Ravinia Past Performances 2023
Ravinia on Tour: Alumni from the Steans Music Institute
Miriam Fried, violin and program director
Geneva Lewis, violin
Maria Ioudenitch, violin
Zhanbo Zheng, viola
Gabriel Martins, cello
Sahun Sam Hong, piano
Gateways Brass Collective
Zuill Bailey and Victor Santiago Asunción
Rhythm Future Quartet
Bridges Composition Competition
Ravinia Steans Music Insititute
Claire Bourg, violin #
Rannveig Marta Sarc, violin #
Robert Switala, viola
Alexander Hersh, cello #
Greg Ward, woodwinds #
John Wojciechowski, flute
James Davis, trumpet #
Glenn Zaleski, piano #
Dan Chmielinski, bass #
Kenneth Salters, drums #
# Ravinia Steans Music Institute alum
Jazz Grandstand
Ravinia Steans Music Insititute
Michael Feinstein & Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Two Pianos: Who Could Ask for Anything More?
Michael Feinstein, piano/vocalist
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Ruth Page Civic Ballet and Friends
Ruth Page Festival of Dance
Ruth Page Civic Ballet
Jumaane Taylor
Jacob Collier: Djesse World Tour
with special guests Lawrence and Tiny Habits
Jacob Collier
Lawrence
Tiny Habits (Carousel Stage)
Ruth Page Civic Ballet and Friends
Ruth Page Festival of Dance
Ruth Page Civic Ballet
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
Hedwig Dances
Jumaane Taylor
A Special Evening with Ms. Lauryn Hill
Featuring a DJ set by DJ Reborn and the 25th Anniversary of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
DJ Reborn
Violinist Arnaud Sussmann & Pianist Michael Stephen Brown
Arnaud Sussmann, violin #
Michael Stephen Brown, piano #
# Ravinia Steans Music Institute alum
Chicago with special guest Nani
Chicago
Nani
Ravinia Jazz Scholars (Carousel Stage)
Pat Metheny Side-Eye with Chris Fishman and Joe Dyson
Pat Metheny Side-Eye
Tenor Karim Sulayman & Guitarist Sean Shibe
Broken Branches: Music from the Duo’s Debut on Pentatone
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Sean Shibe, guitar
Master Class with Cellist Gary Hoffman
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Gary Hoffman, cello
Melody Gardot
Melody Gardot
Counting Crows: Banshee Season Tour with Dashboard Confessional
Counting Crows
Dashboard Confessional
Glory Days (Carousel Stage)
Ralph’s World
Charlie Puth
The “Charlie” Live Experience, with support from Alexander Stewart
Charlie Puth
Alexander Stewart
Summer League (Carousel Stage)
Jesse & Joy Canceled
Master Class with Violinist Miriam Fried
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Miriam Fried, violin
Pianist Jorge Federico Osorio
Brahms Variations and Beethoven Late Sonatas
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
A Daytime Dash of Timely Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Calidore String Quartet
The Three Faces of Beethoven
Calidore String Quartet
A Matinee of Emotive Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Santana: 1,001 Rainbows Tour
Santana
Ultimate Brahms and Haydn
RSMI Faculty Chamber Players
Miriam Fried, violin and program director
Mark Steinberg, violin
Paul Biss, viola
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Marcy Rosen, cello
Alessio Bax, piano
Santana: 1,001 Rainbows Tour
Santana
Straight No Chaser: The Yacht Rock Tour
with special guest Ambrosia
Straight No Chaser
Ambrosia
Master Class with Pianist Robert Levin
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Robert Levin, piano
An Evening Tableau of Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
A Stirring Afternoon of Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Ne-Yo with special guest Mario
Singer/Producer/Songwriter’s Ravinia Debut!
