Danish String Quartet
Beethoven’s jovial final quartet and music from Mozart and Shostakovich
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DateAug 5, 2026
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VenueMartin Theatre
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Event Starts7:30 PM
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Donor Gates4:30 PM
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Public Gates5:00 PM
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Ticket Prices$17–$66
All tickets show the “all-in” price, fees included. Availability and prices are subject to change.
Reserved Seat Ticket: $17–$66
All ticketholders are welcome to enjoy our spacious, beautiful park and have a picnic on the Lawn.
The accessible price of a Lawn ticket is available with a reserved seat in the Martin Theatre! With a reserved seat, you have the flexibility of both experiences throughout the night.
Live audio from the performance is broadcast outside to the Lawn, but reserved seat ticketholders are encouraged to enjoy the concert inside—with the historic, phenomenal acoustics of the Martin Theatre—where you and tonight’s musicians can enjoy each other’s presence.
Free child (15 yrs. and under) Lawn (General Admission) tickets may be purchased using the ticket option below. More Info. Ravinia donor Season Lawn Passes are valid for this performance.
Lawn Admission Ticket: More Info
Special pricing for guests ages 15 and under; all guests need a ticket for park admission, regardless of age
The Park View is open with a classic dining menu and full-service bar. Reservations are recommended for dinner, but walk-ins are welcome.
Ravinia Café offers grab-and-go chilled food and drinks, specialty coffees, ice cream, and snacks.
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Know Before You Go
Getting to Ravinia: Parking, Rideshare & Train
Free Parking Onsite • Free Metra UP-N Train
Park in the West Parking Lot at 201 Ravinia Park Rd. The lot opens 1 hour before the listed “Public Gates” time.
Park and Ride shuttles are not in service for this event.
Alert your driver: Uber, Lyft, and other car services must use one of the following parking lots to drop off and pick up guests.
- West Parking Lot (201 Ravinia Park Rd) — inbound access allowed up to 30 minutes before the end of the performance
- Braeside Train Station (10 N. St. Johns Ave) — ¼ mile walk from Ravinia
- Ravinia Train Station (680 St. Johns Ave) — ½ mile walk from Ravinia
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Ride the Metra Union Pacific North Line train to and from our main entrance for free with your Ravinia ticket.
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Views of the Stage
The Martin Theatre is an indoor venue.
While live audio from the performance is broadcast outside* for Lawn ticketholders, the stage is not visible from any location on the Lawn.
* Kids Concert Series performances are not broadcast to the Lawn, and Lawn tickets are not available for purchase.
Prohibited Items
Any item deemed harmful or unsafe by Ravinia staff is prohibited.
While comfort and enjoyment of a night out at Ravinia are our top priorities, guests are prohibited from bringing the following items into the park:
- Firearms or explosives (including those possessed by off-duty officers or concealed carry license holders)
- Professional photographic and video or audio recording equipment
- Grills, firepits, or large open flames
- Chafing fuel or other canned heating products (e.g., Sterno)
- Beer kegs
- Athletic equipment (e.g., balls and flying discs)
- Bicycles, scooters, or skates (bike racks can be found outside the west and south entrances)
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- Tents or canopies
- Umbrellas over six feet in diameter
- Anything that needs to be staked into the ground
- Drones or other flying apparatus
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Performance Content
At Ravinia, we believe that music has the power to bring people together. While we do not control what artists share, we ask all participants—artists and audiences alike—to uphold the spirit of respect, community, and connection that Ravinia offers.
Should any circumstance threaten physical safety, we will take appropriate action to ensure the well-being of our guests, artists, and staff.
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About the Performance
“There are simply two kinds of string quartets: the Danish, and the others,” writes Boston Classical Review. For over twenty years, the Grammy-nominated Danish String Quartet has asserted its preeminence among the world’s finest string quartets. Formed when they were in their teens, the ensemble is renowned for impeccable musicianship, sophisticated artistry, exquisite clarity, and, above all, and an unmatched ability to play as one.
Performances are characterized by a rare musical spontaneity, exuding a palpable joy in music-making that has made them one of today’s most highly acclaimed and in-demand classical quartets. Gramophone declares: "The Danish are remarkable, as ever - capable of intense blend, extreme dynamic variation (in which they seem glued together), perfect intonation even on harmonics, and constant vitality and flow." For this exquisite artistry, the quartet has received numerous honors, including Musical America’s 2020 Ensemble of the Year, the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists, membership in the Bowers Program (formerly CMS Two), and Denmark’s prestigious Carl Nielsen Prize.
In this program, the quartet romps around Beethoven’s jovial final quartet, delights in the playful brilliance of Mozart, and explores the depth of Shostakovich’s profoundly inquisitive Third Quartet—affirming at every turn that they are “one of the best quartets before the public today” (Washington Post).
Performers
Danish String Quartet
Program
7:30 PM – Martin Theatre
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in F major, K. 138 (125c)
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F major, op. 73
–Intermission–
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F major, op. 135