of New Orleans to the world. He has been an ambassador for that city's distinct form of jazz on television, appearing in HBO's Treme and NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and on the world stage performing alongside the likes of Lenny Kravitz, U2, and Green Day. Andrews' honors include a Blues Music Award, and a Grammy Award for his work on Jon Batiste's We Are.

Rapper, producer, and actor Big Boi, known best for founding hip hop group Outkast with André 3000, takes the stage at Ravinia for the first time. A winner of multiple Grammy Awards, Big Boi's radio hits include "The Way You Move," "Ms. Jackson," "Roses," and "Elevators (Me and You)."

R&B and soul artist Danielle Ponder opens the show, appearing at Ravinia for the first time. Her debut album, Some of Us Are Brave, is the result of three years of work while also serving as a public defender in her hometown of Rochester, NY.

Performers
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
Big Boi
Danielle Ponder

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 6:30 p.m

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $85–$110
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $85
Lawn General Admission: $48

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Ruth Page Professional Dance and Friends at Bennett Gordon Hall
Ruth Page Professional Dance Training Program brings the elegance, artistry, and creative daring of its boundary-breaking namesake for performances featuring world and Ravinia premieres and a special guest artist.

The program featuring the Ruth Page Professional Dance Training Program is highlighted by two commissioned contemporary works from Mexican choreographers: "Apophonia" by Adrián Marcelo Sáenz and "La Tierra de Canela y Maíz" (The Land of Cinnamon and Corn), by Francisco Aviña. Rounding out the evening will be special classical selections from the Ruth Page Professional Dance Training Program’s repertoire, the tap dance bravura of guest artist Jumaane Taylor, artistic director of the Chicago Human Rhythm Project, and Moonwater Dance Project, a Chicago contemporary repertory company founded in 2018 by Artistic Director Mackenzie King.

Performers
Ruth Page Professional Dance Training Company
Jumaane Taylor
Moonwater Dance Project

Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:30 p.m

Tickets: Reserved Seats: $30

Pianist Jonathan Biss at Martin Theatre
Pianist Jonathan Biss, "who’s known for his deeply insightful approach to the pillars of the repertoire and a desire to forge connections between that canon and the present" (The Boston Globe), returns to Ravinia with works classic and new. He opens the program with two Franz Schubert's Impromptus, following with a new work by former MacArthur Fellow and United States Artists Fellow Tyshawn Sorey. Schubert's Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major bookends the performance at the Martin Theatre.

Performers
Jonathan Biss, piano

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:30 p.m

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $40–$60
Lawn General Admission: $15

Friday, June 21, 2024

Violent Femmes with the Chicago Philharmonic at Pavilion
Hailing from Milwaukee, Violent Femmes were one of the most influential punk acts in the 1980's alternative rock scene. They come to Ravinia for the first time for a night of music with the Chicago Philharmonic led by conductor Stuart Chafetz. Songs like "Blister in the Sun," "Kiss Off," and "Gone Daddy Gone" continue to rock the radiowaves around the world.

Performers
Violent Femmes
Chicago Philharmonic
Stuart Chafetz, conductor

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts:7:30 p.m

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $85–$95
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $85
Lawn General Admission: $48

Saturday, June 22, 2024

Ruth Page Professional Dance and Friends at Bennett Gordon Hall
Ruth Page Professional Dance Training Program brings the elegance, artistry, and creative daring of its boundary-breaking namesake for performances featuring world and Ravinia premieres and a special guest artist.

The program featuring the Ruth Page Professional Dance Training Program is highlighted by two commissioned contemporary works from Mexican choreographers: "Apophonia" by Adrián Marcelo Sáenz and "La Tierra de Canela y Maíz" (The Land of Cinnamon and Corn), by Francisco Aviña. Rounding out the evening will be special classical selections from the Ruth Page Professional Dance Training Program’s repertoire, the tap dance bravura of guest artist Jumaane Taylor, artistic director of the Chicago Human Rhythm Project, and Moonwater Dance Project, a Chicago contemporary repertory company founded in 2018 by Artistic Director Mackenzie King."

Performers
Ruth Page Professional Dance Training Company
Jumaane Taylor
Moonwater Dance Project

Gates Open: 12:30 p.m
Concert Starts: 1:30 p.m

Tickets: Reserved Seats: $30

Little Feat + Los Lobos at Pavilion
Two genre-defying bands headline at the Pavilion as Little Feat and Los Lobos both return to Ravinia. In their decades-spanning career, Little Feat has mixed together California rock, funk, folk, jazz, country, rockabilly, New Orleans swamp boogie, and more with hits like "Willin'," "Spanish Moon," and "Two Trains." Los Lobos has contributed to music with their unique blend of Mexican folk, rock and roll, country, blues, zydeco, and more with chart-toppers like "La Bamba," We Belong Together," and "Come On, Let's Go." Audiences have the unique opportunity to see them on the same stage on Junee 22.

Performers
Little Feat
Los Lobos

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:00 p.m

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $90–$125
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $90
Lawn General Admission: $49

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Michael Feinstein: My Tribute to Tony Bennett at Pavilion
"Tony Bennett is one of the most enduring icons of the 20th century. He has created a body of work surpassed by none," says Grammy and Emmy-nominated musician Michael Feinstein. This ambassador of the Great American Songbook returns to Ravinia alongside the Carnegie Hall Big Band for "Because of You," a tribute to Tony Bennett. Featuring hits such as "Because of You," "Rags to Riches," "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," "The Best is Yet To Come," "I Get a Kick Out of You," "Stranger in Paradise," and many more, Feinstein pays tribute to Bennett and illuminates the classics through the lens of his friendship with one of America's greatest artists.

Performers
Michael Feinstein
Carnegie Hall Big Band

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts:7:30 p.m

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $70–$90
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $70
Lawn General Admission: $40

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Birdman’ Live with Antonio Sánchez at Martin Theatre
Grammy-winning composer Antonio Sánchez celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Academy Award Best Picture winner Birdman. The film is screened alongside a live performance of the score at the Martin Theatre. "In his live scoring of Birdman," says The Guardian, "Sanchez injects a vitality that maps out the emotions of the film's characters with precision and almost no sentimentality.

Performers
Antonio Sánchez

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:30 p.m

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $70
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $40

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper at Carousel Stage
Widely considered the bluegrass fiddler of his generation, Michael Cleveland has been recognized 12 times as the IBMA’s "Fiddler of the Year" and in 2018 was inducted into the National Fiddler’s Hall of Fame. His recording Fiddler’s Dream was nominated in 2018 for a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album, and in 2019, he won a Grammy for his album Tall Fiddler. In 2019, Cleveland’s life of adversity and achievement was featured in the documentary film Flamekeeper: The Michael Cleveland Story. In 2022, he was awarded the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellowship. "Cleveland has become a bluegrass star ... winning 29 IBMA awards and becoming the organization’s most decorated fiddler," says The New York Times. "He is one of the world’s most in-demand and distinctive players, with collaborators that include Béla Fleck, Billy Strings and Vince Gill."

Performers
Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 7:30 p.m

Tickets: Lawn General Admission: $35

Friday, June 28, 2024

Ben Platt at Pavilion
Appearing in acclaimed Broadway productions of The Sound of Music, The Book of Mormon, and Parade, singer and actor Ben Platt first rose to prominence in the title role of Dear Evan Hansen. That role earned him the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, making him the youngest ever recipient at that time. He has recorded two studio albums, Sing to Me Instead and Reverie, and appears this summer following the release of his latest single with Sara Bareilles, Grow As We Go.

Performers
Ben Platt

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 p.m
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m
Concert Starts: 8:00 p.m

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $80–$95
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $80
Lawn General Admission: $49

Saturday, June 29, 2024

The Knights + Aaron Diehl Trio at Martin Theatre
The Knights, an orchestral collective led by an open-minded spirit of camaraderie and collaboration, join pianist Aaron Diehl, an artist quietly re-defining the lines between jazz and classical, onstage at the Martin Theatre. The group performs excerpts from jazz titan Mary Lou Williams' Zodiac Suite, on the tail of recording this "joyous, enchanting creation" (The Guardian). That publication continued that "the moods crammed into each sign’s three minutes are a wonder, the playing – and on Pisces operatic singing – inspired. A triumph." The orchestra presents the Ravinia premiere of Louise Farrenc's Finale-Allegro from Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, and concludes the program with Beethoven's Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral."

Performers
The Knights
Colin Jacobsen, Artistic Director and violin
Eric Jacobsen, Artistic Director and conductor
Aaron Diehl Trio

Donor Gates Open: 11:30 AM
Gates Open: 12:00 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $40–$60
Lawn General Admission: $15

Roger Daltrey at Pavilion
Groundbreaking rocker Roger Daltrey, founder and lead singer for the British band The Who, returns to Ravinia for a solo show with special guest KT Tunstall. Born in the West London suburb of Shepherd’s Bush on March 1, 1944, Roger first assembled the group that would become The Who in 1961 while at Acton County Grammar School, recruiting John Entwistle and subsequently agreeing to John’s proposal that Pete Townshend should join. Inspired by R&B, blues, and '50s rock and roll, Daltrey penned many of the band's biggest hits. "Baba O'Riley," "Behind Blue Eyes," and "You Better Bet" are among that group's vast array of chart-toppers.

