This year's lineup features the debuts of 50 artists. More than 100 concerts will take place from May 20 through September 18.
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New this year will be the first annual Breaking Barriers Festival which will celebrate women conductors and be curated by Chief COnductor Marin Alsop.
"Ravinia is the premier music destination each summer for listeners of all generations," said Jeffrey P. Haydon, Ravinia's President and CEO. "We have a robust lineup of more than 100 events ranging from global music, jazz, country, and hip-hop, to indie rock, pop, family shows, and of course, classical, featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in residence. We also have chamber music and recitals, films with live scores, our annual celebration of Mexican music and culture, reggae, and American Songbook-truly something for everyone."
Tickets will go on sale May 4.
Full Schedule
May
Friday, May 20, 7:30 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall Ruth Page Festival of Dance, Ruth Page Civic Ballet
Park opens at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $20 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Saturday, May 21, 7:30 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: Ruth Page Festival of Dance and special guests: Giordano Dance Chicago, DanceWorks Chicago, Hedwig Dances, Porchlight Music Theatre
Park opens at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $20 - (No Lawn Tickets)
June
Friday, June 3, 7:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Blaise Magnire, violin #
Marie Wang, violin #
TBA, viola
Cheng-Hou Lee, cello #
Greg Ward, saxophone #
Glenn Zaleski, piano #
Dan Chmielinski, bass #
Kenneth Salters, drums #
Friday, June 10, 7:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: Ravinia Steans Music Institute RSMI Program for Jazz
Jazz Grandstand
Park opens at 6:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $12 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Wednesday, June 15, 7:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Amos Lee, Neal Francis
Neal Francis
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $55-$95 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $55 / General Admission $33
Thursday, June 16, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Rodrigo y Gabriela
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $55-$90 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $55 / General Admission $38
Friday, June 17, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilio:n Jackson Browne
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $90-$115 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $90 / General Admission $44
Saturday, June 18, 1:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: Kids Concerts series
Chicago Sinfonietta
Jonathan Rush, conductor
Park opens at noon
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $15 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Saturday, June 18, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion: Common, Black Violin
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
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Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $100-$140 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $100 / General Admission $44
Sunday, June 19, 7:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Ramsey Lewis (pre-recorded performance), Kurt Elling, Marquis Hill, Lizz Wright, Bobby Lewis and the J.W. James A.M.E. Church Choir
with members of Urban Knights
Legends of Jazz: Honoring Ramsey Lewis
Additional performance: Ravinia Jazz Scholars, 5:30 p.m. on the Carousel Stage
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $65-$80 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $38
Tuesday, June 21, 7:30 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Miriam Fried, violin Jonathan Biss, piano
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $60 - Lawn: General Admission $10 (No Premium Blocks)
Wednesday, June 22, 7:30 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Matthew Whitaker Quintet
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
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Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $60 - Lawn: General Admission $10 (No Premium Blocks)
Thursday, June 23, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion: Steve Miller Band, Jimmie Vaughan
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $100-$150 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $104 / General Admission $44
Friday, June 24, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: Ravinia Steans Music Institute Master Class
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Friday, June 24, 6:30 p.m. - Pavilion: Béla Fleck & My Bluegrass Heart, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas Band, Bluegrass Happening
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $70-$100 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $58 / General Admission $38.
