Ravinia’s Steans Institute provides many opportunities to listen to performances and master classes featuring the fellows in residence and the faculty. A majority of the summer concerts can be attended at no cost, and free livestreams are also available for many of the performances and all of the master classes.

Past livestreams can be found on Ravinia’s YouTube page, and playlists from each season are listed at the bottom of this page.

“The most important opportunity of all is having a prominent performance platform, where listeners include peers, artistic leaders, and the important general public.”

Edward Gordon, Ravinia Executive Director, 1985


2025 Season Highlights

  • August 7, 2025
  • Afternoon of Art Song
  • French, German, Spanish, and English classical songs
  • July 3, 2025
  • Chamber Music Afternoon
  • String Quartet, Piano Solo, and Piano/Strings Quartet and Trio
  • June 17, 2025
  • Jazz Grandstand
  • Fifteen Original Works for Three Jazz Quintets
  • June 10, 2025
  • Seventh Annual Bridges Composition Competition
  • Prize-Winning Premieres for String Quartet and Jazz Combo