In June and July 2022, Roger Daltrey embarked on his first UK solo tour since 2011. In crafting a completely new show, Daltrey selected not only Who hits but also Who rarities, solo hits, and other songs from his nearly 60-year career, performed with a new semi-acoustic rock-based band. He also wove in anecdotes from his life in and out of music. The tour was received ecstatically by fans, and enjoyed by Daltrey and all who took part—now, Daltrey is taking the show far afield in 2024.

The Grammy-nominated Scottish artist KT Tunstall burst onto the music scene with her 2004 multi-platinum debut, Eye to the Telescope, which spawned the global hits "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" and "Suddenly I See." These songs, paired with her pioneering looping skills, established Tunstall as a captivating and dynamic must-see performer, as well as a songwriter with a singular knack for balancing introspective folk and propulsive rock.

Performers
Roger Daltrey
KT Tunstall

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $155
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $110
Lawn General Admission: $62

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Clint Black + Lyle Lovett and His Large Band at Pavilion
Singer-songwriter Clint Black co-headlines as he returns to Ravinia's Pavilion, playing hits off his seminal album Killin' Time. That triple-platinum debut album, released 35 years ago, was named by Rolling Stone as one of the most important records in country music history."

Frequent Ravinia guest Lyle Lovett also returns to the Pavilion with his Large Band for an evening of country favorites. Since his musical debut in 1980 Lovett has recorded 13 albums and won four Grammy Awards, among them the honors for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album. Songs like "If I Had A Boat," "On The Road Again," and "Simple Song" have been country music staples. Lovett enjoys every visit to Ravinia, saying that it "is one of the greatest outdoor venues there is. I just love it. It’s a wonderful sounding venue and the atmosphere can’t be beat. You can always feel the energy of the audience."

Performers
Clint Black
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $95–$125
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $95
Lawn General Admission: $49

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

A Far Cry + Kinan Azmeh and Dinuk Wijeratne at Martin Theatre
The evening is filled entirely with Ravinia premieres as world-class clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and genre-defying pianist Dinuk Wijeratne join chamber orchestra A Far Cry at the Martin Theatre. The program opens with Syrian-American composer Kareem Roustom's Dabke for string orchestra, a piece exploring a folk dance from Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon that is typically performed at joyous occasions. The musicians continue with two pieces illustrating the clarinetist and pianist's rich history of collaboration, Azmeh's Ibn Arabi Postlude and Wijeratne's Clarinet Concerto. Czech composer Leoš Janá?ek is also in the spotlight as the concert wraps with his Idyll for string orchestra.

Performers
A Far Cry
Kinan Azmeh, clarinet
Dinuk Wijeratne, piano

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts:7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $40–$60
Lawn General Admission: $15

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Masterclass with Pianist Marc-André Hamelin at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists from around the world gather for an immersive and intensive summer of rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest teaching artists.

In addition to several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, the musicians participate in a series of public masterclasses, where the faculty or a Ravinia guest artist provide in-the-moment insights on the fellows’ performances of excerpts from their repertoire, guiding both the growth of their interpretations and sharing the experience with all in attendance.

This masterclass is led by pianist Marc-André Hamelin, who is respected worldwide for his consummate musicianship and brilliant technique in established repertoire as well as rarities of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, regularly performing around the globe with leading orchestras and giving recitals at major concert venues and festivals. Hamelin records exclusively for the Hyperion label, where his discography spans more than 70 albums of solo, orchestral, and chamber works. He has also composed music throughout his career, with over 30 works to his name; Hamelin performed his Toccata on "L’homme armé" on NPR’s Tiny Desk in 2023. The recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the German Record Critics’ Association, Hamelin was also honored in 2018 with Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance from Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music.

Performers
Marc-André Hamelin, piano and host
RSMI Piano & Strings Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

The King’s Singers at Martin Theatre
Exhibiting "astonishing, exhilarating musicianship" (Gramophone), for 50 years The King's Singers has built a treasure trove of pop, jazz, folk, and spiritual arrangements that span the globe and celebrate the amazing variety of music in our world today. They bring their program Northern Lights to Ravinia's Martin Theatre and explore how the North represents the furthest edges of our knowledge and imagination. From ancient Norse and Celtic folksongs to majestic choral works by Grieg and Sibelius and Mäntyjärvi, brand new music written especially for the group by Ola Gjeilo, and a tribute to one of the world’s great a cappella ensembles The Real Group, Northern Lights takes audiences to some of the most haunting and beautiful corners of the world.

Performers
The King’s Singers

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $40–$60
Lawn General Admission: $15

Friday, July 5, 2024

RSMI Piano and Strings at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists from around the world gather for an immersive and intensive summer of rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest teaching artists. In addition to a series of public masterclasses that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, featuring the artists in varying instrumental and personnel groupings across the season.

Performers
RSMI Piano & Strings Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

The Music of ABBA: Arrival From Sweden at Pavilion
Music of ABBA: Arrival from Sweden has sold out arenas around the world, featuring original musicians from the Swedish supergroup's touring band. ABBA's music continues to be a sensation for audiences of all ages. In the spirit of the band, the evening spotlights dazzling costumes, incredible singers and musicians, and performances of some of ABBA's most beloved songs: "Dancing Queen," "Mamma Mia," "Take A Chance," "SOS," "The Winner Takes It All," "Super Trouper," "Waterloo." and many more.

Performers
Arrival From Sweden

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 8:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $95
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $75
Lawn General Admission: $46

Saturday, July 6, 2024

Midori + RSMI Faculty Chamber Players at Martin Theatre
Faculty members of the Ravinia Steans Music Institute Piano & Strings Program come together for an afternoon of chamber music, with violinist Midori taking the stage for her first season as the program’s Artistic Director. She is joined by violinist Mihaela Martin, violist Kim Kashkashian, cellists Frans Helmerson and Clive Greensmith, and pianist Marc-André Hamelin. On the program is Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Trio No. 4, Timo Andres’s Piano Trio (commissioned by RSMI in 2018), Carlos Simon’s where two or three are gathered, and Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat major.

Performers
Midori, violin
Mihaela Martin, violin
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Frans Helmerson, cello
Clive Greensmith, cello
Marc-André Hamelin, piano

Donor Gates Open: 12:00 PM
Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $40–$60
Lawn General Admission: $15

Daryl Hall + Elvis Costello and The Imposters with Charlie Sexton at Pavilion
Two titans of classic rock, Elvis Costello & The Imposters and Daryl Hall, return to Ravinia to co-headline at the Pavilion. Elvis Costello skyrocketed to rock and roll fame in the 1970s and has toured and recorded ever since, forming The Imposters with frequent musical collaborators in the early 2000s and producing hits like "Don't Look Now" and "Unwanted Number." Daryl Hall, who joined John Oates to form the chart-topping duo Hall & Oates, has one of the most distinct voices in rock. His vocals on tracks like "She's Gone," "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)," and "You Make My Dreams (Come True)" have cemented him as one of the great pop hit-makers.

Performers
Daryl Hall
Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $135
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $95
Lawn General Admission: $59

Sunday, July 7, 2024

RSMI Piano and Strings at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists from around the world gather for an immersive and intensive summer of rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest teaching artists.

In addition to a series of public masterclasses that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, featuring the artists in varying instrumental and personnel groupings across the season.

Performers
RSMI Piano & Strings Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

The Beach Boys with special guest John Stamos at Pavilion
As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history. The Beach Boys – who have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and an American icon, are bringing their "America’s Band" tour to fans around the world.

Since the band’s co-founder, lead-singer and chief lyricist Mike Love penned the lyrics to The Beach Boys’ first hit, "Surfin’" (1961), dozens of the bands chart toppers have become eternal anthems of American youth: "Surfin’ USA," "Surfer Girl," "Fun, Fun, Fun," "I Get Around," "California Girls," "Help Me Rhonda," "Barbara Ann," "Good Vibrations," "Wouldn’t It Be Nice," "Rock and Roll Music" and "Kokomo." The Beach Boys have sold over 100 million records worldwide and have received more than 33 RIAA Platinum and Gold record awards. The Rock And Roll Hall of Famers where also honored at the 2001 Grammy Awards with the Lifetime Achievement Award. With more than five decades of touring under their belts, The Beach Boys have performed more concerts than any major rock band in history. Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys, Capitol/EMI's 30-track collection of the band's biggest hits, has achieved triple-platinum success with sales of more than three million copies in the US since its release. The Beach Boys are led by Mike Love, who, along with longtime member Bruce Johnston, musical director Brian Eichenberger, Christian Love, Tim Bonhomme, Jon Bolton, Keith Hubacher, Randy Leago and John Wedemeyer continue the legacy of the iconic band.

Performers
The Beach Boys with special guest John Stamos

Donor Gates Open: 4:00 PM
Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Concert Starts: 6:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $95
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $80
Lawn General Admission: $46

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

National Seminario Ravinia: Orchestras For All Concert at Pavilion
Inspired by the vision of Chief Conductor Marin Alsop, Ravinia’s Reach Teach Play brings together more than 100 students from around the world for the second National Seminario Ravinia. Taki Alsop Award recipient Jessica Altarriba is the Lead Seminario Conductor alongside Alsop with musicians from the National Orchestral Institute in a concert promoting learning and community alongside performance. The Seminario students and NOI orchestra play side-by-side in music by Jean Sibelius and John Williams, surrounding Altarriba leading the students on their own in a work by Brian Nabors. The NOI musicians will also be featured on their own in Gustav Mahler’s First Symphony, conducted by Alsop.