Saturday, June 25, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Why Don't We
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $75-$110 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $75 / General Admission $44
Sunday, June 26, 6:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Tank & the Bangas, Big Freedia, Cyril Neville The Uptown Ruler, George Porter Jr. and Dumpstaphunk playing the music of The Meters, The Soul Rebels
Trombone Shorty's Voodoo Threauxdown
Park opens at 4:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $75-$105 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $64 / General Admission $44
Tuesday, June 28, 7:30 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Emerson String Quartet
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $60 - Lawn: General Admission $10 (No Premium Blocks)
Wednesday, June 29, 7:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Chicago Philharmonic, Thiago Tiberio, conductor
The Lion King: In Concert Live to Film
Complete film shown on Pavilion and Lawn video screens
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $30-$75 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $45 / General Admission $30
Thursday, June 30, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Piano & Strings, Timothy Eddy, cello
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Master Class
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Thursday, June 30, 7:30 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael
Reimagine The Beatles
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $60 - Lawn: General Admission $10 (No Premium Blocks)
July
Friday, July 1, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Friday, July 1, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: ABBA The Concert (A Tribute to ABBA)
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $75-$95 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $75 / General Admission $49
Saturday, July 2, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Saturday, July 2, 7:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Dwight Yoakam, Old Crow Medicine Show
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $80-$115 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $74 / General Admission $49
Sunday, July 3, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion: Classical Mystery Tour
Chicago Philharmonic
George Stelluto, conductor
Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to The Beatles
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $50-$75 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $50 / General Admission $38
Wednesday, July 6, 7:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Chicago Philharmonic, The Goonies: In Concert
Thiago Tiberio, conductor
Complete film shown on Pavilion and Lawn video screens
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $30-$75 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $45 / General Admission $30
Thursday, July 7, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion: Sheryl Crow, Keb' Mo', Southern Avenue
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $110-$140 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $104 / General Admission $49
Friday, July 8, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Friday, July 8, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion: John Fogerty
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $110-$130 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $84 / General Admission $49
Saturday, July 9, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Saturday, July 9, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion: Michael Franti & Spearhead, Arrested Development, Follow Your Heart Tour
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $70-$110 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $70 / General Admission $49
Sunday, July 10, 1:00 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Ravinia Steans Music Institute RSMI Faculty Chamber Players
Miriam Fried, violin
Sara Bitlloch, violin #
Atar Arad, viola
Paul Biss, viola
Frans Helmerson, cello
Christoph Richter, cello
Alessio Bax, piano
Park opens at noon
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $60 - Lawn: General Admission $10 (No Premium Blocks)
Sunday, July 10, 7:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Lyle Lovett & His Large Band, Chris Isaak
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $95-$140 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $95 / General Admission $49
Monday, July 11, 6:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $12 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Tuesday, July 12, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Master Class
Miriam Fried, violin
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Tuesday, July 12, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion: The Black Crowes, Shake Your Money Maker
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $130-$155 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $130 / General Admission $49
Thursday, July 14, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Thursday, July 14, 7:30 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Amjad Ali Khan Trio, Amjad Ali Khan, master of the sarod, Amaan Ali Bangash, sarod,, Ayaan Ali Bangash, sarod
The Sarod Trilogy
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $60 - Lawn: General Admission $10 (No Premium Blocks)
Friday, July 15, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Friday, July 15, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, piano
Julia Perry: Study for Orchestra * (CSO premiere)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $30-$95 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $15
Saturday, July 16, 11:00 a.m. - Pavilion: Laurie Berkner
Kids Concerts series
Park opens at 9:30 a.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $20 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $20 / General Admission $15
