Friday, July 26, 2024
CSO + Marin Alsop: The Planets and The Moons Symphony
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
7:30 PM
Tickets:
* Price per person; must reserve full block of 2, 4, or 6
^ Price increases by $5 one week before the event; ticket selection screen shows current price
When Do Tickets Go On Sale? Public ticket sales open at 8:00 a.m. CT on Wednesday, April 24, exclusively here at Ravinia.org. Ravinia donors receive online access to tickets as early as March 19 or during mid-April.
Lawn Video Screens This performance will be shown live on a large video screen facing the North Lawn in addition to the Pavilion and South Lawn screens.
Movie Screens The complete movie will be shown on video screens in the Pavilion and facing the North and South Lawns while the score is played live.
About the Performance
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
Program
| Gustav Holst: | The Planets, op. 32 | |
| Amanda Lee Falkenberg: | The Moons Symphony Suite (with visuals) | |
| –No Intermission– | ||
Videos
Plan Your Visit
Traffic and wait times are nothing to worry about when you plan ahead.