Performers
National Seminario Ravinia Orchestra
National Orchestral Institute (NOI) Philharmonic
Jessica Altarriba, Lead Seminario Conductor
Marin Alsop, Ravinia Chief Conductor

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:00 PM

Tickets: Reserved Seats: $25

Thursday, July 11, 2024

RSMI Piano and Strings at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists from around the world gather for an immersive and intensive summer of rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest teaching artists.

In addition to a series of public masterclasses that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, featuring the artists in varying instrumental and personnel groupings across the season.

Performers
RSMI Piano & Strings Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

The Reset: An Immersive Sound Experience with Davin Youngs at Carousel Stage
The Reset is Davin Youngs’ signature immersive sound experience that sits uniquely at the crossroads of wellness and music. From Chicago’s famed Orchestra Hall to the rooftop at Ace Hotel and Arcosanti in the Arizona desert, The Reset transforms the world’s most iconic spaces into sanctuaries of stillness and sound. Youngs is a singer, sound healing artist, and voice coach based in Chicago. He creates one-of-a-kind, immersive, sonic experiences using his voice, sound healing instruments, looping devices, and electronic beats. "Davin Youngs is a beautiful magician of the soul. He has a small piece of heaven in his heart, and he invites the whole world in," says bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert.

Performers
Davin Youngs

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 8:00 PM

Tickets: Lawn General Admission: $35

Friday, July 12, 2024

Masterclass with Violinist Midori at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists from around the world gather for an immersive and intensive summer of rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest teaching artists.

In addition to several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, the musicians participate in a series of public masterclasses, where the faculty or a Ravinia guest artist provide in-the-moment insights on the fellows’ performances of excerpts from their repertoire, guiding both the growth of their interpretations and sharing the experience with all in attendance.

This masterclass is led by violinist Midori, who became Artistic Director of the Piano & Strings Program this season. She recently celebrated the 40th anniverary of her career-launching debut with the New York Philharmonic at age 11, embarking on a three-continent tour and making a new album of Beethoven’s sonatas for piano and violin with Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Across those four decades, Midori has collaborated with many of the world’s most prestigious orchestras and renowned artists like Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, and many others. Deeply committed to humanitarian and educational goals, Midori has founded several non-profit organizations, including the New York-based Midori & Friends and Japan-based Music Sharing, which have been operating for 30 years. In recognition of her work as an artist and humanitarian, she serves as a United Nations Messenger of Peace and was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2021.

Performers
Midori, violin and host
RSMI Piano & Strings Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

CSO + Marin Alsop with Michelle Cann and Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha at Pavillon
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra opens its 88th summer season at Ravinia with Chief Conductor Marin Alsop and two featured soloists, soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha and pianist Michelle Cann. In an evening of all-American music, the orchestra opens with Aaron Copland's beloved classic Appalachian Spring followed by James P. Johnson's Charleston, highlighting this early jazz piano leader's influence and the iconic dance of the same name. Rangwanasha is in the spotlight for Samuel Barber's evocative portrait of a small boy in the American South, Knoxville: Summer of 1915. The program wraps in celebration of the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, with Cann at the keyboard.

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Michelle Cann, piano
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, soprano

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $55–$145
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $65
Lawn General Admission: $17

Saturday, July 13, 2024

A Gabriel Fauré Centenary at Bennett Gordon Hall
Gabriel Fauré is one of those composers whose reputation exceeds familiarity with much of his oeuvre. As 2024 is the 100th anniversary of Fauré’s death, his music is receiving special attention—and easily living up to the spotlight. Is it overstatement to call Fauré a modest revolutionary? Where the German composers who dominated much of the 19th century, from Beethoven to Wagner, stormed the heavens in setting forth their Promethean passions, Gabriel Fauré helped forge a different, French pathway, with music that combines harmonic colorfulness, adroit textures, humane restraint, inquisitiveness, and sensuality.

Fauré can seem a pivotal composer, whose balance of classical forms and new openness paves a path to the more radical Debussy and to Fauré’s student Ravel. This program matches Fauré’s valedictory, timelessly serene Piano Quintet No. 2 to Ravel’s arrangement of Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, which asks two pianists to investigate the musical conceptions behind the original’s ravishing surfaces, and also to the Venezuelan-born Reynaldo Hahn’s own Piano Quintet, an ingratiating work written in homage to Fauré that shines its light not only on a great master, but on a half-century of a school of uniquely French creativity.

Performers
Ricardo Castro, program curator and piano
RSMI Piano & Strings Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Reserved Seats: $15

CSO + Marin Alsop with Abel Selaocoe at Pavilion
South African cellist-composer Abel Selaocoe joins Marin Alsop and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Four Spirits, which "takes the concerto format to thrillingly unprecedented places" (Bachtrack). Themes of ancestral wisdom, faith, and community permeate as the piece is put in perspective alongside Beethoven's monumental Fifth Symphony, with its distinct explorations of fate.

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Abel Selaocoe, cello and voice
Bernhard Schimpelsberger, percussion

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $35–$95
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $45
Lawn General Admission: $17

Sunday, July 14, 2024

RSMI Piano & Strings at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists from around the world gather for an immersive and intensive summer of rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest teaching artists.

In addition to a series of public masterclasses that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, featuring the artists in varying instrumental and personnel groupings across the season.

Performers
RSMI Piano & Strings Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

Norah Jones with very special guest Mavis Staples at Pavilion
Singer-songwriter and pianist Norah Jones sold out her Ravinia debut in 2003, and has since won nine Grammy Awards and been named Billboard's top jazz artist of the 2000s. Known for her "sterling voice and empathic songwriting" (Variety), Jones first entranced the world with Come Away With Me and its No. 1 hit "Don't Know Why" and went on to write songs like "Sunrise" and "Carry On." Jones is now considered an artist beyond genre and will grace the Pavilion with the melded influences of jazz, folk, and and country blues.

The legendary R&B and gospel singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples co-headlines at the Pavilion as she returns to Ravinia. She first appeared with her family as part of The Staple Sisters, recording beloved tracks like "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again." A recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Kennedy Center Honoree, Staples has released hit albums since 1950 and collaborated with artists like Aretha Franklin, Prince, and David Byrne.

Performers
Norah Jones
Mavis Staples

Donor Gates Open:4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $155
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $100
Lawn General Admission: $49

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Masterclass with the Takács Quartet at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists from around the world gather for an immersive and intensive summer of rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest teaching artists.

In addition to several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, the musicians participate in a series of public masterclasses, where the faculty or a Ravinia guest artist provide in-the-moment insights on the fellows’ performances of excerpts from their repertoire, guiding both the growth of their interpretations and sharing the experience with all in attendance.

This masterclass is led by the Takács Quartet, who are in their 49th season as an ensemble and hold residence as Associate Artists at London’s Wigmore Hall and on the faculty of the University of Colorado, Boulder, also workign closely with El Sistema Colorado. The quartet has earned several Gramophone, Grammy, Presto Music, Classical Brit, and Japanese Record Academy Awards across their Hyperion and Decca recordings, and in 2012 became the first string quartet named to the Gramophone Hall of Fame. The Takács Quartet is known for its innovative programming, in 2021 partnering with bandoneon virtuoso Julien Labro to premiere new works by Clarice Assad and Bryce Dessner. They have toured 14 cities with the poet Robert Pinsky, and in past seasons presented a program inspired by Philip Roth’s novel Everyman with actors Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Performers
Takács Quartet, string quartet and hosts
Edward Dusinberre, violin
Harumi Rhodes, violin
Richard O’Neill, viola
András Fejér, cello

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Takács Quartet in concert
Antonín Dvo?ák's String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major—often called the "Slavonic Quartet" with its odes to rhapsodies and dances of that region—and Maurice Ravel's String Quartet in F major, which delights audiences with its iconic pizzicato passages and more, are in the spotlight alongside the Ravinia premiere of Nokuthula Ngwenyama's Flow as the Takács Quartet returns to the Martin Theatre. "You will not hear better string quartet playing anywhere in the world today," says BBC Music Magazine of these artists, who are frequent collaborators at Ravinia.

Performers
Takács Quartet
Edward Dusinberre, violin
Harumi Rhodes, violin
Richard O’Neill, viola
András Fejér, cello

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $40–$60
Lawn General Admission: $15

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Miloš Karadagli? + Viano Quartet
Superstar guitarist Miloš and the Viano String Quartet present Migration // Immigration // Identity, a program curated to celebrate human movement and the music that gives us a sense of belonging. Works by artists as varied as Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Antonio Vivaldi, Gabriela Lena Frank, Astor Piazzola, Philip Glass, and The Beatles put the program in focus.

