Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Program for Piano & Strings | June 22 – July 25, 2024
Program Overview
RSMI’s Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Up to 29 violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists gather for five weeks of immersive and intensive rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest artists and pedagogues.
New in Summer 2024: RSMI is accepting applications for a Collaborative Piano Fellowship focused on duo performance.
Notable Alumni
Jeremy Denk
Piano, 1992
Yuja Wang
Piano, 2004
Alexi Kenney
Viola, 2011 & 2012
Elena Urioste
Violin, 2009
Omer Quartet
Ensemble, 2016
Zlatomir Fung
Cello, 2016 & 2017
Faculty and Fellows
Artistic Director
Midori, violin
Faculty
Atar Arad, viola
Molly Carr, viola
Ricardo Castro, piano
Clive Greensmith, cello
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Frans Helmerson, cello
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Ralph Kirshbaum, cello
Robert Levin, piano
Julian Martin, piano
Mihaela Martin, violin
Tatjana Masurenko, viola
Antonio Meneses, cello
Ayano Ninomiya, violin
Mark Steinberg, violin
Hagit Vardi, Feldenkrais Method
Uri Vardi, Feldenkrais Method
Donald Weilerstein, violin
Oliver Wille, violin
More to be announced
Lindsay Garritson
Joseph Liccardo
More to be announced
To be announced in March 2024