Ne-Yo
Mario
National Seminario Ravinia: Orchestras for All Concert with Chicago Philharmonic
Students from Across the Country in Concert with Conductors Marin Alsop and Jonathan Rush
National Seminario Ravinia Orchestra
Chicago Philharmonic
Jonathan Rush, Lead Seminario Conductor
Marin Alsop, conductor
Apollo’s Fire: The Road to Dublin
Jeannette Sorrell’s Creative Sequel to “Sugarloaf Mountain: An Appalachian Gathering”
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor and harpsichord
John Fogerty
The Celebration Tour with special guest Hearty Har
John Fogerty
Hearty Har
An Evening Tableau of Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
The Charismatic Company of Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Miko Marks
CMT “Next Woman of Country”
Miko Marks
Premiere: Untranslatable by James Lee III
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Turn Up the Joy: Beethoven 9 Expanded with Marin Alsop, the CSO, and special guests
Opening Night of the 87th Chicago Symphony Orchestra Residency
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Marin Alsop, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano #
Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano #
Paul Appleby, tenor #
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone
Adrian Dunn Singers
Ayodele Drum & Dance
Jim Gailloreto Trio
Senn Arts Advanced Vocal Ensemble
# Ravinia Steans Music Institute alum
A Daytime Dash of Timely Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Tchaikovsky and Chicago Skyline with Marin Alsop and the CSO
Miriam Fried Plays the Brahms Concerto
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Miriam Fried, violin
Heather Headley with Marin Alsop and the CSO
Star of Broadway’s Lion King and Aida Sings the Annual Gala Benefit Concert Hosted by the Ravinia Women’s Board
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Heather Headley, vocalist
Singers from the Ravinia Lawndale Family Music School and Voices of Trinity Mass Choir
An Evening Tableau of Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
A Stirring Afternoon of Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Meet the Mahlers: Gustav’s Fifth and Alma’s Songs with the CSO
2x Grammy Winner Sasha Cooke Returns to Ravinia!
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano #
# Ravinia Steans Music Institute alum
Expressive Friedom: A Tribute to Miriam Fried
Featuring the Ariel Quartet and Fellow RSMI Alumni
Ariel Quartet
Ayano Ninomiya, violin
Karen Ouzounian, cello
Henry Kramer, piano
The Charismatic Company of Piano & Strings
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Gabriela Montero Plays Her Latin Concerto with the CSO
Music from Gabriela Ortiz and Roxanna Panufnik Led by Marin Alsop and Valentina Peleggi
Breaking Barriers Festival
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Marin Alsop, conductor
Valentina Peleggi, conductor
Gabriela Montero, piano
Celebrating Women in Chamber Music
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Breaking Barriers Festival
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Natalia Lafourcade: De Todas Las Flores
15x Latin Grammy & 3x Grammy Winner Makes Ravinia Debut!
Breaking Barriers Festival
Natalia Lafourcade
Maria Schneider Orchestra
NEA Jazz Master and 7x Grammy Winner Makes Her Ravinia Debut!
Breaking Barriers Festival
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Alexis Lombre Ensemble (Carousel Stage)
Rebirth Brass Band
Rebirth Brass Band
Danish String Quartet
Bach Fugues to Nordic Fiddle Music
Danish String Quartet
Mei-Ann Chen Leads Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto with Jeremy Denk and the CSO
The American Experience with Music of Price and Copland
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano #
# Ravinia Steans Music Institute alum
The Trailblazing Music of Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon with the CSO
Curated and Conducted by Ted Sperling, Featuring Morgan James, Capathia Jenkins, and Andréa Burns
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ted Sperling, conductor
Andréa Burns, vocalist
Morgan James, vocalist
Capathia Jenkins, vocalist
Laurie Berkner
Laurie Berkner
Master Class with Chief Conductor Marin Alsop
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Singers
Marin Alsop, conductor
Jason Mraz and His SuperBand
The Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride
Jason Mraz and His SuperBand
Monica Martin
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