Performers
Miloš Karadagli?, guitar
Viano String Quartet
Lucy Wang, violin
Hao Zhou, violin
Aiden Kane, viola
Tate Zawadiuk, cello

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $40–$60
Lawn General Admission: $15

Friday, July 19, 2024

RSMI Piano & Strings at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists from around the world gather for an immersive and intensive summer of rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest teaching artists.

In addition to a series of public masterclasses that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, featuring the artists in varying instrumental and personnel groupings across the season.

Performers
RSMI Piano & Strings Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

CSO + Icons of Song: The Music of Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon at Pavilion
Conductor Ted Sperling joins the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with special guest vocalists to celebrate two iconic pop songwriters, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon.

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ted Sperling, conductor
Guest vocalists

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $55–$145
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $65
Lawn General Admission: $28

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Elena Moon Park & Friends at MARTIN THEATRE
Elena Moon Park is a musician, educator, and producer living in Brooklyn, NY. She is a freelance violinist and multi-instrumentalist in NYC, specializing in contemporary classical and family music, and has performed on stages ranging from Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center to the Southbank Centre and the Melbourne International Arts Festival. She is also co-Artistic Director of the Brooklyn-based arts organization Found Sound Nation, which uses collaborative music creation to connect people across cultural divides.

Performers
Elena Moon Park & Friends

Donor Gates Open: 10:00 AM
Gates Open: 10:00 AM
Concert Starts: 11:00 AM

Tickets: Reserved Seats: $15

RSMI Piano & Strings at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists from around the world gather for an immersive and intensive summer of rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest teaching artists. In addition to a series of public masterclasses that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, featuring the artists in varying instrumental and personnel groupings across the season.

Performers
RSMI Piano & Strings Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

CSO + Marin Alsop: Mahler’s Ninth at Pavilion
Chief Conductor Marin Alsop and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra take the stage of Ravinia's Pavilion for Gustav Mahler's final major work for orchestra, Symphony No. 9. Voted as the greatest symphony of all-time in BBC Music Magazine, the evening-long work has beguiled audiences since its 1912 premiere by Bruno Walter and the Vienna Philharmonic. "It is music coming from another world," said Herbert von Karajan. "It is coming from eternity."

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $35–$95
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $45
Lawn General Admission: $17

Sunday, July 21, 2024

RSMI Piano & Strings at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists from around the world gather for an immersive and intensive summer of rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest teaching artists. In addition to a series of public masterclasses that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, featuring the artists in varying instrumental and personnel groupings across the season.

Performers
RSMI Piano & Strings Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

CSO + Marin Alsop with Hayato Sumino at Pavilion
Gold medalist of Asia’s Chopin Competition and a standout laureate of the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, as well as a recipient of many esteemed prizes, Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino reunites with Marin Alsop and makes his Ravinia debut to perform Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In the second half of the program Chief Conductor Alsop explores symphonic storytelling during the turn of the 19th century, leading the CSO in Strauss' tone poem Don Juan and Ravel's choreographic symphony Daphnis et Chloé (Suite No. 2).

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Hayato Sumino, piano

Donor Gates Open: 2:30 PM
Gates Open: 3:00 PM
Concert Starts: 5:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $35–$95
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $45
Lawn General Admission: $17

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Ravel and His Contemporaries
This concert’s music dates from the first quarter of the 20th century—a time of great societal advances and innovations, but also terrifying anxieties, not unlike our own. It’s familiar as the era of Stravinsky’s barbarous Rite of Spring and Schoenberg’s break with tonality, yet home to numerous bright works that tell a very different story.

Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, from 1903, looks back to Debussy’s quartet of a decade earlier (a reflection often overstated) with uncommon warmth in music with a pensive nature, pursuing a series of conversations with itself. Vaughan Williams’s succinct Phantasy Quintet—a “phantasy” (otherwise spelled fantasy) favors the flow of themes over strict “movement” structures—premiered in 1914 and likewise matches soaring lyricism and high spirits with its own ruminations.

The British-American Rebecca Clarke’s Piano Trio discloses an incredible talent, long overlooked for the sadly obvious reason that she was a “she.” Composed in 1921—at the other end of World War I—it is a visionary statement that surely reckons with the unimaginable losses just passed. Ravel is said to have written his 1914 Piano Trio in great haste so that he could run off to fight in the new war (at age 41). We hear none of that in this work of signature light soulfulness defined by exquisite balance of its three voices.

Performers
Julian Martin, program curator and piano
RSMI Piano & Strings Program Fellows

Gates Open: 6:30 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets: Reserved Seats: $15

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

RSMI Piano & Strings at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists from around the world gather for an immersive and intensive summer of rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest teaching artists. In addition to a series of public masterclasses that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, featuring the artists in varying instrumental and personnel groupings across the season.

Performers
RSMI Piano & Strings Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

Thursday, July 25, 2024

CSO + Marin Alsop with Augustin Hadelich
Mendelssohn's hit violin concerto, played by RSMI alum Augustin Hadelich, is in the spotlight as Chief Conductor Marin Alsop returns to lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Pavilion. "Music feels like an intimate conversation when Augustin Hadelich is at work," said The Philadelphia Inquirer of the Grammy Award winner. Also featured on the program are Bernstein's joyous Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, particularly special for Bernstein student Alsop. "One of the most valuable things I learned from him," she says, "was this idea of telling stories through music. He was a great storyteller. If he didn’t know the story of a piece, he’d make it up. He was always inventing stories because he understood that we, as human beings, needed a story. We need a beginning, we need a middle, we need an end; most important, we need a moral to the story." Closing this sparkling program is Stravinsky's timeless Firebird Suite.

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Alena Hron, guest conductor

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $35–$95
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $45
Lawn General Admission: $17

Friday, July 26, 2024

CSO + Marin Alsop: The Planets and The Moons Symphony
A space-themed concert complete with visuals and interviews with NASA specialists and world-leading experts continues the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 2024 season at Ravinia. Chief Conductor Marin Alsop leads the orchestra in Holst's The Planets followed by Amanda Lee Falkenberg's The Moons, a symphonic suite with visuals. Audiences will see science come alive and hear from people like NASA/JPL Volcanologist Dr. Ashley Davies and retired International Space Station Astronaut Nicole Stott to Dr. Zibi Turtle, APL Lead scientist for a future Dragonfly Mission to Titan, and Professor Michele Dougherty, faculty at Imperial College London and PI on the JUICE spacecraft.

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Apollo Chorus of Chicago

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $35–$75
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $45
Lawn General Admission: $17

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Dan Brown’s Wild Symphony at Bennett Gordon Hall
As the Kids Concert Series continues, the Chicago Philharmonic performs Dan Brown's Wild Symphony. The hit concert presentation and picture book is from the mind of #1 New York Times bestselling author Dan Brown. Called “a wide-ranging, peppy blend of rhyming poems, puzzles, motivational messages, and music” by Booklist, Brown's musical portrait of the animal kingdom has reached stages across the globe.

Performers
Chicago Philharmonic
Kelly Corcoran, conductor
Nefeli Chadouli, conductor

Gates Open: 10:00 AM
Concert Starts: 11:00 AM

Tickets: Reserved Seats: $20

Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen at Pavilion
UK-based Killer Queen, which has paid tribute to the sensational band Queen since 1993, has sold out venues internationally and put on show their remarkable musicianship. Vocalist Patrick Myers takes the spotlight as he channels Freddie Mercury. Audiences at the Pavilion will sing along to "Another One Bites The Dust," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "Bohemian Rhapsody," and many more.

Performers
Killer Queen
Featuring Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 8:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $65
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $65
Lawn General Admission: $40

Sunday, July 28, 2024

CSO Tchaikovsky Spectacular + Carolyn Kuan and Desirée Ruhstrat at Pavilion
Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship alum Carolyn Kuan leads this year's Tchaikovsky Spectacular, complete with Ravinia's signature performance of the 1812 Overture with cannons. She and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform Act I from The Nutcracker and 1812 Overture. They welcome soloist Desirée Ruhstrat of the Lincoln Trio, who the Berlin Taggespiegel praised for "intensive fire and assuredness stormily celebrated by the audience," for the cherished Violin Concerto. Both Kuan and Ruhstrat make their CSO debuts on this concert.

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carolyn Kuan, conductor
Desirée Ruhstrat, violin

Donor Gates Open: 2:30 PM
Gates Open: 3:00 PM
Concert Starts: 5:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $55–$145
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $65
Lawn General Admission: $17

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes at Pavilion
Gipsy Kings are back on the road, featuring lead singer and founder Nicolas Reyes. The Gipsy Kings captured the world’s imagination 25 years ago with their self-titled debut album, a record that was certified gold and platinum around the globe and introduced millions of listeners to their unique blend of traditional flamenco styles with Western pop and Latin rhythms.

Performers
Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes
Choco Orta with Caribe Project

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $68–$88
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $68
Lawn General Admission: $49

Thurday, August 1, 2024

Karen Slack + Kevin Miller: African Queens at Martin Theatre
Soprano Karen Slack is "not only one of the nation's most celebrated sopranos, but a leading voice in changing and making spaces in classical music" (Trilloquy). The Ravinia Steans Music Institute alum joins pianist Kevin Miller for African Queens, a new project with Ravinia as its lead commissioner. Composers Jasmine Barnes, Damien Geter, Jessie Montgomery, Shawn Okpebholo, Dave Ragland, Carlos Simon, and Joel Thompson celebrate the history and legacy of seven fierce African queens who were revered as rulers and warriors, yet not widely heralded in the West. The program will be framed by carefully selected traditional repertoire in conversation with the seven new works for voice and piano, woven together through interspersed narrative text.