Saturday, July 16, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Saturday, July 16, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Marcus Roberts Trio
Traditonal spiritual
Marcus Roberts: Rhapsody in D * (CSO premiere)
Traditonal spiritual: "Going Home"
Antonín Dvoák: "New World" Symphony
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $30-$95 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $15
Sunday, July 17, 5:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: "Pastoral" Symphony
Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony (with projected images)
Park opens at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $30-$95 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $15
Monday, July 18, 6:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $12 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Tuesday, July 19, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Tuesday, July 19, 7:30 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Mames Babegenush
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $60 - Lawn: General Admission $10 (No Premium Blocks)
Wednesday, July 20, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion: Little Big Town
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $135-$170 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $114 / General Admission $49
Thursday, July 21, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Thursday, July 21, 7:30 p.m. - Carousel Stage: Henhouse Prowlers
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Lawn: General Admission $30 (No Premium Blocks)
Friday, July 22, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Friday, July 22, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Marin Alsop, conductor
Yeree Suh, soprano (CSO debut)
Matthias Goerne, baritone
Grayna Bacewicz: Music for Strings, Trumpets, and Percussion * (CSO premiere)
Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $35-$145 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $15
Saturday, July 23, 1:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: Spider Saloff
Let's Misbehave!: The Life and Music of Cole Porter
Park opens at noon
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $12 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Saturday, July 23, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion: Poi Dog Pondering
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $55-$85 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $TBD / General Admission $TBD
Sunday, July 24, 6:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Gala Evening Benefiting Reach Teach Play
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Leslie Odom Jr., vocalist (CSO debut)
Park opens at 4:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $35-$125 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $15
Tuesday, July 26, 7:30 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Matthias Goerne, baritone, Alexandre Kantorow, piano
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $60 - Lawn: General Admission $10 (No Premium Blocks)
Wednesday, July 27, 7:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Bonnie Raitt
Just Like That ... Tour
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $95-$140 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $95 / General Admission $38
Thursday, July 28, 7:30 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Chanticleer
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $60 - Lawn: General Admission $10 (No Premium Blocks)
Friday, July 29, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Breaking Barriers series
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor (1)
Anna Duczmal-Mróz, guest conductor (CSO debut; 2022 Taki Alsop fellow) (2)
Laura Jackson, guest conductor (CSO debut; 2004 Taki Alsop fellow) (3)
Jeri Lynne Johnson, guest conductor (CSO debut; 2005 Taki Alsop fellow) (4)
Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship 20th Anniversary Celebration
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $35-$145 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $15
Saturday, July 30, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion: Breaking Barriers series
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus (2)
Chicago Children's Choir (2)
Marin Alsop, conductor
Musicians from the Silk Road Ensemble (1)
Cristina Pato, bagpipes
Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh
David Krakauer, klezmer clarinet
Michael Ward-Bergeman, hyper-accordion
Janai Brugger, soprano # (2)
Jaye Ladymore, narrator (2)
Osvaldo Golijov: Rose of the Winds * (1)
Leonard Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 (Kaddish) (2)
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $35-$145 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $15
Sunday, July 31, Noon - Bennett Gordon Hall: Chicago Sinfonietta
Kids Concerts series
Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Adagio molto and Allegro molto from Symphony No. 2
Jessie Montgomery: Because (arr. Jannina Norpoth)
(Adapted from the book by Mo Willems and illustrated by Amber Ren)
Park opens at 11:00 a.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $15 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Sunday, July 31, 6:30 p.m. - Pavilion: esperanza spalding, Monsieur Periné
Breaking Barriers series
Park opens at 4:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $75-$100 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $75 / General Admission $38
August
Wednesday, August 3, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Singers
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Master Class
James Conlon, conductor
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Wednesday, August 3, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Wayne Marshall, conductor and piano
Leonard Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra
Wayne Marshall: Improvisation on a song by Stephen Sondheim
George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $35-$95 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $15
Thursday, August 4, 7:30 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Alexander Malofeev, piano
