Arts & Entertainment

Ravinia Tickets Go on Sale Today

See who's performing this summer at the North Shore's biggest music festival. Tickets go on sale at 5 a.m. April 25.

Tickets will go on sale this Thursday for all shows at Ravinia in Highland Park this summer.Β 

From classical to pop to '90s rock, this season is overflowing with the acts you expected to see again at Ravinia and ones you never saw coming.Β Below is a list of the bands playing atΒ Ravinia FestivalΒ during theΒ 2013 season.

Tickets will be available for purchase on April 25 on the Ravinia Festival website.Β 

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JuneΒ 

Thursday, June 6, 7:30 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon Hall
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Ruth Page Festival of DanceΒ 
Concert Dance, Inc.Β 
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

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Thursday, June 6, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Judy Collins andΒ Don McLeanΒ 
Tickets: $55-$45/Lawn $22**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Friday, June 7, 7:30 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Ruth Page Festival of DanceΒ 
Concert Dance, Inc.Β 
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Friday, June 7, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ StingΒ 
Season Sponsors: Ernst & Young LLP; PNC BankΒ 
Tickets: $120-$115/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Saturday, June 8, 11 a.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Kraft Great Kids ConcertΒ 
Ko-Thi Dance CompanyΒ 
Featured Sponsor: MondelΔ“z International FoundationΒ 
Tickets: $10/Lawn $5/Park opens at 10 a.m.Β 

Saturday, June 8, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Back to Bass TourΒ 
StingΒ 
Tickets: $120-$115/Lawn $38/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Sunday, June 9, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Joan Baez andΒ Indigo GirlsΒ 
Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Wednesday, June 12, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Celtic WomanΒ +Β 
Tickets: $75/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Thursday, June 13, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Gary Sinise and The Lt. Dan BandΒ +Β 
Tickets: $65-$55/Pavilion dancing section $65/Lawn $22**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Friday, June 14, 4 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute Jazz ShowcaseΒ 
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 3 p.m.Β 

Friday, June 14, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Tribute to Benny Goodman Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of his Ravinia DebutΒ 
Chicago Jazz OrchestraΒ 
Tickets: $55-$45/Lawn $22/Ticket & Dining Package $70/Park opens at 3 p.m.Β 

Saturday, June 15, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Mormon Tabernacle Choir Β andΒ Orchestra at Temple SquareΒ 
Tickets: $95/Lawn $17/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Sunday, June 16, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
JewelΒ +Β 
Tickets: $70-$60/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Monday, June 17, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Kraft Great Kids ConcertΒ 
Golden Dragon Acrobats from ChinaΒ 
Tickets: $20/Lawn $5/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Tuesday, June 18, 8:30 p.m.β€”Off-siteβ€”Trinity Episcopal Church, Highland ParkΒ 
The SingersΒ +Β 
Matthew Culloton, Conductor +Β 
Rachmaninoff : Vespers, Op. 37Β 
Tickets: $40

Wednesday, June 19, 8:30 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
The SingersΒ 
Matthew Culloton, ConductorΒ 
Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37Β 
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Thursday, June 20, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
BoDeansΒ 
Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Friday, June 21, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Peter Serkin, PianoΒ 
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Saturday, June 22, 4:45 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Live National BroadcastΒ 
A Prairie Home CompanionΒ with Garrison KeillorΒ 
Tickets: $65-$35/Lawn $10/Park opens at 3 p.m.Β 

Saturday, June 22, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Diva On DetourΒ 
Patricia Racette, SopranoΒ 
Craig Terry, PianoΒ 
Tickets: $75-$50/Lawn $10/Park opens at 3 p.m.Β 

Sunday, June 23, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Chicago PhilharmonicΒ +Β 
Tito MuΓ±oz, Conductor +Β 
Daniel Hope, Violin + (solo debut)Β 
Tickets: $60-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Monday, June 24, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Zukerman ChamberPlayersΒ 
John Sharp, CelloΒ 
Tickets: $75-$50/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Tuesday, June 25, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Steans Music Institute Program for Piano and Strings Master ClassΒ 
Miriam Fried, ViolinΒ 
Admission: FREEΒ 

Tuesday, June 25, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
James HunterΒ 
Sharon Jones and the Dap-KingsΒ +Β 
Tickets: $55-$45/Lawn $22**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Wednesday, June 26, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Jackson BrowneΒ 
With special guestΒ Sara WatkinsΒ + (solo debut)Β 
Tickets: $90-$80/Lawn $33**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Thursday, June 27, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Los Lonely BoysΒ 
Los LobosΒ 
With special guestΒ Alejandro EscovedoΒ +Β 
Tickets: $70-$60/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Friday, June 28, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Piano and Strings ConcertΒ 
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Admission: FREEΒ 