Performers
Karen Slack, soprano
Kevin Miller, piano

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $40–$60
Lawn General Admission: $15

Friday, August 2, 2024

CSO + Valentina Peleggi with Jorge Federico Osorio at Pavilion
Valentina Peleggi "conducts with marvellous flair and precision," says the Guardian of the Taki Alsop Fellowship alum. She returns to Ravinia and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra following last summer's "Across the Line of Dreams," which she led beside Marin Alsop to pay tribute to Harriet Tubman and Rani Lakshmibai. This concert sees performances of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 with Jorge Federico Osorio as soloist, Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini, and Respighi's Pines of Rome.

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Valentina Peleggi, conductor
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $35–$75
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $45
Lawn General Admission: $17

Saturday, August 3, 2024

Laurie Berkner at Pavilion
Called "the Adele of the preschool crowd" by the New York Times, Laurie Berkner "does what Fred Rogers did: respect, validate and reassure young children" (Los Angeles Times). Berkner has been a professional musician since 1992, and is widely acknowledged as a major contributor toward launching what is now dubbed the progressive “kindie rock” movement. Audiences of all ages enjoy her original rock takes, with parents’ enthusiasm matching that of their kids.

Performers
Laurie Berkner

Donor Gates Open: 9:30 AM
Gates Open: 9:30 AM
Concert Starts: 11:00 AM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $20
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $20
Lawn General Admission: $20

Laurie Berkner at Pavilion
Called "the Adele of the preschool crowd" by the New York Times, Laurie Berkner "does what Fred Rogers did: respect, validate and reassure young children" (Los Angeles Times). Berkner has been a professional musician since 1992, and is widely acknowledged as a major contributor toward launching what is now dubbed the progressive “kindie rock” movement. Audiences of all ages enjoy her original rock takes, with parents’ enthusiasm matching that of their kids.

Performers
Laurie Berkner

Donor Gates Open: 3:00 PM
Gates Open: 3:00 PM
Concert Starts: 4:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $20
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $20
Lawn General Admission: $20

Sunday, August 4, 2024

Gala Concert + CSO: Mancini at 100 with Jessie Mueller, Norm Lewis & Karen Mason at Pavilion
Curated and Hosted by Rob Lindley
58th Gala Benefit Evening Hosted by the Ravinia Women’s Board

He’s not just at the top of the game, he’s defined what the game is!” The measure of legacy takes many forms Say, 4× Oscars (from 18 nominations), 20× Grammys (from 72), and a Golden Globe, or being a “first,” like the first Album of the Year Grammy winner. Perhaps instant recognition from a four-note motif. Yet that only scratches the surface of the film and television music of Henry Mancini, who would be 100 this year and is the prism for this 58th Ravinia Gala Benefit Evening.

Actor and director Rob Lindley returns as curator and host of the concert following our 2022-highlight tribute to Stephen Sondheim, whose superlative nods equally to Mancini. Longtime Broadway music director Kevin Stites also returns to conduct the CSO in the magnificent themes, from Peter Gunn to The Pink Panther to “Moon River.” The songs will come courtesy of Broadway stars Jessie Mueller (original Jenna in Waitress, Tony winner in the title role of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Norm Lewis (first African American in the title role of Phantom of the Opera, as Javert in Les Misérables on Broadway), and Karen Mason (Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, original Tanya in Mamma Mia!).

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Kevin Stites, music direction and conductor
Rob Lindley, program curator and director
Jessie Mueller, vocalist
Norm Lewis, vocalist
Karen Mason, vocalist

Donor Gates Open: 3:30 PM
Gates Open: 4:00 PM
Concert Starts: 6:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $55–$125
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $65
Lawn General Admission: $17

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Masterclass with Pianist Kevin Murphy at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Singers offers a unique setting for 15 classical singers to delve deeply into the vast repertoire of art song for three weeks. Fellows are paired with staff collaborative pianists to work with a faculty of distinguished musicians, pedagogues, and scholars on varied aspects of vocal performance, including style, technique, language, diction, dramaturgy, performance, and career preparation.

In addition to several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, the musicians participate in a series of public masterclasses, where the faculty or a Ravinia guest artist provide in-the-moment insights on the fellows’ performances of excerpts from their repertoire, guiding both the growth of their interpretations and sharing the experience with all in attendance.

This masterclass is led by pianist Kevin Murphy, who has been Artistic Director of the Singers Program since 2012. A leading figure in the world of classical vocal music, he was the first pianist and vocal coach to join the prestigious Lindemann Young Artist Program at the Metropolitan Opera, and from 1993 to 2006 he was an assistant conductor with the company. Murphy has played continuo harpsichord for many opera productions at the Met and at Ravinia, among other venues, and he has collaborated in concert with such artists as Michelle DeYoung, Thomas Hampson, Danielle de Niese, Lawrence Brownlee, Marcelo Alvarez, Gary Lakes, Kathleen Battle, Nathan Gunn, Elina Garan?a, Matthew Polenzani, Cecilia Bartoli, Frederica von Stade, Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming, Gerald Finley, Kiri Te Kanawa, Wolfgang Brendel, and Christine Brewer.

Performers
Kevin Murphy, piano and host
RSMI Singers Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

Gustavo Dudamel + National Children’s Symphony of Venezuela at Pavilion
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel brings the National Children's Symphony of Venezuela to Chicago for their Ravinia debut. Onstage at the Pavilion, Dudamel takes the podium to lead the youth orchestra in John Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Alberto Ginastera's Dances from Estancia, Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5, and – receiving its Ravinia premiere – Antonio Estévez's Mediodía en el llano (Midday on the Plain).

Performers
National Children’s Symphony of Venezuela
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $35–$110
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $45
Lawn General Admission: $17

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Victor Wooten & the Wooten Brothers at Carousel Stage
World renowned bassist Victor Wooten along with the Wooten Brothers come to Ravinia for a night of spectacular musicianship. Wooten is a five-time Grammy winner, a founding member of the supergroup Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, a passionate teacher, and an author. He was voted one of the top ten bassists of all time by Rolling Stone readers, with that magazine saying that when he "busts out a solo at a concert every jaw in the audience drops to the ground." Since they were young, the five brothers have been a musical tour-de-force redefining the limits of jazz, funk, soul, R&B, rock, and bluegrass. Sons of military parents, their early years were spent living in different states including Hawaii, California, and Virginia, where they shared stages with the likes of Curtis Mayfield, The Temptations, Ramsey Lewis, Stephanie Mills, and War.

Performers
Victor Wooten & the Wooten Brothers

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Lawn General Admission: $35

Thursday, August 8, 2024

RSMI Singers at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Singers offers a unique setting for 15 classical singers to delve deeply into the vast repertoire of art song for three weeks. Fellows are paired with staff collaborative pianists to work with a faculty of distinguished musicians, pedagogues, and scholars on varied aspects of vocal performance, including style, technique, language, diction, dramaturgy, performance, and career preparation.

In addition to a series of public masterclasses that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, some with specially curated themes and others featuring repertoire selected by the performers.

Performers
RSMI Singers Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

Angélique Kidjo + Meshell Ndegeocello at Pavilion
Angélique Kidjo, called "Africa's premier diva" and named one of the most influential people in the world in 2021 by Time Magazine, makes her return to Ravinia to co-headline the Pavilion with Ravinia first-timer Meshell Ndegeocello. The two artists have collaborated together in tribute to salsa legend Celia Cruz, recording the song "La Vida Es Un Carnaval." Kidjo is a Beninese-French singer-songwriter with five Grammy Awards to her name, and is known for her cross-pollinating the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B, funk, and jazz as well as influences from Europe and Latin America. Ndegeocello won the 2021 Grammy for Best R&B Song with "Better Than I Imagined," and the American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist has "lent her unique blend of spacious melodies, rooted grooves and intricate fingerpicking to tracks by everyone from Madonna to Herbie Hancock and Robert Glasper" (The Guardian). "Across her own albums," The Guardian continues, "Ndegeocello has been honing this sound to create soulful music that interpolates R&B and hip-hop as much as the virtuosity of jazz."

Performers
Angélique Kidjo
Meshell Ndegeocello

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $60–$80
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $60
Lawn General Admission: $39

Friday, August 9, 2024

CSO: Mozart’s Idomeneo with James Conlon at Martin Theatre
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra delves into the operatic repertore as Mozart's Idomeneo is conducted by Los Angeles Opera (and former Ravinia) Music Director James Conlon. The work, set in Crete in 1200 BCE and telling the story of the Trojan War, shines light on a talented group of singers. Starring are tenor Matthew Polenzani as Greek king Idomeneo, soprano Andrea Carroll as princess Ilia, and soprano Alexandria Shiner as princess Elettra.

