Ravinia Festival 2023 Schedule: Here's Who Is Performing This Summer

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — The 2023 Ravinia Festival season schedule includes the first visits to the nation's largest outdoor music festival from performers including Boyz II Men, the Isley Brothers and Charlie Puth.

Artists set to return to Ravinia this summer include John Legend, Lauryn Hill, Brandi Carlile, Santana and Kenny Loggins, who is set to visit Highland Park on his farewell tour.

Ravinia Festival Association President and CEO Jeffrey Haydon said the lineup this season has something to appeal to everyone.

“From shining a spotlight on women composers across multiple genres to bringing the best in pop, rock, jazz, and classical to our varied stages, Ravinia’s summer offerings reflect the wide-ranging musical tastes of Chicago and beyond," Haydon said in a statement announcing the lineup. "Whether you’re attending for the first or fiftieth time, a concert here is a special experience and one we hope our audiences will treasure.”

The season will also feature the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's annual six-week summer residency starting in mid-July. It is scheduled to include a festival celebration of women composers, two semi-staged performances of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" and new orchestral arrangements of songs from a pair of Rufus Wainwright albums.

In late August, the festival is screening the complete films "Encanto" and "Jurassic Park," with Chicago Philharmonic set to perform the scores live.

Musicians from the Ravinia Steans Music Institute's training programs are set to perform about two dozen programs at Bennett Gordon Hall. They include both free and ticketed events, many of which are later posted online.

Miriam Fried, a program director at the institute, is stepping down from her role after this season, according to festival representatives.

“We’re pleased to salute our own Miriam Fried," Haydon said, "the director of the Steans Music Institute Piano & Strings program, who concludes her three-decade-long tenure in that role this summer."

This year, Ravinia is also hosting a gathering of more than 100 students from organizations inspired by the El Sistema music education program in 15 states and Canada. Students will get four days of training and mentorship from members of the Chicago Philharmonic. The National Seminario Ravinia event culminates with a free pavilion July 8 concert with the Philharmonic.

Additional Ravinia debuts this year include Ne-Yo, Rebirth Brass Band, Shakti and Straight No Chaser. Other returning acts on the 2023 schedule include: Buddy Guy, Chicago, Counting Crows, John Fogerty, Jason Mraz, Train, Jethro Tull and Carrie Underwood.

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Find the full Ravinia 2023 season schedule below, presented in chronological order:

JUNE

Tuesday, June 6, 7:30 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Claire Bourg, violin #
Ravenna Lipchik, violin †
Rannveig Marta Sarc, viola #
Alexander Hersh, cello #
Greg Ward, woodwinds #
Glenn Zaleski, piano #
Dan Chmielinski, bass #
Kenneth Salters, drums #
Bridges Composition Competition Winners Concert
Program includes performances by the string and jazz quartets separately, followed by the premieres of the winning work(s) from the 2023 Bridges Competition

Tuesday, June 13, 7:30 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Jazz
Jazz Grandstand

Wednesday, June 14, 7:30 p.m. — Martin Theatre
Michael Feinstein, piano/vocalist (1)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano (2)
Two Pianos: Who Could Ask for Anything More?
Program includes long-lost music by George Gershwin, some originally conceived for two pianos, alongside beloved works like Rhapsody in Blue, as well as works by Alec Wilder and Cole Porter, suites of waltzes by Richard Rodgers and Latin melodies, and forays into jazz, ragtime, and stride.

Thursday, June 15, 7:30 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ruth Page Festival of Dance
Ruth Page Civic Ballet & Friends
Ruth Page Civic Ballet
Program includes Steady Going by Kia Smith (founder and artistic director of South Chicago Dance Theater), “Animated Frescos” from The Little Humpbacked Horse by Arthur Saint-Léon, and the premiere of Abscission by Adrián Marcelo Sáenz—celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Ruth Page Civic Ballet Training Company

Friday, June 16, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Jacob Collier
Lawrence †
Djesse World Tour
Additional performance: Tiny Habits †, 6:00 p.m. on the Carousel Stage

Saturday, June 17, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ruth Page Festival of Dance
Ruth Page Civic Ballet & Friends
Ruth Page Civic Ballet
DanceWorks Chicago
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater
Hedwig Dances
Jumaane Taylor †
Program includes performances by three resident dance companies of The Ruth Page Center for the Arts as well as tap dancer Jumaane Taylor, who teaches at the Ruth Page School of Dance, interspersed among selections from the Ruth Page Civic Ballet’s Thursday program—celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Ruth Page Civic Ballet Training Company.