Friday, June 28, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Darius RuckerΒ + (solo debut)Β 
Rodney AtkinsΒ +Β 
Jana KramerΒ +Β 
Tickets: $85-$75/Lawn $33**/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Saturday, June 29, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Piano and Strings ConcertΒ 
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Admission: FREEΒ 

Saturday, June 29, 6:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Melissa Etheridge LiveΒ +Β 
Joan OsborneΒ 
Paula ColeΒ +Β 
And introducingΒ Jessie PayoΒ +Β 
Tickets: $100-$90/Lawn $33/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Sunday, June 30, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Piano and Strings ConcertΒ 
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Admission: FREEΒ 

Sunday, June 30, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Go-Go’sΒ 
The B-52sΒ 
Tickets: $70-$60/Lawn $27/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

July

Monday, July 1, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Matthias Goerne, BaritoneΒ 
Alexander Schmalcz, Piano +
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, July 2, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Goo Goo Dolls +Β 
Matchbox Twenty +
Tickets: $125-$105/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Wednesday, July 3, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Goo Goo DollsΒ 
Matchbox TwentyΒ 
Tickets: $125-$105/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Thursday, July 4, 2 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
All-American ProgramΒ 
Alexander Platt, Conductor +Β 
Ensemble Dal Niente +
Singers from Ryan Opera CenterΒ 
Actors from Writers’ TheatreΒ 
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 1 p.m.Β 

Friday, July 5, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Miriam Fried, ViolinΒ 
Mihaela Martin, ViolinΒ 
Atar Arad, ViolaΒ 
Paul Biss, ViolaΒ 
Frans Helmerson, CelloΒ 
Jeremy Denk, Piano (RSMI alum)
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Saturday, July 6, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Piano and Strings ConcertΒ 
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Admission: FREEΒ 

Saturday, July 6, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
David Byrne & St. Vincent +
Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Sunday, July 7, 1 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Kraft Great Kids ConcertΒ 
Justin Roberts & The Not Ready for Naptime PlayersΒ 
2-3 p.m. Instrument Petting Zoo, Martin Theatre Plaza
Tickets: $/Lawn $/Park opens at 12 p.m.Β 

Sunday, July 7, 7 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Sarah Chang, Violin
Tickets: $75-$50/Lawn $10/Park opens at 4 p.m.

Monday, July 8, 8 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Piano and String Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Program to include world premiere of a piano quartet by David Ludwig, commissioned for the RSMI 25th anniversary
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 7 p.m.Β 

Tuesday, July 9, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Music of the Baroque Orchestra and ChorusΒ 
Jane Glover, ConductorΒ 
Soloists from the ChoirΒ 
Tickets: $75-$50/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Wednesday, July 10, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Steans Music Institute Program for Piano and Strings Master ClassΒ 
Frans Helmerson, Cello
Admission: FREEΒ 

Wednesday, July 10, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Samuel Rhodes Farewell ConcertΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Juilliard String Quartet
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Thursday, July 11, 5:30 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Piano and Strings Preview ConcertΒ 
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Admission: FREE with paid ticket for evening concertΒ 

Thursday, July 11, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
Tickets: $80-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Friday, July 12, 1 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Kraft Great Kids ConcertΒ 
Ralph’s World
Tickets: $15/Lawn $5/Park opens at noonΒ 

Friday, July 12, 5:30 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Piano and Strings Preview ConcertΒ 
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Admission: FREE with paid ticket for evening concertΒ 

Friday, July 12, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
Christoph von DohnΓ‘nyi, ConductorΒ 
Emanuel Ax, Piano
Tickets: $80-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Saturday, July 13, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Anita BakerΒ 
Tickets: $85-$75/Lawn $33 **/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Sunday, July 14, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Piano and Strings ConcertΒ 
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Admission: FREE

Sunday, July 14, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Willie Nelson & FamilyΒ 
With special guest Lukas Nelson & P.O.T.R. +
Tickets: $100-$90/Lawn $33**/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Monday, July 15, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Maxim Vengerov, ViolinΒ 
Itamar Golan, Piano
Tickets: $75-$50/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Tuesday, July 16, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Steans Music Institute Program for Piano and Strings Master ClassΒ 
Leon Fleisher, Piano
Admission: FREEΒ 

