Ravinia Past Performances 2015

Oscar and Richard and Joe: An evening about Rodgers and Hammerstein's Allegro
$10 BGH Classics
Conceived by Jessica Redish
Written by Scotty Arnold
Performed by The Music Theatre Company of Highland Park

Musicians from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute
$10 BGH Classics
Miriam Fried, Violin
Yoo Jin Jang, Violin
Steven Laraia, Viola
Leah Ferguson, Viola
Oliver Aldort, Cello
SuJin Lee, Cello

Tribute to Frank Sinatra and Ramsey Lewis
$10 BGH Classics
Alumni from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute Program for Jazz
Alumni from Ravinia Jazz Scholars
Marquis Hill, Trumpet
Dustin Laurenzi, Saxophone
Max Marshall, Piano
Clifton Wallace, Drums
James Wenzel, Bass

Tribute to Frank Sinatra and Ramsey Lewis
$10 BGH Classics
Alumni from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute Program for Jazz
Alumni from Ravinia Jazz Scholars
Marquis Hill, Trumpet
Dustin Laurenzi, Saxophone
Max Marshall, Piano
Clifton Wallace, Drums
James Wenzel, Bass

Dan Zanes & Friends
Kids Concert Series

Mariachi Divas
Kids Concert Series

Carolin Widmann
$10 BGH Classics series
Carolin Widmann, Violin

Gipsy Kings
Nicolas Reyes and Tonino Baliardo
special guest Elijah Wolf

Golden Dragon Acrobats from China
Kids Concert series

RSMI Jazz Grandstand
Ravinia's Steans Music Institute: Program for Jazz
$10 BGH Classics Series

Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs
Lance Horne, Piano
Eleanor Norton, Cello

A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
Live National Broadcast

Misha and Cipa Dichter and Friends
Misha Dichter, Piano
Cipa Dichter, Piano
Mark Peskanov, Violin
Lawrence Dutton, Viola
Nicholas Canellakis, Cello

Tedeschi Trucks Band / Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Wheels of Soul Tour
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Doyle Bramhall II

Sheryl Crow

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Tony Bennett
Lady Gaga

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Tony Bennett
Lady Gaga

David Gray
Amos Lee
Special Guest: Rachael Yamagata

Juilliard String Quartet
Schubert & Haydn

The Doobie Brothers
with Lara Johnston

Pink Martini & Aimee Mann
with The von Trapps

Blondie
Melissa Etheridge

Brahms and Schubert
Miriam Fried and Friends
Miriam Fried, Violin
Joseph Lin, Violin
Atar Arad, Viola
Paul Biss, Viola
Frans Helmerson, Cello
Gary Hoffman, Cello

Yundi
Beethoven's "Appassionata"
Yundi, Piano

The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, Conductor
Dawn Upshaw, Soprano

Brian Wilson
Rodríguez

Jeffrey Kahane
Bach's "Goldberg" Variations
Jeffrey Kahane, Piano

Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
One Score One Chicago
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bobby McFerrin, Conductor
Nicole Cabell, Soprano
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Baritone
Stephen Salters, Baritone
Lauren Michelle, Soprano
Gwendolyn Brown, Contralto
Vocality, [Josephine Lee, Chorus Director]
The Drummers of Ko-Thi Dance Company

A Schumann Showcase with Vladimir Feltsman
Vladimir Feltsman, Piano

Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band
Matthew Curry

Aretha Franklin
The Great Diva Classics

Disney's Fantasia and Fantasia 2000
CSO Goes to the Movies
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ted Sperling, Conductor

Ravinia's Steans Music Institute: Program for Piano and Strings
$10 BGH Classics Series
RSMI Recital

Time For Three

Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
CSO Goes to the Movies
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ted Sperling, Conductor
The Lakeside Singers [ Robert Bowker, Director]
Andrew Berkebile, Boy Soprano

Igor Levit
Bach's Complete Keyboard Partitas
Igor Levit, Piano

Symphonie fantastique
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Znaider, Conductor and Violin

Carlos Miguel Prieto
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor
Michelle DeYoung, Mezzo-soprano
Kevin Murphy, Piano
Dubravka Tomšič, Piano

Ko-Thi Dance Company
Kids Concert Series

Rob Thomas
with Plain White T's

Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson
Tony Succar, Jean Rodriguez, Michael Stuart and others to be announced.