Serge Rachmaninoff: Etudes-tableaux, op. 33 *
Nikolai Medtner: Piano Sonata No. 5
Alexander Scriabin: Five Preludes, op. 16
Alexander Scriabin: Two Impromptus, op. 12 *
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $60 - Lawn: General Admission $10 (No Premium Blocks)
Friday, August 5, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Conrad Tao, piano (CSO debut)
Claude Debussy: Ibéria from Images pour orchestre
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto
Gabriela Ortiz: Téenek (Invenciones de territorio) * (Midwest premiere)
Aaron Copland: El Salón México
José Pablo Moncayo: Huapango
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $35-$75 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $15
Saturday, August 6, 11:00 a.m. - Martin Theatre: NYO Jazz (Carnegie Hall's National Youth Jazz Orchestra)
Kids Concerts series
Jazzmeia Horn, vocalist
Park opens at 10:00 a.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $15 - Lawn: General Admission $5 (No Premium Blocks)
Saturday, August 6, 1:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Singers
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at noon
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Saturday, August 6, 7:00 p.m. - Pavilion: The Revivalists, Grace Potter
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $75-$110 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $75 / General Admission $44
Sunday, August 7, 1:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Singers
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at noon
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Sunday, August 7, 5:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Kevin Stites, conductor and music direction (CSO debut)
Rob Lindley, stage director and concept
Featuring vocalists Alexandra Billings , Heather Headley, and Brian Stokes Mitchell
Yours, Stephen Sondheim
An evening celebrating the letters, mentorship, and music of Stephen Sondheim
Park opens at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $35-$145 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $15
Monday, August 8, 6:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Singers
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Wednesday, August 10, 7:30 p.m. - Carousel Stage: Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Lawn: General Admission $25 (No Premium Blocks)
Thursday, August 11, 2:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Singers
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Livestreamed for free at youtube.com/raviniafestival
Park opens at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Free Admission - (No Lawn Tickets)
Thursday, August 11, 7:00 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Mozart in the Martin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
James Conlon, conductor
Lucas Meachem, baritone (Don Giovanni) (CSO debut)
Kristinn Sigmundsson, bass (Commendatore)
Rachel Willis-Srensen, soprano (Donna Anna) (CSO debut)
Saimir Pirgu, tenor (Don Ottavio)
Nicole Car, soprano (Donna Elvira) (CSO debut)
Craig Colclough, bass-baritone (Leporello)
Brent Michael Smith, bass (Masetto) (CSO debut)
Erica Petrocelli, soprano (Zerlina) (CSO debut)
Vlad Iftinca, harpsichord and assistant conductor (CSO debut)
Garnett Bruce, stage director
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $105 - Lawn: General Admission $15 (No Premium Blocks)
Friday, August 12, 7:00 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Mozart in the Martin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
James Conlon, conductor
Matthew Polenzani, tenor (Tito)
Guangqun Yu, soprano (Vitellia) (CSO debut)
Emily D'Angelo, mezzo-soprano (Sesto) # (CSO debut)
Janai Brugger, soprano (Servilia) #
Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano (Annio) # (CSO debut)
Kristinn Sigmundsson, bass (Publio)
Louis Lohraseb, harpsichord and assistant conductor (CSO debut)
Harry Silverstein, stage director
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito * (CSO premiere)
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $105 - Lawn: General Admission $15 (No Premium Blocks)
Saturday, August 13, 1:00 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Mozart in the Martin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
James Conlon, conductor
Lucas Meachem, baritone (Don Giovanni)
Kristinn Sigmundsson, bass (Commendatore)
Rachel Willis-Srensen, soprano (Donna Anna)
Saimir Pirgu, tenor (Don Ottavio)
Nicole Car, soprano (Donna Elvira)
Craig Colclough, bass-baritone (Leporello)
Brent Michael Smith, bass (Masetto)
Erica Petrocelli, soprano (Zerlina)
Vlad Iftinca, harpsichord and assistant conductor
Garnett Bruce, stage director
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Park opens at 11:00 a.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $90 - Lawn: General Admission $15 (No Premium Blocks)
Saturday, August 13, 6:30 p.m. - Pavilion: Dispatch , O.A.R., G. Love
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $85-$130 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $85 / General Admission $44
Sunday, August 14, 1:00 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Mozart in the Martin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
James Conlon, conductor
Matthew Polenzani, tenor (Tito)
Guangqun Yu, soprano (Vitellia)
Emily D'Angelo, mezzo-soprano (Sesto) #
Janai Brugger, soprano (Servilia) #
Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano (Annio) #
Kristinn Sigmundsson, bass (Publio)
Louis Lohraseb, harpsichord and assistant conductor
Harry Silverstein, stage director
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito
Park opens at 11:00 a.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $90 - Lawn: General Admission $15 (No Premium Blocks)
Sunday, August 14, 7:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Ziggy Marley
A Live Tribute to His Father
Kazayah
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $60-$80 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $60 / General Admission $44