Tuesday, July 16, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Brooklyn Rider +Β 
Johnny Gandelsman, ViolinΒ 
Colin Jacobsen, Violin (RSMI alum)Β 
Nicholas Cords, Viola (RSMI alum)Β 
Eric Jacobsen, Cello
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Wednesday, July 17, 5:30 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Piano and Strings Preview ConcertΒ 
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Admission: FREE with paid ticket for evening concertΒ 

Wednesday, July 17, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Britten CentennialΒ 
Wagner BicentennialΒ 
Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
James Conlon, ConductorΒ 
Maxim Vengerov, Violin
Tickets: $50-$25/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $60/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Thursday, July 18, 5:30 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Piano and Strings Preview ConcertΒ 
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Admission: FREE with paid ticket for evening concertΒ 

Thursday, July 18, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
James Conlon, ConductorΒ 
Jorge Federico Osorio, Piano
Tickets: $50-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Friday, July 19, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Piano and Strings ConcertΒ 
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Admission: FREE

Friday, July 19, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Sheryl CrowΒ 
With special guest Kristen Kelly +
Tickets: $100-$90/Lawn $33/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Saturday, July 20, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Piano and Strings ConcertΒ 
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Admission: FREE

Saturday, July 20, 6 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Smash Mouth,Β Sugar Ray,Β Gin Blossoms,Β Vertical Horizon andΒ FastballΒ 
Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $27/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Sunday, July 21, 5 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
James Conlon, ConductorΒ 
James Ehnes, Violin
Ticket & club package pavilion $65-$40/Lawn $25
3-4:30 p.m. Family Space on the north lawn
Tickets: $50-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 3 p.m.

Sunday, July 21, 8 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Linden String Quartet +
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 3 p.m.Β 

Monday, July 22, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Benjamin Grosvenor, Piano +
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Monday, July 22, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson + (solo debut) Plays Thick As a Brick 1&2Β 
Tickets: $70-$60/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Wednesday, July 24, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Britten CentennialΒ 
Soloists from the Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
James Conlon, CuratorΒ 

Conlon curates a musical exploration of Benjamin Britten, Walter Braunfels and Adolph Busch
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Thursday, July 25, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
James Conlon, Conductor
Tickets: $50-$25/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $60/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Friday, July 26, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Steans Music Institute Program for Singers Master ClassΒ 
James ConlonΒ 
Admission: FREEΒ 

Friday, July 26, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Brian Wilson Co-founder of the Beach Boys +
With special guests Al Jardine + and David Marks +
Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Sunday, July 28, 5 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Leon Fleisher’s 85th Birthday CelebrationΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
James Conlon, ConductorΒ 
Leon Fleisher, Piano ~Β 
Katherine Jacobson Fleisher, PianoΒ 
Alon Goldstein, Piano (RSMI alum)
All-Mozart program
Tickets: $50-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 3 p.m.Β 

Monday, July 29, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Vocal ConcertΒ 
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Admission: FREE

Monday, July 29, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Heart +
With special guest Jason Bonham +
Tickets: $90-$70/Lawn $33**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Tuesday, July 30, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Silver Rain: Songs by Ricky Ian Gordon Based on Poems by Langston HughesΒ 
Nicole Cabell, SopranoΒ 
Ricky Ian Gordon, Piano +
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Wednesday, July 31, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Wind Soloists from the Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
James Conlon, Conductor
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

August

Thursday, August 1, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Vocal ConcertΒ 
Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Admission: FREEΒ 

Thursday, August 1, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Steely DanΒ 
Tickets: $105-$90/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Friday, August 2, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Steely DanΒ 
Tickets: $105-$90/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Β 

Saturday, August 3, 11 a.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Kraft Great Kids ConcertΒ 
Elgin Youth Symphony OrchestraΒ 
12-1 p.m. Instrument Petting Zoo, Martin Theatre Plaza
Tickets: $10/Lawn $5/Park opens at 10 a.m.Β 

Saturday, August 3, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
One Score, One ChicagoΒ 
Verdi BicentennialΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
Chicago Symphony ChorusΒ 
James Conlon, Conductor
Tickets: $100-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Sunday, August 4, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Steans Music Institute Program for Singers Master ClassΒ 
Michelle DeYoung, Mezzo-soprano
Admission: FREEΒ 

