Ravinia Past Performances 2018

Robert Chen
CSO Concertmaster in Recital
BGH Classics Series
Robert Chen, Violin
Benjamin Loeb, Piano

RSMI Vocal Concert
Bernstein & Friends
BGH Classics Series
Cadie Jordan, soprano
Rebecca Ringle Kamarei, mezzo-soprano
Terrence Chin-Loy, tenor
Alex Lawrence, baritone
Kevin Murphy, piano (program director)
Alexander Hersh, cello

Michael Lewin
BGH Classics Series

Fifth House Ensemble
BGH Classics Series
Jason Vieaux, Guitar

Jeanine de Bique
BGH Classics Series
Jeanine De Bique, soprano
Rebecca Pacheco, piano

Chicago Harp Quartet
BGH Classics Series

RSMI Piano & Strings Concert
BGH Classics Series
Miriam Fried, Violin
Maria Ioudenitch, Violin
Zoë Martin-Doike, viola
Zhanbo Zheng, viola
Zlatomir Fung, cello

RTP Jazz Mentors & Scholars: A Tribute to Willie Pickens
BGH Classics Series

WindSync
BGH Classics Series

Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys and Ozomatli

Diana Ross

Loverboy and Survivor

Concert Dance Inc.
BGH Classics Series

Stephen Marley and Matisyahu

Concert Dance Inc.
BGH Classics Series

Vladimir Feltsman

Live National Broadcast
Formerly A Prairie Home Companion
Live From Here with Chris Thile
Special Guests:
Comedian Tom Papa
Duet Partner Gaby Moreno
Guitarist Parker Millsap
Instrumentalists Hawktail
Americana Duo The Secret Sisters

Bridges: An International Jazz and Classical Fusion Composition Competition
RSMI Program for Jazz
Billy Childs, piano and composer
Rufus Reid, double bass and composer

Anita Baker

John Fogerty and ZZ Top
Blues & Bayous Tour
Ryan Kinder

RSMI Master Class: Jazz Faculty
Can't make it? Watch the livestream here.
RSMI Program for Jazz
Billy Childs, piano
Rufus Reid, string bass
Tim Hagans, trumpet
RSMI Fellows
Group 1:
Shawn Fernandez Villanueva, trumpet
Sarah Hanahan, alto saxophone
Mason Margut, piano
Matthew Smith, drums
Dishan Harper, bass
Group 2:
Ted Davis, tenor saxophone
Armir Lee, alto saxophone
William Gorman, piano
Gabriel Landa, drums
Mikailo Kasha, bass
Group 3:
Bryson Wheeler, trombone
Jalen Baker, vibraphone
Luca Mendoza, piano
Eric Dupont, drums
Sean Riddle, bass

Flying Karamazov Brothers
Kids Concert Series

Jazz Grandstand
BGH Classics Series
RSMI Program for Jazz

Jackson Browne

Lincoln Trio
BGH Classics Series

Alison Krauss
Tommy Emmanuel

Seal
Rennie Adams

Juilliard String Quartet

Well-Strung

Jill Scott—SOLD OUT
Special Guest: The Roots

Los Luzeros de Rioverde
Kids Concert Series

Roger Daltrey
Performs The Who's Tommy
with members of The Who Band and Ravinia Festival Orchestra
Keith Levenson, Conductor

Janis Ian

Roger Daltrey
Performs The Who's Tommy
with members of The Who Band and Ravinia Festival Orchestra
Keith Levenson, Conductor

Apollo's Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor and harpsichord

Celebrating 30 Years of RSMI Piano and Strings
Miriam Fried, violin
Pamela Frank, violin
Paul Biss, viola
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Timothy Eddy, cello
Kenneth Olsen, cello
Robert Levin, piano

RSMI Master Class: Miriam Fried
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Bryan Adams
"The Ultimate Tour"

Vy Higginsen's Sing Harlem Choir
Kids Concert Series

Kevin Cole and Friends
Rod Gilfry
Sylvia McNair
Ryan VanDenBoom

Snarky Puppy
Damien Escobar
Jacob Collier

Ksenija Sidorova: Russian Accordion
Back by popular demand!