Ravinia's Steans Music Institute: Program for Piano and Strings
$10 BGH Classics series

Emerson String Quartet

Mahler's First Symphony
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, Piano

All-Russian Program
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Lise de la Salle, Piano

Steely Dan
Rockabye Gollie Angel Tour
Steely Dan
Bobby Broom Organi-sation

Steely Dan
Rockabye Gollie Angel Tour
Steely Dan
Bobby Broom Organi-sation

"Play it Again, Marvin!": A Marvin Hamlisch Celebration
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
David Alan Miller, Conductor
Kevin Cole, Host, Piano and Vocalist
Sylvia McNair, Vocalist
Maria Friedman, Vocalist
Jeremy Landon Hays, Vocalist

Stanislav Khristenko
Music of the New World
$10 BGH Classics series
Stanislav Khristenko, Piano

Alisa Weilerstein
$10 BGH Classics series
Alisa Weilerstein, Cello

Thomas Hampson
Thomas Hampson, Baritone
Kevin Murphy, Piano

Brahms First Piano Concerto
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Jorge Federico Osorio, Piano

Igudesman & Joo
A Little Nightmare Music

Brandi Carlile and Old Crow Medicine Show

All-Tchaikovsky Program With Live Cannons
Gala Benefit Evening
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Maxim Vengerov, Violin

Gladiator Live
CSO Goes to the Movies
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Justin Freer, Conductor
Clara Sanabras, Vocalist
Chicago Chorale [Bruce Tammen, Director]

Maxim Vengerov
Maxim Vengerov, Violin
Itamar Golan, Piano

Nikolai Lugansky
Nikolai Lugansky, Piano

Scottish Symphony
Pablo Heras-Casado
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor
Peter Serkin, Piano

Pinchas Zukerman
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Payare, Conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, Violin

Harry Connick Jr.

Classic Ramsey Lewis
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Scott Hall, Conductor and Arranger
Ramsey Lewis, Piano and Composer
Ramsey Lewis & Sons
J.W. James A.M.E. Church Choir [William Kilgore, Minister of Music]
Ramsey Lewis Quartet & Friends

Yefim Bronfman
Complete Prokofiev Piano Sonatas, Part 1
CANCELLED
Pianist Yefim Bronfman has graciously agreed to instead present the complete Prokofiev Piano Sonatas over two nights, Tuesday and Thursday, Aug. 11 and 13.
Ticket-holders, please call (847) 266-5100 for further information.

Diana Krall
The Wallflower World Tour

Ravinia's Steans Music Institute: RSMI Vocal Concert
$10 BGH Classics series

Karita Mattila
Karita Mattila, Soprano
Bryan Wagorn, Piano

Yefim Bronfman
Complete Prokofiev Piano Sonatas, Part 1
Sonatas 1,2,3,4,5 and 7
Yefim Bronfman, Piano

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club
Adios Tour
Omara Portuondo
Eliades Ochoa
Guajiro Mirabal
Barbarito Torres

Yefim Bronfman
Complete Prokofiev Piano Sonatas, Part 2
Sonatas 6, 8 and 9
Yefim Bronfman, Piano

Umphrey's McGee

Wagner's The Flying Dutchman
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus [Duain Wolfe, Director]
Greer Grimsley, Bass-baritone (The Dutchman)
Amber Wagner, Soprano (Senta)
Kristinn Sigmundsson, Bass (Daland)
Simon O’Neill, Tenor (Erik)
Ronnita Miller, Mezzo-soprano (Mary)
Matthew Plenk, Tenor (Steersman)

Star Trek
CSO Goes to the Movies
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Steven Reineke, Conductor

Ravinia's Steans Music Institute: RSMI Vocal Concert
$10 BGH Classics series

3 Doors Down
Collective Soul

Frank Fernández
$10 BGH Classics series
Frank Fernández, Piano

Under the Sun Tour
Sugar Ray
Better than Ezra
Uncle Kracker
Eve 6

David Kaplan
$10 BGH Classics series
David Kaplan, Piano

NEEDTOBREATHE
NEEDTOBREATHE presents Tour de Compadres
NEEDTOBREATHE
Switchfoot
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
Colony House

