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CLASSICSTICKETS AND INFORMATION AT RAVINIA.ORG

Amit Peled, cello

Ben Rosenblum Trio

Pamela Frank, violin

Rhythm Future Quartet

Debussy Celebration

Chicago Chorale Holiday Concert

Robert Chen, violin

Vocalists from RSMI

WindSync

Laurie Rubin, mezzo-soprano

Henhouse Prowlers

Ethan Uslan

Ravinia Jazz Mentors

Reentko Dirks, classical guitar

Musicians from RSMI

Callisto Quartet

Bryan Wallick, piano

Theremin Centennial Concert

SAT, OCT 6 : p.m. dinner : p.m. show



SAT, NOV 17 : p.m. dinner : p.m. show

SAT, DEC 8 : p.m. dinner : p.m. showSUN, DEC 9 : p.m. show

SAT, DEC 15 : p.m. dinner & : p.m. shows

SAT, JAN 12 : p.m. dinner : p.m. show

SAT, FEB 23 : p.m. dinner : p.m. show

SAT, MAR 2 : p.m. dinner : p.m. show




SAT, APR 6 : p.m. dinner : p.m. show


SAT, MAY 4 : p.m. dinner : p.m. show




At the age of , Amit Peled fell in love with music after endlessly listening to a tape of Pablo Casals playing the two cello sonatas by Brahms. Now, years later, he takes up those same works on the very instrument Casals owned, played, and recorded with for years.

With a narrative vision, pianist Ben Rosenblum and his trio recall a world of styles, from the jazz canon through traditional music and tunes from the stage and screen. � ey will play selections from their latest disc, River City, and songs they’ve developed while on tour.

Pamela Frank “never lets a note pass without uncovering its greater emotional purpose” (Philadelphia Inquirer), and alongside pianist Stephen Prutsman she will part the skies with the rain themes of Brahms’s First Sonata and the aspirations of freedom in Janáček’s Sonata.

� e Rhythm Future Quartet brings dynamic, lyrical twists on Gypsy jazz standards and original works that draw on diverse musical idioms, including a swinging nod to Django Reinhardt, a funky take on � e Beatles, and the Latin/classical fusion of their “Jaytude No. in Em.”

Acclaimed for his ongoing recordings of Debussy’s pianoworks, Claudio Constantini will honor the centenary of his death with his characterful Préludes over two nights and evoke a Parisian café with music on the bandoneon.

In back-to-back holiday programs, the Chicago Chorale lifts up hymns from Rachmaninoff ’s “Vespers,” sacred songs by Spanish composers Javier Centeno and Javier Busto, winter favorites like “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” and “Ding Dong Merrily on High,” and more.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Robert Chen follows up his sold-out solo concert last winter with another program alongside pianist Ben Loeb, featuring the �ree Romances for violin by Clara Schumann andRichard Strauss’s Violin Sonata.

Fresh off their celebration of Bernstein’s centennial andthe th anniversary of Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute, a quartet of RSMI vocalists embark on a concert tour of classic Spanish and Latin American songs alongsidepianist and vocal program director Kevin Murphy.

� e biggest hit of last season, WindSync returns to salutethe th anniversary of the Apollo missions with theworld premiere of a wind quintet commissioned from Chicago’s Marc Mellits, paired with other moon-inspired works plus Françaix’s jovial First Wind Quintet.

With personal stories and performances of classic songs, heartful originals, and poignant musical theater pieces, mezzo Laurie Rubin and pianist Jenny Taira off er an evening of self-realization in “Color Portrait,” a program spanning Puccini, Sondheim, Molly Picon, and more.

Having been offi cial cultural ambassadors of bluegrass music for fi ve years, the Henhouse Prowlers have not only toured over countries but transplanted seeds from Africa and Asia into their roots to grow a global sound across hundreds of shows and several albums.

Ragtime and jazz pianist Ethan Uslan shares his deep love for America’s rich musical heritage with equal measures of passion, humor, and virtuosity, even applying that classic verve to Beethoven’s Für Elise, having been a three-time Old-Time Piano Playing Contest World Champion.

For over years, Chicago’s connection to jazz has been solidifi ed for decades to come by the Ravinia Jazz Mentors, eight top players in the city who not only lead a band of the fi nest high-school musicians but also gig together with the standards as they’re meant to be heard.

A versatile virtuoso of the guitar, Reentko Dirks blends such classics as the “Love � eme” from Cinema Paradiso and Ariel Ramírez’s “Alfonsina y el mar” with rock and funk from the likes of � e Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, andQueen as well as fl amenco and other traditional music.

Piano and string musicians from RSMI, led by violinist Miriam Fried, kick off their national tour featuring the Ravinia-commissioned piano trio by Timo Andres that they premiered this summer along with Schubert’s “Rosamunde” Quartet and Franck’s Piano Quintet.

� e prizewinning Callisto Quartet highlights the harmonyof time with the celestial expanse of Beethoven’s Second“Razumovsky” Quartet and �omas Adès’s Four Quarters, a prismatic revelation of the rhythms of a day lived to its fullest, in its Ravinia debut.

Pianist Bryan Wallick will lend his “naturally singing tone[and] ability to project emotion … with his own blend of bravura and sensitivity” (Cincinnati Enquirer) to Liszt’sdiabolically dramatic Don Juan Fantasy on a program also studded with the seismic sonorities of Barber’s sonata.

