“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

Concert and Livestream Details

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 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.


Upcoming Steans Institute Concerts

More Info for Bridges: Jazz & Classical Fusion
Tue, June 10, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Bridges: Jazz & Classical Fusion

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Jazz Grandstand
Tue, June 17, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Jazz Grandstand

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Master Class with Pianist Jeffrey Kahane
Wed, July 2, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Master Class with Pianist Jeffrey Kahane

Featuring Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Chamber Music Afternoon
Thu, July 3, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Chamber Music Afternoon

Featuring Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Chamber Music Afternoon
Sun, July 6, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Chamber Music Afternoon

Featuring Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Open Rehearsal with Violinist and Piano & Strings Artistic Director Midori
Wed, July 9, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Open Rehearsal with Violinist and Piano & Strings Artistic Director Midori

Featuring Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Chamber Music Afternoon
Fri, July 11, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Chamber Music Afternoon

Featuring Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for The Bohemian Spirit of Piano & Strings
Sat, July 12, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

The Bohemian Spirit of Piano & Strings

Featuring and curated by violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt with Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Chamber Music Afternoon
Tue, July 15, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Chamber Music Afternoon

Featuring Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Master Class with Cellist Jens Peter Maintz
Wed, July 16, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Master Class with Cellist Jens Peter Maintz

Featuring Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for From the Heart of Europe to Paris
Fri, July 18, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

From the Heart of Europe to Paris

Featuring and curated by violinist David Grimal with Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Chamber Music Afternoon
Sat, July 19, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Chamber Music Afternoon

Featuring Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Premiere: String Quartet by Joel Thompson
Sun, July 20, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Premiere: String Quartet by Joel Thompson

Featuring Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for A Winter Journey: Reflections of the Soul’s Despair and Desolation
Wed, July 23, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

A Winter Journey: Reflections of the Soul’s Despair and Desolation

Featuring and curated by violist Ettore Causa with Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Chamber Music Afternoon
Thu, July 24, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Chamber Music Afternoon

Featuring Fellows of the Piano & Strings Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Master Class with Soprano Ana María Martínez
Thu, July 31, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Master Class with Soprano Ana María Martínez

Featuring Fellows of the Singers Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Afternoon of Art Song
Thu, Aug 7, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Afternoon of Art Song

Featuring Fellows of the Singers Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Liberated Voices
Sat, Aug 9, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Liberated Voices

80 Years of Broken Silence, hosted and curated by James Conlon and Cori Ellison, with Fellows of the Singers Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Master Class with former Ravinia Music Director James Conlon
Tue, Aug 12, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Master Class with former Ravinia Music Director James Conlon

Featuring Fellows of the Singers Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Afternoon of Art Song
Thu, Aug 14, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Afternoon of Art Song

Featuring Fellows of the Singers Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Schubert on the Road
Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Schubert on the Road

A Travelogue Epic, hosted and curated by Graham Johnson, with Fellows of the Singers Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Afternoon of Art Song
Thu, Aug 21, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Afternoon of Art Song

Featuring Fellows of the Singers Program

Steans Institute Series
More Info for Tribute to Barbara Cook and Tony Bennett
Sat, Aug 23, 2025
Bennett Gordon Hall

Tribute to Barbara Cook and Tony Bennett

Hosted and curated by Lee Musiker, with Fellows of the Singers Program

Steans Institute Series

2024 Season Highlights

  • August 17, 2024
  • Mentor in Torment: Schubert & Mayrhofer
  • Curated by Graham Johnson
  • July 23, 2024
  • Ravel & His Contemporaries: Early 20th Century Contemplations
  • Curated by Julian Martin
  • June 18, 2024
  • Jazz Grandstand
  • June 11, 2024
  • Sixth Annual Bridges Composition Competition

Playlist Archive

Fondly remember Steans Institute summer concerts and master classes from past seasons and want to hear them again? Watch presentations back to the 2015 season on Ravinia’s YouTube channel or jump to one of the playlists below.