Monday, August 15, 6:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Singers
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $12 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Tuesday, August 16, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion: Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $65-$100 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $58 / General Admission $33
Wednesday, August 17, 7:30 p.m. - Martin Theatre
Emily D'Angelo, mezzo-soprano #
Kevin Murphy, piano
Program to include selections from Emily D'Angelo's Deutche Grammophon-debut album enargeia (rearranged
for voice and piano) plus songs by late-Romantic composers
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $60 - Lawn: General Admission $10 (No Premium Blocks)
Thursday, August 18, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade for Orchestra *
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Maurice Ravel)
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $35-$145 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $15
Friday, August 19, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Steven Reineke, conductor
Katie Rose Clarke, vocalist (CSO debut)
Montego Glover, vocalist (CSO debut)
Jordan Donica, vocalist (CSO debut)
Matt Doyle, vocalist
Once Upon a Time: Alan Menken's Broadway
Program to include songs from The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas,
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, and Little Shop of Horrors
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $35-$145 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $15
Saturday, August 20, 1:00 p.m. - Carousel Stage: Justin Roberts & the Not Ready for Naptime Players
Kids Concerts series
Park opens at noon
Tickets - Lawn: General Admission $15 (No Premium Blocks)
Saturday, August 20, 1:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: RSMI Program for Singers
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Lee Musiker, piano and program curator
Sondheim Songbook
Program to include the music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim
Park opens at noon
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $12 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Saturday, August 20, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion
A.R. Rahman
Program to include the Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe-winning film composer's Bollywood hits and more
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $105-$180 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $105 / General Admission $44
Sunday, August 21, 5:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou, conductor
Inmo Yang, violin # (CSO debut)
Tchaikovsky Spectacular
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Battle of Poltava * (CSO premiere) and Cossack Dance (Hopak) from Mazeppa
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Theme and Variations from Suite No. 3
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (with cannons)
Park opens at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $35-$145 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $15
Tuesday, August 23, 6:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: Bryan Wallick, piano
Virtuosic Fugue, Vol. 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D major
Felix Mendelssohn: Prelude and Fugue in E minor *
Dmitri Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in D minor
Marc-André Hamelin: Étude No. 12 (Prelude and Fugue) *
Ludwig van Beethoven: "Hammerklavier" Sonata
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $12 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Thursday, August 25, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion: Pitbull, Iggy Azalea
Can't Stop Us Now Tour
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $115-$155 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $115 / General Admission $49
Friday, August 26, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion, Culture Club
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $85-$130 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $85 / General Admission $44
Saturday, August 27, 1:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall
Anthony de Mare, piano
Liaisons: Reimagining Sondheim from the Piano
Park opens at noon
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $12 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Saturday, August 27, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Sting
My Songs
Joe Sumner
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $170-$200 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $114 / General Admission $49
Sunday, August 28, 1:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: NEXUS Chamber Music
Yoonah Kim, clarinet
Brian Hong, violin and co-artistic director
Stefan Jackiw, violin #
Rosalind Ventris, viola
Alexander Hersh, cello and co-artistic director #
Drew Petersen, piano #
Dancing with the Shadow
Felipe Tovar-Henao: String Trio * (world premiere)
Eleanor Alberga: Duo from Dancing with the Shadow *
Béla Bartók: Contrasts
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
Park opens at noon
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $12 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Sunday, August 28, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Sting
My Songs
Joe Sumner
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $170-$200 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $114 / General Admission $49
Monday, August 29, 7:30 p.m. - Martin Theatre: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Francesco Geminiani: La Follia Variations for String Orchestra (arr. Michi Wiancko) *
Adolphus Hailstork: Sonata da Chiesa *
Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $60 - Lawn: General Admission $10 (No Premium Blocks)
September
Thursday, September 1, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Yacht Rock Revue
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $45-$65 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $45