Saturday, June 17, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Ms. Lauryn Hill
A Special Evening with Ms. Lauryn Hill: 25th Anniversary of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Sunday, June 18, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Arnaud Sussmann, violin #
Michael Stephen Brown, piano #
Antonín Dvořák: Romantic Pieces
Erwin Schulhoff: Suite for Violin and Piano *
Claude Debussy: Sonata No. 3 (for violin and piano)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K. 454
Samuel Adler: Lullaby (after an old Hebrew folk tune) *
Mieczysław Weinberg: Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes *

Sunday, June 18, 7:30 p.m. — Pavilion
Chicago
Additional performance: Ravinia Jazz Scholars, 6:00 p.m. on the Carousel Stage

Tuesday, June 20, 7:30 p.m. — Pavilion
Pat Metheny Side-Eye with Chris Fishman and Joe Dyson

Wednesday, June 21, 7:30 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Karim Sulayman, tenor
Sean Shibe, guitar †
Broken Branches
Featuring music written for guitar and its cousins and ancestors—including vihuela, lute, and oud—this program examines East/West relationships and the nationalist narratives of the instruments over their vast history. Repertoire (and distances) range from Claudio Monteverdi’s Mediterranean-crossing “La mia Turca” to Tōru Takemitsu’s California-sun-kissed “Wainscot Pond” and includes the premiere of Lebanese composer Layale Chaker’s “A Butterfly in New York.”

Thursday, June 22, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Master Class
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Gary Hoffman, cello

Thursday, June 22, 7:30 p.m. — Martin Theatre
Melody Gardot †

Friday, June 23, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Counting Crows
Dashboard Confessional
Banshee Season Tour
Additional performance: Glory Days †, 6:00 p.m. on the Carousel Stage

Saturday, June 24, 1:00 p.m. — Carousel
Kids Concert series
Ralph’s World

Saturday, June 24, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Charlie Puth †
The “Charlie” Live Experience
Additional performance: Summer League † from Bitter Jester Music Festival 2022, 6:00 p.m. on the Carousel Stage

Sunday, June 25, 7:30 p.m. — Pavilion
Jesse & Joy †

Wednesday, June 28, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Master Class
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Miriam Fried, violin

Wednesday, June 28, 7:30 p.m. — Martin Theatre
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
Johannes Brahms: Four Ballades
Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32

Thursday, June 29, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Thursday, June 29, 7:30 p.m. — Martin Theatre
Calidore String Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 (“Harp”)
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15

Friday, June 30, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Friday, June 30, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Santana
1,001 Rainbows Tour

JULY

Saturday, July 1, 2:00 p.m. — Martin Theatre
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Faculty Chamber Players
Miriam Fried, violin
Mark Steinberg, violin
Paul Biss, viola
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Marcy Rosen, cello
Alessio Bax, piano
Ultimate Brahms and Haydn
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, op. 103
Ferruccio Busoni: Violin Sonata No. 2, op. 36a
Johannes Brahms: String Quintet No. 2, op. 111
Celebrating Miriam Fried’s 30 years as director of the Ravinia Steans Music Institute Program for Piano & Strings

Saturday, July 1, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Santana
1,001 Rainbows Tour

Sunday, July 2, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Straight No Chaser †
Ambrosia †
The Yacht Rock Tour

Wednesday, July 5, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Master Class
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Robert Levin, piano

Thursday, July 6, 7:30 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Friday, July 7, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Friday, July 7, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Ne-Yo †

Saturday, July 8, 11:00 a.m. — Pavilion
Kids Concert series
National Seminario Ravinia Orchestra (1)
Chicago Philharmonic (2)
Jonathan Rush, Lead Seminario Conductor (3)
Marin Alsop, conductor (4)
National Seminario Ravinia: Orchestras for All
Stacy Garrop: Blurr * (23)
Carlos Simon: Motherboxx Connection * (24)
Maurice Ravel: Boléro (123)
Raimundo Pineda: Orchestras for All * (world premiere; commissioned by Ravinia for the National Seminario) (123)
Todd Parrish, arr.: An Ode to Joy Festival * (124)
Kool & the Gang: “Celebration” (123)

Saturday, July 8, 7:30 p.m. — Martin Theatre
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor and harpsichord
The Road to Dublin
Created by Apollo’s Fire Artistic Director Jeannette Sorrell, this program traverses Irish trails studded with wandering bards, pubs and pints, and stony castles. Haunting ballads and legends give way to driving reels set off by Celtic fiddlers, flute, and singers alongside hammered dulcimer, plucked instruments, and harpsichord.