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
James Conlon, conductor
Matthew Polenzani, tenor (Idomeneo)
Andrea Carroll, soprano (Ilia)
Alexandria Shiner, soprano (Elettra)
Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano (Idamante)
Anthony León, tenor (Arbace and Trojan Man)
Rodrick Dixon, tenor (High Priest of Neptune and Trojan Man)
Morris Robinson, bass (Voice of the Oracle)
Diana Newman, soprano (Cretan Woman)
Madeleine Lyon, mezzo-soprano (Cretan Woman)
Harry Silverstein, stage director
Madeline Slettedahl, harpsichord / head voice coach / rehearsal pianist
Rachel Tobias, stage manager
Rachel Garoon, assistant stage manager

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $40–$95
Lawn General Admission: $17

Saturday, August 10, 2024

Songs for Ode to Joy at Bennett Gordon Hall

The Program for Singers offers a unique setting for 15 classical singers to delve deeply into the vast repertoire of art song for three weeks. Fellows are paired with staff collaborative pianists to work with a faculty of distinguished musicians, pedagogues, and scholars on varied aspects of vocal performance, including style, technique, language, diction, dramaturgy, performance, and career preparation.

In addition to a series of public masterclasses that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, some with specially curated themes and others featuring repertoire selected by the performers.

This program is curated by Cori Ellison, a leading creative figure in opera who has been the dramaturgthe musical conscience connecting composer, artist, and audience—at Santa Fe Opera, the Glyndebourne Festival, and New York City Opera. She is also a founding faculty member of American Lyric Theater’s Composer Librettist Development Program and similarly leads the Opera Lab at The Juilliard School. Not only a sought-after collaborator in new opera commissions, Ellison creates supertitles for opera companies across the English-speaking world and helped launch MetTitles, a simultaneous translation system.

Performers
Cori Ellison, dramaturg, program curator, and host
RSMI Singers Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Reserved Seats: $15

CSO + James Conlon with James Ehnes: All Mozart at Pavilion

An all-Mozart program features at the Pavilion as conductor James Conlon reunites with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Internationally renowned musician James Ehnes, "a violinist in a class of his own" (The Times), joins for Mozart's Fifth Violin Concerto in an evening also highlighting the composer's Symphony No. 25 and Symphony No. 40.

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, conductor
James Ehnes, violin

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $35–$95
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $45
Lawn General Admission: $17

Sunday, August 11, 2024

Indigo Girls + Melissa Etheridge at Pavilion
Rock and folk-fusion favorites Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge, with over 20 Grammy nominations between them, all return to Ravinia to co-headline the Pavilion. Amy Ray and Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls first met in elementary school and have been making music together professionally since 1985, recording hits like "Closer to Fine," "Power of Two," and "Galileo." Singer-songwriter and guitarist Melissa Etheridge is "blessed with an easy audience rapport and a smoky, Janis Joplin-caliber warble — qualities that made the 62-year-old rocker a star" (Washington Post), and has graced the Billboard charts with tracks like "I'm The Only One," "Like The Way I Do," and "Come To My Window."

Performers
Indigo Girls
Melissa Etheridge

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $155
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $110
Lawn General Admission: $57

Monday, August 12, 2024

Masterclass with Baritone Matthias Goerne at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Singers offers a unique setting for 15 classical singers to delve deeply into the vast repertoire of art song for three weeks. Fellows are paired with staff collaborative pianists to work with a faculty of distinguished musicians, pedagogues, and scholars on varied aspects of vocal performance, including style, technique, language, diction, dramaturgy, performance, and career preparation.

In addition to several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, the musicians participate in a series of public masterclasses, where the faculty or a Ravinia guest artist provide in-the-moment insights on the fellows’ performances of excerpts from their repertoire, guiding both the growth of their interpretations and sharing the experience with all in attendance.

This masterclass is led by baritone Matthias Goerne, who is celebrated around the globe for his opera and concert performances, having learned from such eminent artists as Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. An honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music in London since 2001, he has also been honored with several Grammy nominations and European recording awards, including as Singer of the Year by the ECHO Klassik in 2017. Across his career, Goerne has regularly appeared on the stages of the Met, the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, Madrid’s Teatro Real, Paris National Opera, and Vienna State Opera. He recently released a series of albums on Deutsche Grammophon, including collections of Beethoven songs with pianist Jan Lisiecki and Schumann and Brahms songs with pianist Daniil Trifonov, and his latest highlights works by Schubert in arrangements for voice and orchestra.

Performers
Matthias Goerne, baritone and host
RSMI Singers Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Matthias Goerne + Anton Mejias: Schumann/Brahms at Martin Theatre
Quintessential to the vocal canon, songs based on the poetry of Heinrich Heine from Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe cycle to several settings by Johannes Brahms and other German writers are performed by baritone Matthias Goerne with pianist Anton Mejias, who also solos on Brahms’s lyrical and poetry-inspired Ballades. Goerne is "today’s leading interpreter of German art songs," according to the Chicago Tribune, and is "one of the greatest singers performing today," says the Boston Globe.

Program:
Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, op. 48
Johannes Brahms: Four Ballades, op. 10
Johannes Brahms: Sommerabend, op. 85, no. 1
Johannes Brahms: Mondenschein, op. 85, no. 2
Johannes Brahms: Es liebt sich so lieblich im Lenze!, op. 71, no. 1
Johannes Brahms: Meerfahrt, op. 96, no. 4
Johannes Brahms: Es schauen die Blumen, op. 96, no. 3
Johannes Brahms: Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht, op. 96, no. 1
Johannes Brahms: Lieder und Gesänge, op. 32

Performers:
Matthias Goerne, baritone
Anton Mejias, piano

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $40–$60
Lawn General Admission: $15

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

RSMI Singers at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Singers offers a unique setting for 15 classical singers to delve deeply into the vast repertoire of art song for three weeks. Fellows are paired with staff collaborative pianists to work with a faculty of distinguished musicians, pedagogues, and scholars on varied aspects of vocal performance, including style, technique, language, diction, dramaturgy, performance, and career preparation. In addition to a series of public masterclasses that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, some with specially curated themes and others featuring repertoire selected by the performers.

Performers:
RSMI Singers Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

Robert Glasper + J. Ivy at Pavilion
Two artists make their Ravinia debuts as Robert Glasper and J. Ivy are in the spotlight at the Pavilion. Grammy Award-winning Glasper is a pianist, songwriter, and producer whose jazz and R&B influences have seen him collaborate with artists like Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Q-Tip, and Common. J. Ivy is a Grammy and Peabody Award winner whose poetry is pioneering and trendsetting in the arenas of music and television.

Performers:
Robert Glasper
J. Ivy

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $70–$95
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $70
Lawn General Admission: $51

Thursday, August 15, 2024

Apollo’s Fire: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Rediscovered at Martin Theatre
The Grammy-winning baroque orchestra Apollo's Fire, called "a gem of an ensemble" by the New York Times, returns to Ravinia with artistic director, conductor, and harpsichordist Jeannette Sorrell for their artfully curated program Vivaldi's Four Seasons Rediscovered. The group presents Vivaldi's revolutionary acts of musical storytelling as they were meant to be performed, bringing his pictorial descriptions to life. From bird calls and storms to a barking dog, flies and wasps, drunken peasants, an exhilarating fox hunt, and more, audiences around the world have been enchanted by this touring production.

Program
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Rediscovered
Marco Uccellini: La Bergamasca (arr. Jeannette Sorrell)
Marin Marais: Suite from Alcione (ed. Jeannette Sorrell)
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E major, RV 269 ("Spring" from The Four Seasons)
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 315 ("Summer" from The Four Seasons)
Evaristo Felice Dall’Abaco: Selections from Concerto grosso à più istrumenti in E minor, Op. 5 No. 3
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F major, RV 293 ("Autumn" from The Four Seasons)
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F minor, RV 297 ("Winter" from The Four Seasons)

Performers
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, artistic director, conductor, and harpsichord
Alan Choo, violin

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $50–$75
Lawn General Admission: $15

Friday, August 16, 2024

CSO: The Princess Bride in Concert at Pavilion
Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles … Experience one of the most beloved films of all time as never before… with the power of a full symphony orchestra performing the entire musical score live-to-picture.  Directed by Rob Reiner, The Princess Bride features an all-star cast including Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Wallace Shawn, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Christopher Guest, Fred Savage, and André the Giant. The great Peter Falk narrates this romantic tale of the beautiful maiden, Buttercup, and her one true love, a young farm hand named Westley. After he’s captured by a ruthless pirate and presumed dead, Buttercup’s unhappy marriage to the horrible Prince Humperdinck seems inevitable. But before the wedding can take place, she’s kidnapped by three outlaws and it’s up to a mysterious Man in Black to come to her rescue.

Program
The Princess Bride In Concert
Mark Knopfler: Score to The Princess Bride
There will be one intermission during the performance.

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
David Newman, conductor

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $35–$75
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $45
Lawn General Admission: $35

Saturday, August 17, 2024

Mentor In Torment: Schubert & Mayrhofer at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Singers offers a unique setting for 15 classical singers to delve deeply into the vast repertoire of art song for three weeks. Fellows are paired with staff collaborative pianists to work with a faculty of distinguished musicians, pedagogues, and scholars on varied aspects of vocal performance, including style, technique, language, diction, dramaturgy, performance, and career preparation.

In addition to a series of public masterclasses that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, some with specially curated themes and others featuring repertoire selected by the performers.