RSMI Master Class: Paul Katz
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Can't make it? Watch the livestream

Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s "Stomping Grounds"
Kids Concert Series

Classic Albums Live Presents Sgt. Peppers' Lonely Hearts Club Band

Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang

RSMI: Brahms and More
BGH Classics Series
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Evanescence and Lindsey Stirling
Live in Concert with Full Orchestra

RSMI Master Class: Atar Arad
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Zukerman Trio: All Brahms
Celebrating Pinchas Zukerman's 70th birthday

CSO: Joshua Bell Plays Bernstein's Serenade
Reliving Bernstein's Last NY Phil Tour
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin

Alan Cumming: Legal Immigrant

CSO: Beethoven's 9th
Bernstein's "Ode to Freedom"
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Marin Alsop, conductor
Chicago Symphony Chorus soloists
Tamara Wilson, soprano
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone

CSO: Sunday in the Park with Audra McDonald
Gala Evening Benefiting Reach*Teach*Play®
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Andy Einhorn, conductor
Audra McDonald, vocalist

RSMI: Timo Andres premiere
BGH Classics Series
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Shostakovich and The Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy
Emerson String Quartet
David Strathairn (Shostakovich)
Sean Astin (Stalin, and Stalin as Pesotsky)
Alex Glossman (Kovrin, Young Shostakovich)
Ali Breneman (Tanya, Nina Shostakovich, others)
Linda Setzer (Irina Shostakovich, Doctor, others)
Evelyn McGee-Colbert (Margarita Shostakovich, Varvara, others)
Paul Murphy (The Black Monk, Sollertinsky, others)
James Glossman, writer/director

CSO: Gustavo Dudamel and Yuja Wang
First time together in Chicago
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano

RSMI: Brahms and More
BGH Classics Series
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Mary J. Blige

CSO: Tchaikovsky Spectacular
1812 Overture with Cannons
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Inon Barnatan, piano

CSO: Tchaikovsky Spectacular
1812 Overture with Cannons
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Miriam Fried, violin

50th Anniversary of Misha Dichter's Ravinia Debut
BGH Classics Series
Misha Dichter, piano
Cipa Dichter, piano

Leon Fleisher: A Master Hand at Bach, Mozart & More
Celebrating Leon Fleisher's 90th birthday
Leon Fleisher, piano
Katherine Jacobson Fleisher, piano
Argus Quartet
Kit Polen, double bass

CSO: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Makoto Ozone, piano

Misha Dichter and Argus Quartet
BGH Classics Series

Ray Chen Returns in Recital
Ray Chen, violin
Julio Elizalde, piano

Jorge Federico Osorio

Late Night with Leonard Bernstein
Jamie Bernstein hosts an evening of music, anecdotes, and remembrances
Jamie Bernstein, host
Amy Burton, soprano
Michael Boriskin, piano
John Musto, piano

Leonard Bernstein: 100 Years Young — A New Young People’s Concert
Kids Concert Series
Peoria Symphony Orchestra
George Stelluto, conductor
Jamie Bernstein, narrator, developer, and producer
Michelle Areyzaga, soprano
Harmony Zhu, piano
Rabia Brooke, violin
Noah Jung, clarinet

CSO: Bernstein's MASS
The Bernstein Event of the Year
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Kevin Newbury, director
Paulo Szot, baritone (Celebrant)
Street Chorus and Altar Children (click to see full list)
Chicago Children’s Choir
Vocality
Highland Park High School Marching Band
Creative Staff (click to see full list)

Lost 80's Live
A Flock of Seagulls
Naked Eyes
Wang Chung
Animotion
Farrington And Mann (original vocalists of When In Rome UK)
Nu Shooz
Dramarama
Gene Loves Jezebel
Christopher Anton (formerly of Information Society)
Trans X

Takács String Quartet

Chanticleer
Then and There, Here and Now

CSO: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Film with Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou, conductor

CSO: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Film with Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Emil de Cou, conductor

Whoopi Goldberg
An evening of unique observations on current events and a wide variety of topics that are on Whoopi's mind

Laurie Berkner
Kids Concert Series

CSO: Beethoven's 5th
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano

David Foster
Hitman Tour
Singers:
Pia Toscano,Shelea Frazier, and Fernando Varela

RSMI Master Class: Thomas Hampson
RSMI Program for Singers
Can't make it? Watch the livestream here!

Angélique Kidjo’s Remain In Light and Femi Kuti & The Positive Force

Thomas Hampson and Luca Pisaroni
No Tenors Allowed
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone
Kevin Murphy, piano

RSMI Program for Singers
BGH Classics Series

Bonnie Koloc and Howard Levy

CSO: James Conlon and Garrick Ohlsson
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

RSMI Master Class: James Conlon
RSMI Program for Singers
Can't make it? Watch the livestream here!