Sunday, July 9, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
John Fogerty
Hearty Har †
The Celebration Tour

Monday, July 10, 7:30 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Thursday, July 13, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Thursday, July 13, 7:30 p.m. — Carousel Stage
Miko Marks †

Friday, July 14, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Program includes the premiere of Untranslatable, a string quartet commissioned from James Lee III in recognition of Miriam Fried’s 30th and final season as Piano & Strings Program Director

Friday, July 14, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Marin Alsop, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano # (2)
Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano # (2)
Paul Appleby, tenor # (2)
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone (2)
Adrian Dunn Singers (1)
Ayodele Drum & Dance † (2)
Jim Gailloreto Trio † (2)
Senn High School Choir † (1)
Turn Up the Joy: Beethoven 9 Expanded
Reena Esmail: See Me * (1)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (2)
(with African percussion and jazz interludes; “Ode to Joy” text by Tracy K. Smith)
Additional performance: Adrian Dunn Singers, 6:30 p.m. on the Carousel Stage

Saturday, July 15, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Saturday, July 15, 7:30 p.m. — Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Miriam Fried, violin
Shulamit Ran: Chicago Skyline *
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Celebrating Miriam Fried’s 30 years as director of the Ravinia Steans Music Institute Program for Piano & Strings

Sunday, July 16, 6:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Gala Evening Benefiting Reach Teach Play, 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 Trinity UCC Chicago Choir

Monday, July 17, 7:30 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Wednesday, July 19, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Wednesday, July 19, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano #
Alma Mahler: Three songs
Die stille Stadt (orch. David and Colin Matthews) * (CSO premiere)
Waldseligkeit (orch. David and Colin Matthews) * (CSO premiere)
Bei dir ist es traut (orch. David and Colin Matthews) * (CSO premiere)
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5

Thursday, July 20, 7:30 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Ariel Quartet #
Ayano Ninomiya, violin #
Matthew Lipman, viola #
Karen Ouzounian, cello #
Henry Kramer, piano #
Expressive Friedom: A Tribute to Miriam Fried
Program includes stories and a salon of favorite music and memories from Ravinia Steans Music Institute alumni. Celebrating Miriam Fried’s 30 years as director of the Ravinia Steans Music Institute Program for Piano & Strings

Friday, July 21, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

Friday, July 21, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Breaking Barriers Festival
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Marin Alsop, conductor (1)
Valentina Peleggi, conductor † (CSO debut) (2)
Gabriela Montero, piano
Gabriela Ortiz: Antrópolis * (CSO premiere) (1)
Gabriela Montero: “Latin” Concerto * (CSO premiere) (1)
Roxanna Panufnik: Across the Line of Dreams * (CSO premiere) (12)
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôros No. 10 (Rasga o Coração) * (CSO premiere) (1)

Saturday, July 22, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Breaking Barriers Festival
RSMI Program for Piano & Strings
Program celebrates women in chamber music, including a performance of the Double Quartet by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Music

Saturday, July 22, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Breaking Barriers Festival
Natalia Lafourcade †
De Todas Las Flores

Sunday, July 23, 7:30 p.m. — Pavilion
Breaking Barriers Festival
Maria Schneider Orchestra †
Additional performance: Alexis Lombre Quartet #, 6:00 p.m. on the Carousel Stage

Wednesday, July 26, 7:30 p.m. — Carousel Stage
Rebirth Brass Band †

Thursday, July 27, 7:30 p.m. — Martin Theatre
Danish String Quartet
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in G minor, op. 20, no. 3
Johann Sebastian Bach: Selected fugues from The Art of Fugue and The Well-Tempered Clavier
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7
Program concludes with folk music arranged by the Danish String Quartet

Friday, July 28, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano #
Florence Price: Ethiopia’s Shadow in America * (CSO premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Aaron Copland: Symphony No. 3

Saturday, July 29, 7:30 p.m. — Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ted Sperling, conductor
Andréa Burns, vocalist † (CSO debut)
Morgan James, vocalist
Capathia Jenkins, vocalist † (CSO debut)
Clouds In My Coffee: The Trailblazing Music of Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon
Program includes new orchestral arrangements of three historic singer-songwriters—Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon—who channeled the changing roles of women into pop music classics that expanded the genre and established deeply personal styles that have resonated across generations, from contemporary fans to star musicians of today who continue to cite them as inspiration—featured songs include “Both Sides Now,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” and “You’re So Vain” among many other favorites

Sunday, July 30, 11:00 a.m. — Pavilion
Kids Concert series
Laurie Berkner

Sunday, July 30, 4:30 p.m. — Pavilion
Kids Concert series
Laurie Berkner

AUGUST

Tuesday, August 1, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Master Class
RSMI Program for Singers
Marin Alsop, conductor