This program is curated by Graham Johnson, who was honored with the Hugo Wolf Medal in 2014 for his services to the art of song. That same year, he published Franz Schubert: The Complete Songs, a richly detailed commentary with annotations of poetic sources and articles on performance, to join his Songmaker’s Almanac, French Song Companion, and volumes on the vocal music of Benjamin Britten and Gabriel Fauré. His latest book, Poulenc: The Life in the Songs, was published in 2020 to great critical acclaim.

Program:
"Mentor In Torment" traces the story of the complicated friendship between Franz Schubert (1797–1828) and the poet Johann Mayrhofer (1787–1836). Graham Johnson describes the fruitful influence that Mayrhofer’s knowledge and guidance had on Schubert’s development, and presents a selection of the great songs that were composed as a result of their collaboration.

Performers
Graham Johnson, art song scholar, program curator, and host
RSMI Singers Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Reserved Seats: $15

CSO: Disney & Pixar’s Up in Concert at Pavilion
Celebrating the 15th anniversary of Disney and Pixar's blockbuster Up, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs Michael Giacchino's Academy Award-winning score alongside a screening of the film. Follow Carl, a 78-year-old curmudgeonly balloon salesman, as he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. As he finally fulfills his lifelong dream of adventure, Carl discovers an 8-year-old stowaway named Russell and this unlikely duo soon finds themselves on a hilarious journey in a lost world filled with danger and surprises.

Program
Disney and Pixar’s Up In Concert
Michael Giacchino: Score to Up

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Anthony Parnther, conductor

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $35–$75
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $45
Lawn General Admission: $35

Sunday, August 18, 2024

CSO + Jonathan Rush with Rachel Barton Pine at Pavilion
White & Paganini Concertos, Symphonie fantastique

Conductor Jonathan Rush, a protégé of Marin Alsop and last summer's Lead Seminario Conductor, joins the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique and more. A graduate of Peabody Conservatory, Rush grew up steeped in gospel and other roots-based genres. "What I bring is something so different," he said. "My foundation was gospel. I'm not just going to bring classical, I'm going to bring soul ... the whole music world that makes up Jonathan Rush. People my age, we have something to offer, and it’s completely different."

Chicago native and recurrent CSO collaborator Rachel Barton Pine takes the stage with Rush and the orchestra for the CSO premiere of José White Lafitte's Violin Concerto in F-sharp Minor plus Niccolò Paganini's La Campanella. The Washington Post described her as "an exciting, boundary-defying performer." Pine "displays a power and confidence that puts her in the top echelon."

Program
José White Lafitte: Violin Concerto
Niccolò Paganini: La campanella from Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, op. 7
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, op. 14

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Rush, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin

Donor Gates Open: 2:30 PM
Gates Open: 3:00 PM
Concert Starts: 5:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $35–$95
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $45
Lawn General Admission: $22

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Matthew Polenzani, Kevin Murphy at Martin Theatre
American tenor Matthew Polenzani, who boasts a "wonderfully fresh and robust voice, with clarion top notes and a gift for sweet phrasing," (San Francisco Chronicle), returns to Ravinia with pianist Kevin Murphy. Polenzani's 2023/24 season includes starring as the title character in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito at the Wiener Staatsoper, a role debut as Orombello in Bellini’s rarely performed Beatrice di Tenda at Teatro di San Carlo, a return to the Metropolitan Opera as Rodolfo in La Bohème, and another role debut as Florestan in Fidelio at Staatsoper Hamburg. He frequently performs with premier ensembles in the United States and Europe, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic.

Performers
Matthew Polenzani, tenor
Kevin Murphy, piano

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $40–$60
Lawn General Admission: $15

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

RSMI Singers at Bennett Gordon Hall
The Program for Singers offers a unique setting for 15 classical singers to delve deeply into the vast repertoire of art song for three weeks. Fellows are paired with staff collaborative pianists to work with a faculty of distinguished musicians, pedagogues, and scholars on varied aspects of vocal performance, including style, technique, language, diction, dramaturgy, performance, and career preparation.

In addition to a series of public masterclasses that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, some with specially curated themes and others featuring repertoire selected by the performers.

Performers
RSMI Singers Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Free

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Gaelic Storm + The High Kings at Pavilion
Gaelic Storm and The High Kings are back on tour together as both groups make their Ravinia debuts. Gaelic Storm was formed in California and has toured and recorded for over 20 years, attributing their great success to a notably dedicated fan base. They combine traditional folk music from Ireland and Scotland with Celtic rock. Tunes like "Blarney Pilgrim," "John Ryan's Polka," "Kesh Jig," and "Drowsy Maggie" charmed audiences around the world as the group appeared as the steerage band in the blockbuster film Titanic.

The High Kings, founded in Dublin in 2007, is an Irish folk group with five studio albums and four live recordings to their name. They have performed extensively in their native Ireland and across Europe and the USA. Following a performance in front of President Barack Obama, they were invited to feature at the White House's 2012 St. Patrick's Day celebration.

Performers
Gaelic Storm
The High Kings
Harling School of Irish Dance (Carousel Stage)

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $50
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $50
Lawn General Admission: $50

Friday, August 23, 2024

O.A.R. with special guest Fitz & the Tantrums at Pavilion
O.A.R. might just be music’s biggest, best kept secret. The platinum-certified Rockville, MD, band has quietly sold out multiple shows at Madison Square Garden, filled Red Rocks Amphitheater a dozen times, earned platinum and gold plaques, lit up the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration, and built one of the most committed fanbases in the country. The group—Marc Roberge [lead vocals, guitar], Richard On [lead guitar, backing vocals], Chris Culos [drums], Benj Gershman [bass], and Jerry DePizzo [saxophone, guitar, backing vocals], accompanied by Mikel Paris [keys, backing vocals, percussion] and Jon Lampley [trumpet, backing vocals]—will be embarking on a headlining US tour this summer with soul-influenced indie-pop band Fitz and the Tantrums as special guest. "Fitz and the Tantrums is the kind of band that communicates best in concert," says the Los Angeles Times, "but [the album Pickin’ Up The Pieces] serves as a fine proxy and party-starter." "Turntablist as musician" has been long proven in the capable hands of show opener DJ Logic, who, with jazz as his foundation, has become an innovator by crossing genres and mixing his sound across the map.

Performers
O.A.R.
Fitz & the Tantrums
DJ Logic

Donor Gates Open: 3:30 PM
Gates Open: 4:00 PM
Concert Starts: 6:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $110
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $90
Lawn General Admission: $51

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Hits from the American Songbook at Bennett Gordon Hall
Kurt Elling curates a program of music theater and jazz standards for the RSMI Singers

The Program for Singers offers a unique setting for 15 classical singers to delve deeply into the vast repertoire of art song for three weeks. Fellows are paired with staff collaborative pianists to work with a faculty of distinguished musicians, pedagogues, and scholars on varied aspects of vocal performance, including style, technique, language, diction, dramaturgy, performance, and career preparation. In addition to a series of public masterclasses that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, some with specially curated themes and others featuring repertoire selected by the performers.

This program is curated by Kurt Elling, the two-time Grammy winner who is Ravinia’s Audrey L. Weaver Jazz Advisor through the 2026 season. Without question the foremost male vocalist in jazz, Elling is renowned worldwide for his unparalleled virtuosity and flair for trailblazing artistic exploration. From his stunning reinvention of timeless standards to his own captivating original songcraft, the Chicago-based musician has fused his dazzling talents across a panoply of musical approaches, emblazoning each with signature imagination, insight, and emotional intelligence. After performing alongside RSMI Jazz Program co-Artistic Directors Billy Childs, Rufus Reid, and Steve Wilson in the Martin Theatre last season, he recently joined a quintet of RSMI Jazz Program alumni plus Reid and Wilson for a pair of touring concerts at the Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro in New Orleans.

Program:
A glittering finale to the summer programs at Ravinia Steans Music Institute, this afternoon of music theater and jazz songbook standards uniquely taps into each singer’s stage persona to tug at a vast range of emotions within this music of our time. Each of this season’s 15 fellows is featured, further spotlighting their dramatic range in arrangements of these stage and club classics by Jeremy Kahn, one of Chicago’s busiest pianists between jazz venues and pit orchestras. Kahn returns as bandleader for the revue, joined by his crack rhythm section of bassist Larry Gray and drummer Joel Spencer.

Performers
Kurt Elling, Ravinia Jazz Advisor and program curator
Jeremy Kahn, piano and arranger
Larry Gray, string bass
Joel Spencer, percussion
RSMI Singers Program Fellows

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Reserved Seats: $25

The Roots at Pavilion
With special guests Digable Planets and Arrested Development
Three genre-blurring and globally influential hip hop groups come to Ravinia as The Roots, Digable Planets, and Arrested Development take the stage at the Pavilion.

Hailing from Philadelphia and founded by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, The Roots approach hip hop with live instruments and touches of jazz and improvisatory pop. They won their first Grammy with "You Got Me," featuring Erykah Badu, and went on to win more with "Hang On in There" and the album Wake Up!, both in collaboration with John Legend. They have played as the house band on both of Jimmy Fallon's late night shows, serving that role since 2009.