100 Years of Blues
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
Mozart’s The Magic Flute with Marin Alsop and the CSO
Starring Janai Brugger and Matthew Polenzani with Joshua Hopkins and Kathryn Lewek
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano (Pamina) #
Matthew Polenzani, tenor (Tamino)
Joshua Hopkins, baritone (Papageno) #
Kathryn Lewek, soprano (Queen of the Night)
Adam Lau, bass (Sarastro)
Christian Sanders, tenor (Monostatos)
Tiffany Choe, soprano (First Lady) #
Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano (Second Lady) #
Taylor Raven, mezzo-soprano (Third Lady) #
Diana Newman, soprano (Papagena) #
Evan Boyer, bass (Speaker, Second Armored Man)
Peter Scott Drackley, tenor (First Armored Man)
Katelyn Lee, soprano (First Spirit)
Rachel Blaustein, soprano (Second Spirit)
Stephanie Sanchez, mezzo-soprano (Third Spirit)
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
James Robinson, stage director
Irene Delgado-Jiménez, assistant conductor/voice coach
Laura Muñoz Martínez de Arenzana, assistant/voice coach/rehearsal pianist
Dan Sokalski, stage manager
Rachel Garoon, assistant stage manager
# Ravinia Steans Music Institute alum
Powerful Thirds: Beethoven and Rachmaninoff with Marin Alsop, Yunchan Lim, and the CSO
Youngest-Ever Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Reprises His Winning Performance
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Yunchan Lim, piano
Mozart’s The Magic Flute with Marin Alsop and the CSO
Starring Janai Brugger and Matthew Polenzani with Joshua Hopkins and Kathryn Lewek
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano (Pamina) #
Matthew Polenzani, tenor (Tamino)
Joshua Hopkins, baritone (Papageno) #
Kathryn Lewek, soprano (Queen of the Night)
Adam Lau, bass (Sarastro)
Christian Sanders, tenor (Monostatos)
Tiffany Choe, soprano (First Lady) #
Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano (Second Lady) #
Taylor Raven, mezzo-soprano (Third Lady) #
Diana Newman, soprano (Papagena) #
Evan Boyer, bass (Speaker, Second Armored Man)
Peter Scott Drackley, tenor (First Armored Man)
Katelyn Lee, soprano (First Spirit)
Rachel Blaustein, soprano (Second Spirit)
Stephanie Sanchez, mezzo-soprano (Third Spirit)
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
James Robinson, stage director
Irene Delgado-Jiménez, assistant conductor/voice coach
Laura Muñoz Martínez de Arenzana, assistant/voice coach/rehearsal pianist
Dan Sokalski, stage manager
Rachel Garoon, assistant stage manager
# Ravinia Steans Music Institute alum
Boz Scaggs with special guest Keb’ Mo’
Boz Scaggs
Keb’ Mo’
“Your Tired, Your Poor”: Migration in Song
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Singers
Cori Ellison, dramaturg, curator, and host
The Special Consensus
Landmark Chicago-Bred Bluegrass
The Special Consensus
Jonathon Heyward Leads Rachmaninoff and Tania León with the CSO
Benjamin Beilman Plays Bruch
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Benjamin Beilman, violin
A Matinee of Emotive Songs
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Singers
Heirloom: Jeffrey Kahane Plays Gabriel Kahane with the CSO
Teddy Abrams Conducts Prokofiev 5 and TJ Cole’s Megalopolis
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Teddy Abrams, conductor
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Master Class with Soprano Ailyn Pérez
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Singers
Ailyn Pérez, soprano
Want Symphonic: Rufus Wainwright with the CSO
Want One and Want Two 20th Anniversary Tour
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lee Mills, conductor
Rufus Wainwright, vocalist
Opera for the Young: Rossini’s The Barber of Seville
A One-Hour, Mid-Century Modern Adaptation for Kids
Night and Dreams, Nocturnes and Fantasies with Graham Johnson
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Graham Johnson, scholar, curator, and host
Jacinta Barbachano de Agüero, soprano
Cierra Byrd, mezzo-soprano
Erik Grendahl, baritone
Yuntong Han, tenor
Melissa Joseph, soprano
Yvette Keong, soprano
Madeleine Lyon, mezzo-soprano
Kyle Miller, baritone
Ana Mora, mezzo-soprano
Celeste Morales, soprano
Moses Sunghyun Park, tenor
Elissa Pfaender, mezzo-soprano
Edmond Rodriguez, tenor
Nathaniel Sullivan, baritone
Gabrielle Turgeon, soprano
Matthew Gemmill, piano
Lucas Nogara, piano
Michael Sikich, piano
Nikolay Verevkin, piano
Ting Ting Wong, piano
Blues Traveler and Big Head Todd & The Monsters
Blues Traveler
Big Head Todd & The Monsters