Wednesday, August 2, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Jason Mraz and His SuperBand
The Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride

Thursday, August 3, 7:30 p.m. — Carousel Stage
Elvin Bishop † & Charlie Musselwhite
100 Years of Blues

Friday, August 4, 7:30 p.m. — Martin Theatre
Mozart in the Martin
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) † (CSO debut)
David Leigh, bass-baritone (Sarastro) # (CSO debut)
Christian Sanders, tenor (Monostatos) † (CSO debut)
Tiffany Choe, soprano (First Lady) # (CSO debut)
Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano (Second Lady) #
Taylor Raven, mezzo-soprano (Third Lady) # (CSO debut)
Diana Newman, soprano (Papagena) # (CSO debut)
Adam Lau, bass-baritone (Speaker) † (CSO debut)
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
James Robinson, stage director †
Dan Sokalski, stage manager
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute

Saturday, August 5, 7:30 p.m. — Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Yunchan Lim, piano † (CSO debut)
Augusta Read Thomas: Gambol * (CSO premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven: “Eroica” Symphony
Serge Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3

Sunday, August 6, 1:00 p.m. — Martin Theatre
Mozart in the Martin
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)
David Leigh, bass-baritone (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) #
Adam Lau, bass-baritone (Speaker)
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
James Robinson, stage director
Dan Sokalski, stage manager
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute

Sunday, August 6, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Boz Scaggs
Keb’ Mo’

Monday, August 7, 7:30 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Singers
“Your Tired, Your Poor”: Migration in Song
The “other,” the stranger in a strange land, has always been with us. The hope of those seeking to better their lives, the fears of those forced to flee danger at home, and the despair of the enslaved migrant have inspired music that captures the full range of their experience. This program, curated by Cori Ellison, traces the migrant experience in music ranging across songs of the Sephardim expelled from Inquisition Spain; Schubert and Schumann’s German Romantic Wanderer; the Africans brought forcibly to our shores; the Jewish, Irish, Italian, and Asian refugees who built 20th-century America; and today’s songs of asylum seekers fleeing Ukraine and Latin America.

Tuesday, August 8, 7:30 p.m. — Carousel Stage
Special Consensus †

Wednesday, August 9, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor † (CSO debut)
Benjamin Beilman, violin
Tania León: Pasajes * (CSO premiere)
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Serge Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances

Thursday, August 10, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Singers

Thursday, August 10, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Teddy Abrams, conductor
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
TJ Cole: Megalopolis * (CSO premiere)
Gabriel Kahane: Heirloom for piano and chamber orchestra * (CSO premiere)
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5

Friday, August 11, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
Master Class
RSMI Program for Singers
Ailyn Pérez, conductor

Friday, August 11, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lee Mills, conductor † (CSO debut)
Rufus Wainwright, vocalist
Want Symphonic
Program includes the original songs from Rufus Wainwright’s critically acclaimed Want One and Want Two albums in new orchestral arrangements created by Sally Herbert (Woodkid, Florence + the Machine) and Max Moston (Antony and the Johnsons)

Saturday, August 12, 1:00 p.m. — Martin Theatre
Kids Concert series
Opera for the Young
The Barber of Seville
Adapted from the opera by Gioachino Rossini—music by Jeffrey Sykes, original libretto by Diane Garton Edie

Saturday, August 12, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Singers
Program curated by lieder and mélodie scholar Graham Johnson combining lecture and performance

Saturday, August 12, 6:30 p.m. — Pavilion
Blues Traveler
Big Head Todd & The Monsters

Sunday, August 13, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Singers

Sunday, August 13, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
John Legend
An Evening with John Legend

Monday, August 14, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
John Legend
An Evening with John Legend

Tuesday, August 15, 7:30 p.m. — Martin Theatre
Ailyn Pérez, soprano
Kevin Murphy, piano

Thursday, August 17, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Singers

Thursday, August 17, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor † (CSO debut)
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
William Grant Still: Poem for Orchestra *
Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

Friday, August 18, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Jethro Tull
The Seven Decades

Saturday, August 19, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Program for Singers
Program includes music theater and jazz songbook standards featuring Lee Musiker as arranger and bandleader, with repertoire curated by Kurt Elling

Saturday, August 19, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Kenny Loggins
Yacht Rock Revue
Kenny Loggins: This Is It! His Final Tour 2023

Sunday, August 20, 5:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
George Stelluto, conductor
Kevin Murphy, piano
Tchaikovsky Spectacular
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Tempest Symphonic Fantasy *
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Arias from Eugene Onegin
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (with cannons)