Lang Lang’s International Scholars Take Stage with Midwest Young Artists
Kids Concert Series
Lang Lang International Music Scholars
Midwest Young Artists Symphony Orchestra

Peter Jablonski
$10 BGH Classics series
Peter Jablonski, Piano

Spider Sings Sondheim
$10 BGH Classics series
Spider Saloff, Vocalist
Jeremy Khan, Piano

Seth MacFarlane
Seth MacFarlane
Ravinia Festival Orchestra
Joel McNeely, Conductor

Augustin Hadelich
Augustin Hadelich, Violin
Joyce Yang, Piano

An Evening with Chicago
Isabella Nanni

Laurie Berkner
Kids Concert Series

Joel Fan
$10 BGH Classics series
Joel Fan, Piano

An Evening with Chicago
Isabella Nanni

Richard Glazier
From Broadway to Hollywood
$10 BGH Classics series
Richard Glazier, Piano

Sybarite5
Everything In Its Right Place
$10 BGH Classics series

The Piano Guys
Youtube Sensations

Llyr Williams
$10 BGH Classics series
Llyr Williams, Piano

ZZ Top
Blackberry Smoke

Little Big Town
Little Big Town
David Nail
Ashley Monroe

Opera for the Young presents
Beauty And The Beast
Kids Concert series

"Jelly, Rags and Monk"
$10 BGH Classics series
Turtle Island Quartet
Cyrus Chestnut, Piano

An Evening with Santana
The Corazón Tour

Lincoln Trio
$10 BGH Classics series

An Evening with Santana
The Corazón Tour

Alan Jackson with Kelsea Ballerini
Keepin' it Country Tour

Concert Dance Inc.
$10 BGH Classics series
Ruth Page Festival of Dance

Concert Dance Inc.
$10 BGH Classics series
Ruth Page Festival of Dance

Joseph Moog
$10 BGH Classics series
Joseph Moog, Piano

Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz
Andra Day

Simone Porter
$10 BGH Classics series
Simone Porter, Violin
Meng-Chieh Liu, Piano

Sinatra Centennial
Multimedia celebration of the chairman of the board
Frank Sinatra Jr.
Ravinia Festival Orchestra
Terry Woodson, Conductor

Anna Polonsky and Orion Weiss
$10 BGH Classics series
Anna Polonsky, Piano
Orion Weiss, Piano

Jackson Browne

Jennifer Koh and Shai Wosner
Bridge to Beethoven
$10 BGH Classics Series
Jennifer Koh, Violin
Shai Wosner, Piano

O.A.R.
with special guest Allen Stone and Brynn Elliott

Ingolf Wunder
$10 BGH Classics series
Ingolf Wunder, Piano

All-Mozart Program
$10 BGH Classics Series
Alon Goldstein, Piano
Rachel Calin, Double Bass
Fine Arts Quartet

Itzhak Perlman and Emanuel Ax
Itzhak Perlman, Violin
Emanuel Ax, Piano

Arias and Duets
Frederica von Stade, Mezzo-soprano
Laurie Rubin, Mezzo-soprano
Jenny Taira, Piano

Joey Alexander Trio
$10 BGH Classics series

Gladys Knight
The O'Jays

Classic Albums Live
Led Zeppelin’s Led Zeppelin II—note for note, cut for cut

David Kadouch
$10 BGH Classics series
David Kadouch, Piano

Jewish Roots of Broadway
$10 BGH Classics series
Chicago a cappella

The Singers
$10 BGH Classics series
The Singers [Matthew Culloton, Director]

The Singers
$10 BGH Classics series
The Singers [Matthew Culloton, Director]

Boston Brass
$10 BGH Classics series
Boston Brass

Boston Brass
$10 BGH Classics series
Boston Brass

The Nutcracker
$10 BGH Classics series
Ruth Page Civic Ballet

The Nutcracker
$10 BGH Classics series
Ruth Page Civic Ballet