Friday, September 2, 7:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Emmylou Harris, Mary Chapin Carpenter
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $85-$115 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $85 / General Admission $44
Saturday, September 3, 1:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: Geneva Lewis, violin , Audrey Vardanega, piano
Fazl Say: Violin Sonata No. 1 *
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10
William Grant Still: Suite for Violin and Piano *
Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2
Park opens at noon
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $12 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Saturday, September 3, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion: Music of the Baroque
Dame Jane Glover, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Joseph Haydn: "Fire" Symphony *
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Jeunehomme" Concerto
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
George Frideric Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $35-$75 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $65 / General Admission $10
Sunday, September 4, 7:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Diana Ross
Naturally 7
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $120-$155 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $120 / General Admission $49
Wednesday, September 7, 7:00 p.m. - Pavilion: The Australian Pink Floyd Show
All That's to Come Tour
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $55-$85 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $55 / General Admission $33
Thursday, September 8, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Stevie Nicks
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $190-$280 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $140 / General Admission $85
Friday, September 9, 7:30 p.m. - Carousel Stage: Too Many Zooz, Grace Kelly
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Lawn: General Admission $25 (No Premium Blocks)
Saturday, September 10, 1:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall
Inna Faliks, piano
Reimagine: Beethoven and Ravel - Nine Premieres (live world premiere of project)
Peter Golub: Bagatelle *
Ludwig van Beethoven: Andante con moto from Six Bagatelles, op. 126
Tamir Hendelman: Bagatelle *
Ludwig van Beethoven: Allegro from Six Bagatelles, op. 126
Richard Danielpour: Bagatelle (Childhood Nightmare) *
Ludwig van Beethoven: Andante from Six Bagatelles, op. 126
Ian Krouse: Etude No. 2a (Ad fugam) *
Ludwig van Beethoven: Presto from Six Bagatelles, op. 126
Mark Carlson: Sweet Nothings *
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quasi allegretto from Six Bagatelles, op. 126
David Lefkowitz: Bagatelle *
Ludwig van Beethoven: Presto-Andante amabile e con moto from Six Bagatelles, op. 126
Paola Prestini: Variations on a Spell *
Timo Andres: Old Ground *
Billy Childs: Pursuit *
Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
Park opens at noon
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $12 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Saturday, September 10, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Stevie Nicks
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $190-$280 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $140 / General Admission $85
Sunday, September 11, 1:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: Lincoln Trio
Chicago and Chopin
Program to include works by Stacy Garrop, Shulamit Ran, and Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin
Park opens at noon
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $12 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Sunday, September 11, 7:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Erykah Badu
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $125-$155 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $125 / General Admission $44
Tuesday, September 13, 7:30 p.m. - Martin Theatre: The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
The Kreutzer Project
Colin Jacobsen: Kreutzings * (Chicago premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Kreutzer Concerto after Violin Sonata No. 9 (arr. Colin Jacobsen) *
Anna Clyne: Shorthand * (Midwest premiere)
Leo Janáek: Kreutzer Sonata after String Quartet No. 1 (arr. Colin Jacobsen, orch. Michael P. Atkinson) *
Traditional: Moravian/Slovakian folk songs (arr. Colin Jacobsen)
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Martin Theatre: Reserved Seats $60 - Lawn: General Admission $10 (No Premium Blocks)
Friday, September 16, 8:00 p.m. - Pavilion: Ruth Page Festival of Dance
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Evolution
Park opens at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $35-$125 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $25 (No General Admission)
Saturday, September 17, 1:00 p.m. - Bennett Gordon Hall: Einav Yarden, piano
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Two Rondos, H. 283 * and 271 *
Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite No. 2
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Two Fantasies, H. 277 * and 291 *
Peter Etvs: Dances of the Brush-Footed Butterfly *
Johannes Brahms: Selections from Seven Fantasies, op. 116
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30
Park opens at noon
Tickets - Bennett Gordon Hall: Reserved Seats $12 - (No Lawn Tickets)
Saturday, September 17, 4:00 p.m. - Carousel Stage: Queen! featuring resident DJs Derrick Carter, Michael Serafini, and Garrett David plus resident hosts Lucy Stoole, Nico, and JoJo Baby
Metro and Smartbar 40th Anniversary at Ravinia
Park opens at 3:30 p.m.
Tickets - Lawn: General Admission $30 (No Premium Blocks)
Sunday, September 18: Fiesta Ravinia
Daylong celebration of Mexican culture, featuring family performances and activities throughout the park
Pavilion:
Kumbia Kings
Dos Santos
Park opening time to be announced
Tickets - Pavilion: Reserved Seats $50-$75 - Lawn: Premium Blocks $50 / General Admission $33