A Stirring Afternoon of Song
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Singers
An Evening with John Legend
John Legend
An Evening with John Legend
John Legend
Soprano Ailyn Pérez and Pianist Kevin Murphy
A Homecoming Solo Concert with the Lyric and Met Opera Star
Ailyn Pérez, soprano
Kevin Murphy, piano
A Daytime Dash of Timely Songs
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Singers
Alisa Weilerstein Plays the Elgar Concerto with the CSO
Joshua Weilerstein Conducts Shostakovich 5 and Still’s Poem for Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Jethro Tull
The Seven Decades
Jethro Tull
Songbook Standards
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Singers
Jeremy Kahn, curator, arranger, and pianist
Larry Gray, bass
Joel Spencer, drums
Kenny Loggins: This Is It! His Final Tour 2023
with special guest Yacht Rock Revue
Kenny Loggins
Yacht Rock Revue
Tchaikovsky Spectacular with the CSO
Featuring the 1812 Overture with Cannons
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
George Stelluto, conductor
Kevin Murphy, piano
Singers from Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Celeste Morales, soprano
Elissa Pfaender, mezzo-soprano
Yuntong Han, tenor
Erik Grendahl, baritone
Pianist Lara Downes with Guest Soprano Nicole Cabell: Love, Life & Laughter
Instrumental Works by Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, and More Women, Plus Unpublished Margaret Bonds Songs
Lara Downes, piano
with special guest
Nicole Cabell, soprano
Buddy Guy and George Benson
Buddy Guy’s Damn Right Farewell Tour
Buddy Guy
George Benson
Classic Albums Live: Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon
Note for Note, Cut for Cut, Celebrating the Album’s 50th Anniversary
Classic Albums Live
Okee Dokee Brothers
Boyz II Men and The Isley Brothers
First Time at Ravinia for Both Soul Icons!
Boyz II Men
The Isley Brothers
Pianist Misha Dichter
Debussy’s Suite bergamasque plus Liszt, Beethoven, and Brahms
Misha Dichter, piano
Disney Encanto In Concert
First Chicago Showing with Live Orchestra!
Chicago Philharmonic
Thiago Tiberio, conductor
Jurassic Park In Concert
30th Anniversary of the Film with John Williams’s Score Played Live
Chicago Philharmonic
Scott Terrell, conductor
Train
with special guest Parmalee
Train
Parmalee
Brandi Carlile
First Return to Ravinia Since 2015, Fresh Off 3x Grammy Wins!
Brandi Carlile
Brandy Clark
Carrie Underwood
First Return to Ravinia Since 2014!
Carrie Underwood
Jory Vinikour: Harpsichord in the French Style
Suites by Bach and Rameau
Jory Vinikour, harpsichord
Carrie Underwood
First Return to Ravinia Since 2014!
Carrie Underwood
Violinist Tessa Lark
Ysaÿe Sonatas @ 100 and Stradgrass Originals
Tessa Lark, violin #
# Ravinia Steans Music Institute alum
Shakti: 50th Anniversary Tour with special guest Béla Fleck
featuring John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan
Shakti
Béla Fleck
Subhi (Carousel Stage)
Handel’s Water Music and James Ehnes with Music of the Baroque
Mozart’s Third Concerto and Bach’s First Brandenburg
Music of the Baroque
Dame Jane Glover, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project: Metamorphosis
Ruth Page Festival of Dance
Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center’s Hiplet Ballerinas
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
The Era Footwork Crew
Forward Momentum Chicago
Joel Hall Dancers
M.A.D.D. Rhythms
Move Me Soul
Najwa Dance Corps
Praize Productions
Childs/Reid/Wilson Combo with Kurt Elling
RSMI Jazz Directors Form a Quintet with Sara Caswell and Christian Euman
RSMI Jazz Directors
Rufus Reid, bass
Steve Wilson, saxophone
with
Christian Euman, drums
and
Kurt Elling, vocalist
# Ravinia Steans Music Institute alum
Black Oak Ensemble: Silenced Voices
String Trios by Six World War II–Era Jewish Composers
Black Oak Ensemble
Queen! feat. special guests Ron Trent and Shawn Christopher
with DJs Derrick Carter and Michael Serafini plus hosts Lucy Stoole and Nico from Metro and smartbar
Queen!
featuring special guests Ron Trent and Shawn Christopher
with resident DJs Derrick Carter and Michael Serafini
plus resident hosts Lucy Stoole and Nico
Reik
Fiesta Ravinia
With special guest DJ Chava and more for the seventh annual daylong celebration of Mexican culture, featuring entertainment throughout the park
Reik
DJ Chava
Fiesta Ravinia also features:
Mariachi Estrellas of Waukegan
Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago
Sistema Ravinia Orchestra, a program of Ravinia’s Reach Teach Play