Sunday, August 4, 5 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
James Conlon, ConductorΒ 
Gil Shaham, ViolinΒ 
Oksana Dyka, Soprano +
All-Tchaikovsky evening:
Ticket & club package pavilion $95-$40/Lawn $25
Tickets: $80-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 3 p.m.Β 

Monday, August 5, 8 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Britten CentennialΒ 
Vocal Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Program to include works by Britten
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Monday, August 5, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Complete BartΓ³k Quartetsβ€”Part IΒ 
TakΓ‘cs String QuartetΒ 
Tickets: $60-$40/Ticket Package for Aug. 5 and 6 $100/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Tuesday, August 6, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Complete BartΓ³k Quartetsβ€”Part IIΒ 
TakΓ‘cs String QuartetΒ 
Tickets: $60-$40/Ticket Package for Aug. 5 and 6 $100/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Wednesday, August 7, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor +Β 
Itzhak Perlman, ViolinΒ 
RSMI VocalistsΒ 
Tickets: $100-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Thursday, August 8, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
Itzhak Perlman, ConductorΒ 
Alisa Weilerstein, Cello +
Tickets: $50-$25/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $60/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Friday, August 9, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Steans Music Institute Program for Singers Master ClassΒ 
Malcolm Martineau, Piano
Admission: FREEΒ 

Saturday, August 10, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Josh Groban +Β 
Ravinia Festival OrchestraΒ 
Tickets: $120-$100/Lawn $33**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Sunday, August 11, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Gipsy KingsΒ 
Tickets: $75-$65/Lawn $28**/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Β 

Monday, August 12, 8 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Vocal Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music InstituteΒ 
Program to include world premiere songs by David Ludwig, Jake Heggie, Aaron Jay Kernis, Ramsey Lewis, Stephen Paulus, Roberto Sierra and Augusta Read Thomas commissioned for the RSMI 25th anniversary
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, August 13, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Britten CentennialΒ 
Emerson String QuartetΒ 
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Wednesday, August 14, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Narek Hakhnazaryan, Cello + (RSMI alum)Β 
Noreen Polera, Piano +
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Wednesday, August 14, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Vladimir Feltsman, Piano
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Thursday, August 15, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Classical Request NightΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Lincoln TrioΒ 
Ayane Kozasa, Viola + (RSMI alum)
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Thursday, August 15, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
Ludwig Wicki, ConductorΒ 
The Lakeside SingersΒ 
Chicago ChoraleΒ 
Chicago Children’s ChoirΒ 
Kaitlyn Lusk, Vocalist
Howard Shore: The Lord of the Ringsβ€”The Two Towers *
(with complete film and lawn screen)
Tickets: $25/Lawn $25/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Video screen on the lawnΒ 

Friday, August 16, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Bryan Wallick, Piano +
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Friday, August 16, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
Ludwig Wicki, ConductorΒ 
The Lakeside SingersΒ 
Chicago ChoraleΒ 
Chicago Children’s ChoirΒ 
Kaitlyn Lusk, Vocalist
Howard Shore: The Lord of the Ringsβ€”The Two TowersΒ 
(with complete film and lawn screen)
Tickets: $25/Lawn $25/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Video screen on the lawnΒ 

Saturday, August 17, 2 p.m.β€”Off-siteβ€”Trinity Episcopal Church, Highland ParkΒ 
Britten CentennialΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Soloists from the Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
James Conlon, Conductor
Tickets: $40

Saturday, August 17, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Rachel Barton Pine, Violin
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Saturday, August 17, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
George Thorogood & The DestroyersΒ 
Buddy GuyΒ 
Program Sponsor: Deloitte
Tickets: $85-$75/Lawn $33**/ Ticket & Dining Package $90/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Saturday, August 17, 8 p.m.β€”Off-siteβ€”Trinity Episcopal Church, Highland ParkΒ 
Britten CentennialΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Soloists from the Chicago Symphony OrchestraΒ 
James Conlon, Conductor
Tickets: $40Β 

Sunday, August 18, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Rachel Barton Pine, Violin
Paganini: Complete Caprices *
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Sunday, August 18, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
The Goat Rodeo Sessions * (Midwest premiere)Β 
Yo-Yo Ma, CelloΒ 
Stuart Duncan, Fiddle +Β 
Edgar Meyer, Bass +Β 
Chris Thile, Mandolin + (solo debut)
With special guest Aoife O’Donovan, Vocalist +
Tickets: $80/Lawn $30/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Monday, August 19, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Kuok-Wai Lio, Piano +
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Tuesday, August 20, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Gabriela Montero, Piano
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Tuesday, August 20, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Journey +
Tickets: $125-$105/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 4 p.m.