Tuesday, August 22, 7:30 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Lara Downes, piano
Nicole Cabell, soprano (1)
Love, Life & Laughter
Florence Price: Remembrance *
Clarice Assad: A World of Change *
Dobrinka Tabarovka: Simple Prayer for Complex Times *
Karen Tanaka: Earth *
Amy Beach: Under the Stars *
Margaret Bonds: “What Lips My Lips Have Kissed” * (1)
and other songs, including unpublished works in premiere performances
Billie Holiday: “God Bless the Child” (arr. Jed Distler)
Billie Holiday: “Don’t Explain” (arr. Jed Distler)
Billie Holiday: “Ain’t Nobody’s Business” (arr. Jed Distler)
Debbie Friedman: “Laugh at All My Dreams” (arr. Jeremy Siskind)
Missy Mazzoli: A Map of Laughter *
Florence Price: Piano Sonata in E minor *

Wednesday, August 23, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Buddy Guy
George Benson

Friday, August 25, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Classic Albums Live
Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary

Saturday, August 26, 1:00 p.m. — Carousel
Kids Concert series
Okee Dokee Brothers †

Saturday, August 26, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Boyz II Men †
The Isley Brothers †

Sunday, August 27, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Misha Dichter, piano
Johannes Brahms: Ballades in D
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7
Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque
Franz Liszt: Funérailles
Franz Liszt: La lugubre gondola No. 2
Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 (“Rákóczy March”)

Sunday, August 27, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Chicago Philharmonic
Thiago Tiberio, conductor
Encanto In Concert
Germaine Franco: Score to Encanto * (Chicago premiere of live-to-film performance)
Original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Complete film shown on video screens in the Pavilion and facing the Lawn while the orchestra plays the score live

Tuesday, August 29, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Chicago Philharmonic
Scott Terrell, conductor †
Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary In Concert
John Williams: Score to Jurassic Park *
Complete film shown on video screens in the Pavilion and facing the Lawn while the orchestra plays the score live

Wednesday, August 30, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Train
Parmalee †

Thursday, August 31, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Brandi Carlile

SEPTEMBER

Friday, September 1, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Carrie Underwood
Additional video screen installed on the North Lawn to show the performance

Saturday, September 2, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Jory Vinikour, harpsichord
Johann Sebastian Bach: French Overture
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Suite in D major from Pièces de Clavecin *

Saturday, September 2, 8:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Carrie Underwood

Sunday, September 3, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Tessa Lark, violin #
Ysaÿe Solo Sonatas 100th Anniversary
Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 5 for Solo Violin
Tessa Lark: Original work *
Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin *
Tessa Lark: Original work *
Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin
Johann Sebastian Bach: Largo from Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin
Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 2 for Solo Violin
Tessa Lark: Sonata No. 1 *
Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 4 for Solo Violin
Tessa Lark: Original work *
Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 6 for Solo Violin

Sunday, September 3, 7:00 p.m. — Pavilion
Shakti †
Béla Fleck
Shakti: 50th Anniversary Tour featuring John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain & Shankar Mahadevan

Tuesday, September 5, 7:30 p.m. — Martin Theatre
Music of the Baroque
Dame Jane Glover, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
George Frideric Handel: Water Music Suite No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 102

Thursday, September 7, 7:30 p.m. — Pavilion
Ruth Page Festival of Dance
The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project: Metamorphosis
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 †
Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago
Najwa Dance Corps †
Praize Productions †

Friday, September 8, 7:30 p.m. — Martin Theatre
Ravinia Steans Music Institute
RSMI Jazz Directors
Billy Childs, piano
Rufus Reid, bass
Steve Wilson, saxophone
with
Sara Caswell, violin #
Christian Euman, drums †
and
Kurt Elling, vocalist

Saturday, September 9, 2:00 p.m. — Bennett Gordon Hall
Black Oak Ensemble †
Silenced Voices
Dick Kattenburg: Trio à cordes *
Sándor Kuti: Serenade for String Trio *
Gideon Klein: String Trio
Paul Hermann: Strijktrio *
Hans Krása: Tánec
Géza Frid: Trio à cordes *
The artists will be performing on instruments from Violins of Hope, a project of concerts featuring a private collection of violins, violas, and cellos that belonged to Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust.

Saturday, September 9, 5:00 p.m. — Carousel Stage
Metro and smartbar’s Queen!
Featuring Resident DJs Derrick Carter, Michael Serafini, and Garrett David
with Hosts Lucy Stoole, Nico, and Special Guests TBA

Sunday, September 10
Fiesta Ravinia
Daylong celebration of Mexican culture, featuring performances and activities throughout the park
Headlining in the Pavilion:
Reik †