Digable Planets burst into the music scene in the early '90s with their Grammy Award-winning "Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)." Made up of Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler, Craig "Doodlebug" Irving, and Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira, the trio carved out a unique style of jazz-informed hip hop. Digable Planets' debut album, Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time And Space), was certified gold and praised by Pitchfork as "a world within a world, complete with its own language and monuments." Melding jazz samples and complex rhymes, they have touched on themes from the nuances of city life to women's rights.

Hip-hop trailbalzer Arrested Development has been a champion of cultural consciousness and empowerment since their foundation in the early 90's. Their merge of African sounds, rhythm, and fashion has left a notable mark on hip hop culture, and they continue a mission of social activism through support of groups like the National Coalition of The Homeless and the African National Congress. The album 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of... earned Arrested Development two Grammy Awards, two MTV awards, a Soul Train Music Award, and the NAACP Image Award.

Performers
The Roots
Digable Planets
Arrested Development

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $115
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $95
Lawn General Admission: $54

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Stella Chen, Matthew Lipman, Brannon Cho Trio at Bennett Gordon Hall
Violinist Stella Chen and violist Matthew Lipman, both alumni of the Ravinia Steans Music Institute, join cellist Brannon Cho for an afternoon of chamber music trios. At Bennett Gordon Hall, they interpret Ludwig van Beethoven's String Trio No. 3 in G major, Gideon Klein's String Trio, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Divertimento in E-flat major.

Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio No. 3 in G major, op. 9, no. 1
Gideon Klein: String Trio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in E-flat major, K. 563

Performers
Stella Chen, violin
Matthew Lipman, viola
Brannon Cho, cello

Gates Open: 12:30 PM
Concert Starts: 1:30 PM

Tickets: Reserved Seats: $25

Samara Joy at Pavilion
24-year-old jazz phenom Samara Joy makes her Ravinia debut following the release of her first album on Verve Records, Linger Awhile. That record reached number one on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart, after Joy won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition and was named Best New Artist by JazzTimes. "Listening to Joy's approach is a revelation," says All About Jazz. "The ease with which her voice moves, her ability to sing with and without vibrato ... Her phrasing is always spot-on." Joy's distinct vocal stylings have already earned her fans like Anita Baker and Regina King.

Performers
Samara Joy
Joel Ross

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $70–$99
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $70
Lawn General Admission: $53

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Third Coast Percussion, Sérgio & Clarice Assad at Martin Theatre
The Grammy-nominated project Archetypes, a production by Third Coast Percussion and Sergio and Clarice Assad, comes to Ravinia's Martin Theatre. This collaboratively composed work features twelve musical portraits of timeless character types that appear in stories, legends, and myths throughout the world, from The Rebel and The Explorer to The Orphan and The Caregiver. The Classical Music Sentinel calls the work "an abundance of ear candy."

Program
Archetypes
Clarice Assad: The Rebel
Sérgio Assad: The Innocent
Sérgio Assad: The Orphan
David Skidmore: The Lover
Sérgio Assad: The Magician
Peter Martin: The Ruler
Clarice Assad: The Jester
Clarice Assad: The Caregiver
Robert Dillon: The Sage
Sean Connors: The Creator
Clarice Assad: The Hero
Sérgio Assad: The Explorer

Performers
Third Coast Percussion
Sérgio Assad, guitar
Clarice Assad, multi-instrumentalist

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $40–$60
Lawn General Admission: $15

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Zlatomir Fung + Dina Vainshtein at Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute alumn Zlatomir Fung is the youngest cellist ever to win First Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, currently serving as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's Artist-in-Residence and featuring recently with the Cleveland Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, and London Philharmonic Orchestra. He shares the stage with pianist Dina Vainshtein for an evening of chamber music at Bennett Gordon Hall.

Program
David Popper: Scenes from a Masked Ball, op. 3
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 4 for Solo Cello in E-flat major, BWV 1010
Sergei Prokofiev: Ballade in C minor, op. 15
Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, op. 108 (transcribed for cello)

Performers
Zlatomir Fung, cello #
Dina Vainshtein, piano

Gates Open: 6:30 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets: Reserved Seats: $25

Thursday, August 29, 2024

ZZ Top + Lynyrd Skynyrd at Pavilion
The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour
Two titans of American classic rock, ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd, return to Ravinia on their co-headlining The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour. ZZ Top has been at it for well over a half century delivering rock, blues, and boogie on stage and in the studio. With iconography as distinctive as their sound, the band is globally recognized for their beards, hotrod cars, and spinning guitars, all of which transcend geography and language. They have sold hundreds of millions of records over the course of their career, have been officially designated as Heroes of The State of Texas, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and have been referenced in countless cartoons and sitcoms.

As Lynyrd Skynyrd celebrates the 50th anniversary of the band’s critically acclaimed debut album, they resonate as deeply with their multi-generational fan base today as when they first emerged out of Jacksonville, Florida in 1973. With a catalog of over 60 albums, billions of streams, and tens of millions of records sold, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Lynyrd Skynyrd remain a cultural icon that appeal to all generations. The rock and roll powerhouse continually tours, and as Ronnie Van Zant shares, “it’s about the legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and what it stands for, what the fans are all about. There’s nothing like getting out there playing a great show with Skynyrd and seeing people love this music.”

Delivering a fresh, vibrant take on progressive rock, the four-piece Ur Mom is inspired by folk, funk, rock, and the blues. Raised in Park Ridge, IL, these soulful suburbanites are eager to bring back the importance of raw rock and roll—no backing tracks, just pure talent. They were the runners-up in the 17th Annual Bitter Jester Music Fest (2nd Place out of 24), where their lead singer also won “Vocalist of the Year” at the festival’s Grand Finale.

Performers
ZZ Top
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ur Mom (Bitter Jester Music Festival 2023 Competition Runners-Up) (Carousel Stage)

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $175
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $130
Lawn General Admission: $72

Friday, August 30, 2024

The Voice Of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration at Pavilion
Whitney Houston’s astounding musical legacy in new, original orchestrations with Chicago Philharmonic

Ravinia Festival hosts the world premiere of The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration , an original tribute concert celebrating the “most awarded female artist of all time” (Guinness World Records), Whitney Houston. This dynamic production celebrates the singer’s astounding musical legacy with new, original orchestrations of her sweeping catalog performed by Chicago Philharmonic. From her legendary Super Bowl XXV performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” to timeless hits “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” “Higher Love,” “I Will Always Love You,” and “How Will I Know,” among many others, audiences will be immersed in the world of Whitney as the evening weaves through her iconic songbook, film performances, intimate home videos, and rare never-before-seen photos and footage.

“We are thrilled to debut The Voice of Whitney at the Ravinia Festival. This venue is steeped in great music, history, and culture,” says Pat Houston, Executor of The Estate of Whitney E. Houston, about the inspiration behind the landmark project. “Whitney would have been excited to have her music performed with the acclaimed Chicago Philharmonic. Whitney loved the Chicago metropolitan area; it held a special place in her heart throughout her career. This concert event will be a perfect setting to further demonstrate Whitney’s virtuosity as a world-class artist. More importantly, her voice will continue to spread love and joy throughout the world.”

This official and authorized production is a collaboration between Pat Houston and the Estate of Whitney Houston, Park Avenue Artists, and Primary Wave Music. For the first time ever, the performance will showcase the original master recordings of Houston’s voice.

Performers
Whitney Houston master recordings, from her iconic songbook and film performances
Featuring new orchestrations performed by Chicago Philharmonic

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 8:00 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $45–$55
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $45
Lawn General Admission: $40

Saturday, August 31, 2024

Fyutch at Bennett Gordon Hall
Fyütch is a Grammy-nominated music and social justice artist, educator, and content creator of choice for live events, corporate workshops, K-12 classrooms, assemblies, and residencies. He uses hip hop, spoken word, and visual storytelling to create unique all-ages experiences that promote racial equity and liberation.

Performers Fyutch

Gates Open: 10:00 AM
Concert Starts: 11:00 AM

Tickets: Reserved Seats: $15

TLC + Shaggy at Pavilion
R&B supergroup TLC and Jamaican dancehall icon Shaggy join forces for a night of their decades of multi-Grammy-winning hits, from T-Boz and Chilli’s chart-toppers “No Scrubs,” “Unpretty,” “Creep,” and “Waterfalls” to the reggae fusion artist’s “It Wasn’t Me,” “Boombastic,” and “Angel.” With over 85 million records on their ledger worldwide, TLC is the best-selling American ‘girl group’ of all time and highlighted by Billboard as the seventh most successful artist of the 1990s. They became the first female group to earn a Diamond Award in record sales with 1994’s CrazySexyCool. Similarly, Shaggy is the only Diamond-selling dancehall artist in music history with more than 40 million albums moved. Including 2000’s number-one Hot Shot, four of his albums have been top-40 hits, and he ranks among the top three streamed reggae artists on Spotify.

Performers
TLC
Shaggy

Donor Gates Open: 4:30 PM
Gates Open: 5:00 PM
Concert Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets:
Reserved Seats: $100–$120
Lawn Reserved Blocks: $100
Lawn General Admission: $56

Date: April 13 - August 31, 2024

Location: Various Venues in Highland Park, IL 60035

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