Wednesday, August 21, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
JourneyΒ 
Tickets: $125-$105/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Thursday, August 22, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Tony BennettΒ 
Tickets: $101-$91/Lawn $34**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Friday, August 23, 7 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
The Nashville Songwriters Series at Ravinia featuringΒ 
Big Al Anderson +Β 
Tim Nichols +Β 
Rivers Rutherford +Β 
Hank Adam Locklin +
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Friday, August 23, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Lyle LovettΒ 
Tickets: $80-$70/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

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Saturday, August 24, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
ChicagoΒ 
Tickets: $105-$90/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Sunday, August 25, 1 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Kraft Great Kids ConcertΒ 
The You & Me TourΒ 
Laurie BerknerΒ 
Tickets: $15/Lawn $5/Park opens at 12 p.m.Β 

Sunday, August 25, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Liaisons: Reimagining Sondheim from the PianoΒ 
Anthony de Mare, Piano +
Program to include commissioned works for piano inspired by Stephen Sondheim songs
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Sunday, August 25, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
ChicagoΒ 
Tickets: $105-$90/Lawn $38**/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

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Monday, August 26, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Wagner BicentennialΒ 
Joel Fan, Piano + (RSMI alum)
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Monday, August 26, 8 p.m.β€”Martin Theatre
Program to include the Ravinia premiere of David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Little Match Girl Passion as well as works performed by Eighth Blackbird +
Tickets: $35/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Tuesday, August 27, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Aaron Diehl, Jazz Piano +
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, August 27, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
John Hiatt & The ComboΒ 
The Robert Cray BandΒ 
Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $27**/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Wednesday, August 28, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Fumiaki Miura, Violin +
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Wednesday, August 28, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Ramsey LewisΒ 
Dee Dee BridgewaterΒ 
With special guests alumni from the RSMI Program for JazzΒ 
Tickets: $65-$55/Lawn $22/ Ticket & Dining Package $70/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Thursday, August 29, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Adam Golka, Piano + (RSMI alum)
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Friday, August 30, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Robert Michaels, Guitar +
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Friday, August 30, 8 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Back to the Bowery Tour : Celebrating 40 Years 1973-2013Β 
Alabama +
Tickets: $100-$90/Lawn $33**/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Saturday, August 31, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
CellomaniaΒ 
Amit Peled, Cello +
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

September

Sunday, September 1, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
Johnny Gandelsman, Violin +
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

Monday, September 2, 6 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
David Fung, Piano +
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, September 3, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
Britten CentennialΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
The KnightsΒ 
Nicholas Phan, Tenor (RSMI alum)
Tickets: $75-$50/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Thursday, September 5, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
The 5 Browns <
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Friday, September 6, 8 p.m.β€”Martin TheatreΒ 
45th Anniversary ConcertΒ 
Misha Dichter, PianoΒ 
Cipa Dichter, Piano
Tickets: $60-$40/Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $75/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Saturday, September 7, 11 a.m. β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
Kraft Great Kids ConcertΒ 
Ruth Page Festival of DanceΒ 
Ruth Page Civic BalletΒ 
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 10 a.m.Β 

Saturday, September 7, 7:30 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
RSMI 25th AnniversaryΒ 
Chicago PhilharmonicΒ 
Los Angeles Master Chorale +Β 
Grant Gershon, ConductorΒ 
Kelley O’Connor, Mezzo-sopranoΒ 
Tamara Mumford, Mezzo-soprano (RSMI alum) +Β 
Russell Thomas, Tenor +Β 
Brian Cummings, CountertenorΒ 
Daniel Bubeck, CountertenorΒ 
Nathan Medley, Countertenor +
John Adams: The Gospel According to the Other Mary * (Midwest premiere)
Tickets: $50-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.Β 

Sunday, September 8, 2 p.m.β€”Bennett Gordon HallΒ 
$10 BGH SeriesΒ 
KahaneSwensenBrey + featuringΒ 
Joseph Swensen, ViolinΒ 
Carter Brey, CelloΒ 
Jeffrey Kahane, Piano
Tickets: $10/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 1 p.m.Β 

Sunday, September 15, 7 p.m.β€”PavilionΒ 
Ruth Page Festival of DanceΒ 
PilobolusΒ 
Tickets: $45/Lawn $10/Park opens at 4 p.m.Β 

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