Nadine Sierra and Michael Fabiano
Bernstein and Friends
Nadine Sierra, soprano
Michael Fabiano, tenor
Kevin Murphy, piano

CSO: Italian Opera Favorites
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, conductor
Nadine Sierra, soprano
Michael Fabiano, tenor

Steve Martin and Martin Short with The Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko
An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life

RSMI: Classic Canciones from Spain and Latin America
BGH Classics Series
RSMI Program for Singers

Michael Feinstein and Kristin Chenoweth

CSO: Vertigo
Film with Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Gersen, conductor

(CANCELED) Frederica von Stade and Laurie Rubin

Earth, Wind & Fire

Dvořák’s Rusalka: A Mermaid’s Tale
Kids Concert Series
Opera for the Young

CSO: Igor Levit
Bernstein Centennial Celebration
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Igor Levit, piano

CSO: First Symphonies of Bernstein & Mahler
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
J'Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano

Miloš Karadaglić: "Voice of the Guitar"
Miloš Plays Everything From Bach To The Beatles
Musicians from the Chicago Philharmonic
David Taylor, violin
Cornelius Chiu, violin
Wei-Ting Kuo, viola
Carol Cook, viola
Katinka Kleijn, cello
Calum Cook, cello
Robert Kassinger, double bass

Jonathan Biss: Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Part 6
BGH Classics Series

Joshua Bell: The Red Violin
Film with Orchestra
Chicago Philharmonic
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin

Jonathan Biss: Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Part 7
BGH Classics Series

Cake and Ben Folds
Tall Heights

Dominic Cheli
BGH Classics Series

Sugarland
The "Still The Same" Tour
Frankie Ballard
Lindsay Ell

Timo Andres and David Kaplan
BGH Classics Series
Timo Andres, piano
David Kaplan, piano

The Beach Boys and The Righteous Brothers
With special guest: John Stamos
THE BEACH BOYS are led by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, along with Jeffrey Foskett, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher, Scott Totten and Christian Love.

Pacifica Quartet
BGH Classics Series

Good Vibes with Jason Mraz and Brett Dennen

Aaron Pilsan
BGH Classics Series

Trombone Shorty’s Voodoo Threauxdown — Celebrating 300 Years of the City of New Orleans
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Galactic
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
New Breed Brass Band
Walter “Wolfman” Washington
Cyril Neville
Kermit Ruffins

Dawn Upshaw Sings New Caroline Shaw
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Sō Percussion

Christopher Park
BGH Classics Series

Lyle Lovett & His Large Band

John Hiatt & The Goners featuring Sonny Landreth
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of "Slow Turning"

Culture Club, B-52s and Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey

Lucy Schaufer and Huw Watkins: The Class of 1938
BGH Classics Series
Lucy Schaufer, mezzo-soprano
Huw Watkins, piano

Culture Club, B-52s and Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey

O.A.R. and Matt Nathanson
"Just Like Paradise" Tour
The New Respects

An Evening with Jethro Tull
50th Anniversary Tour

Federico Colli
BGH Classics Series

Sir James Galway
Sir James Galway, flute
Lady Jeanne Galway, flute
Christopher O'Riley, piano

Peter Serkin

50 Cent

Yes featuring Anderson, Rabin, and Wakeman
50th Anniversary Tour

Broadway Star Melissa Errico
Sondheim & More
Tedd Firth, piano

Broadway Star Melissa Errico
Sondheim & More
Tedd Firth, piano

Tony Bennett
Antonia Bennett

Drew Petersen

In Our Time: Music of Bernstein & Ellington
Leonard Bernstein Centennial
Lara Downes, piano
Theo Bleckmann, vocalist

Lara Downes: For Lenny
BGH Classics Series

Considering Matthew Shepard
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson, artistic director and conductor
Windy City Performing Arts
Eric Esparza, artistic director

Lagrime di San Pietro (The Tears of Saint Peter)
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, artistic director and conductor
Peter Sellars, director

Gipsy Kings
featuring Nicolas Reyes and Tonino Baliardo
Park88

Annie Jr.
Kids Concert Series
The Performer's School

Annie Jr.
Kids Concert Series
The Performer's School

Annie Jr.
Kids Concert Series
The Performer's School

Johnny Rivers and Jimmy Webb
Steve Kessler

Annie Jr.
Kids Concert Series
The Performer's School

Annie Jr.
Kids Concert Series
The Performer's School

Annie Jr.
Kids Concert Series
The Performer's School

Fiesta Ravinia with Los Tigres del Norte
Mariachi Flor de Toloache

To Brahms, With Love
From the Cello of Pablo Casals
Amit Peled, cello
Noreen Polera, piano

Ben Rosenblum Trio

Pamela Frank
Pamela Frank, violin
Stephen Prutsman, piano

Rhythm Future Quartet

Claudio Constantini
Debussy Celebration

Claudio Constantini
Debussy Celebration

A Chicago Chorale Christmas