As if making the very air “sing” with good vibrations, � orwald Jørgensen will electrify with the lyricism of thetheremin in Rachmaninoff ’s Vocalise and the energeticsonata by Franck, honoring the instrument’s centenary via the Russian and French heritage of its creator.

2018 19

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CLASSICSTICKETS AND INFORMATION AT RAVINIA.ORG

Amit Peled, cello

Ben Rosenblum Trio

Pamela Frank, violin

Rhythm Future Quartet

Debussy Celebration

Chicago Chorale Holiday Concert

Robert Chen, violin

Vocalists from RSMI

WindSync

Laurie Rubin, mezzo-soprano

Henhouse Prowlers

Ethan Uslan

Ravinia Jazz Mentors

Reentko Dirks, classical guitar

Musicians from RSMI

Callisto Quartet

Bryan Wallick, piano

Theremin Centennial Concert




SAT, NOV 17 : p.m. dinner : p.m. show

SAT, DEC 8 : p.m. dinner : p.m. showSUN, DEC 9 : p.m. show

SAT, DEC 15 : p.m. dinner & : p.m. shows













At the age of , Amit Peled fell in love with music afterendlessly listening to a tape of Pablo Casals playing thetwo cello sonatas by Brahms. Now, years later, he takes up those same works on the very instrument Casals owned, played, and recorded with for years.

With a narrative vision, pianist Ben Rosenblum and his trio recall a world of styles, from the jazz canon through traditional music and tunes from the stage and screen. � ey will play selections from their latest disc, River City, and songs they’ve developed while on tour.

Pamela Frank “never lets a note pass without uncovering its greater emotional purpose” (Philadelphia Inquirer), and alongside pianist Stephen Prutsman she will part the skies with the rain themes of Brahms’s First Sonata and the aspirations of freedom in Janáček’s Sonata.

� e Rhythm Future Quartet brings dynamic, lyrical twists on Gypsy jazz standards and original works thatdraw on diverse musical idioms, including a swinging nod to Django Reinhardt, a funky take on � e Beatles, andthe Latin/classical fusion of their “Jaytude No. in Em.”

Acclaimed for his ongoing recordings of Debussy’s piano works, Claudio Constantini will honor the centenary of his death with his characterful Préludes over two nights and evoke a Parisian café with music on the bandoneon.

In back-to-back holiday programs, the Chicago Chorale lifts up hymns from Rachmaninoff ’s “Vespers,” sacred songs by Spanish composers Javier Centeno and Javier Busto, winter favorites like “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” and “Ding Dong Merrily on High,” and more.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Robert Chen follows up his sold-out solo concert last winter with another program alongside pianist Ben Loeb, featuring the � ree Romances for violin by Clara Schumann and Richard Strauss’s Violin Sonata.

Fresh off their celebration of Bernstein’s centennial and the th anniversary of Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute, a quartet of RSMI vocalists embark on a concert tour of classic Spanish and Latin American songs alongside pianist and vocal program director Kevin Murphy.

� e biggest hit of last season, WindSync returns to salute the th anniversary of the Apollo missions with the world premiere of a wind quintet commissioned from Chicago’s Marc Mellits, paired with other moon-inspired works plus Françaix’s jovial First Wind Quintet.

With personal stories and performances of classic songs, heartful originals, and poignant musical theater pieces, mezzo Laurie Rubin and pianist Jenny Taira off er anevening of self-realization in “Color Portrait,” a programspanning Puccini, Sondheim, Molly Picon, and more.

Having been offi cial cultural ambassadors of bluegrass music for five years, the Henhouse Prowlers have not only toured over countries but transplanted seeds from Africa and Asia into their roots to grow a globalsound across hundreds of shows and several albums.

Ragtime and jazz pianist Ethan Uslan shares his deep lovefor America’s rich musical heritage with equal measures of passion, humor, and virtuosity, even applying that classicverve to Beethoven’s Für Elise, having been a three-timeOld-Time Piano Playing Contest World Champion.

For over years, Chicago’s connection to jazz has been solidifi ed for decades to come by the Ravinia JazzMentors, eight top players in the city who not only leada band of the finest high-school musicians but also gig together with the standards as they’re meant to be heard.

A versatile virtuoso of the guitar, Reentko Dirks blends such classics as the “Love � eme” from Cinema Paradiso and Ariel Ramírez’s “Alfonsina y el mar” with rock and funk from the likes of � e Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Queen as well as fl amenco and other traditional music.

Piano and string musicians from RSMI, led by violinist Miriam Fried, kick off their national tour featuring the Ravinia-commissioned piano trio by Timo Andres that they premiered this summer along with Schubert’s “Rosamunde” Quartet and Franck’s Piano Quintet.

� e prizewinning Callisto Quartet highlights the harmony of time with the celestial expanse of Beethoven’s Second “Razumovsky” Quartet and � omas Adès’s Four Quarters, a prismatic revelation of the rhythms of a day lived to its fullest, in its Ravinia debut.

Pianist Bryan Wallick will lend his “naturally singing tone [and] ability to project emotion … with his own blend of bravura and sensitivity” (Cincinnati Enquirer) to Liszt’s diabolically dramatic Don Juan Fantasy on a program also studded with the seismic sonorities of Barber’s sonata.

As if making the very air “sing” with good vibrations, � orwald Jørgensen will electrify with the lyricism of the theremin in Rachmaninoff ’s Vocalise and the energetic sonata by Franck, honoring the instrument’s centenary via the Russian and French heritage of its creator.

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