Ravina Festival Presents Pinchas Zukerman With Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 7/9

Pinchas Zukerman returns to Ravinia this week as both violinist and conductor beginning with a Thursday, July 8, performance featuring himself as violinist and including cellist Amanda Forsyth alongside the Chicago Symphony Orchestra led by James Conlon at 8 p.m. The concert will include Saint-Saëns's La muse et le poète ("The Muse and the Poet"), Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel), this year's One Score, One Chicago selection. Zukerman performs regularly with the world's finest orchestras and is currently the music director of Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra. Earlier that day pianist Leon Fleisher will conduct a Steans Music Institute master class at 2 p.m. in Bennett • Gordon Hall that is free and open to the public.

The next night, Friday, July 9, Zukerman leads the CSO in a concert featuring his daughter, soprano Arianna Zukerman, in the pavilion at 8 p.m. The all-Mozart program will include "L'amero, saro costante" from Il re pastore, Adagio in E Major for violin and orchestra, Rondo in B-Flat Major for violin and orchestra, Exsultate Jubilate and Symphony No. 40 in G Minor. Arianna has appeared in productions at opera houses including New York City Opera, Chicago Opera Theater and Arizona Opera. Prior to the main-stage concert at 5:45 p.m., a free preview concert in Bennett • Gordon Hall features musicians from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute program for piano and strings.

Pianists Joyce Yang and Orion Weiss appear with the CSO led by Conlon in a

5 p.m. concert on Sunday, July 11. This American program will include Bernstein's
Symphony No. 2 ("The Age of Anxiety"), Copland's Suite from Appalachian Spring, and Gershwin's Concerto in F. Former Ravinia Rising Star Yang has established herself as one of the leading artists of her generation through her innovative solo recitals and notable collaborations with the world's most prestigious orchestras. Weiss is the winner of the Gilmore Young Artist Award and the Juilliard William Petschek Award and is recipient of the Gina Bachauer Scholarship at The Juilliard School. A free chamber music concert featuring artists from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute will take place at 1 p.m. in Bennett • Gordon Hall. Ravinia presents musicologist Robert Greenberg at 2:30 p.m. in the Martin Theatre for a free pre-concert discussion entitled "Melting Pot, Schmelting Pot: American Concert Music Comes of Age," discussing Bernstein, Copland and Gershwin. From 3 to 4:30 p.m. Ravinia will host a special family space on the north lawn, where families can engage in activities that include music-related crafts, storytelling and an "instrument petting zoo" where kids can experience and play instruments. Following the main-stage performance, a free postlude concert in Bennett • Gordon Hall will feature musicians from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute program for piano and strings. Also on Sunday at 4 p.m. and new this year at Ravinia, the festival presents the Ravinia Wine Club, a partnership with Terlato Wines International which uncorks a new experience that gives audiences a taste of four to five wines from such luxury labels as Chimney Rock and Sanford. KerryGold Butter/ Irish Dairy Farms will accompany the event, providing cheeses, palate cleansers and an appetizer made from Kerry Gold Butter and/or Irish Dairy Farms. Space at the private tasting is limited. The special package which includes reserved seating is $82.

Pianist Leon Fleisher appears in the Martin Theatre at 8 p.m. on Wednesday,

July 7, in a concert featuring violinists Miriam Fried and Ida Kavafian, cellist Laurence Lesser and violists Paul Biss and Kim Kashkashian. All soloists are faculty members of Ravinia's professional studies wing, the Steans Music Institute, for which Fried serves as director of the piano and strings program. This concert celebrates composer Samuel Barber's centennial with a performance of his String Quartet. The program also includes Mozart's String Quintet in G Minor and Brahms's Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor. This concert also features a special ticket and dining package for $70.

At 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 10, Cheap Trick and Squeeze take the pavilion stage for a double bill. Rockford's own Cheap Trick is known for such timeless hits as "I Want You to Want me," "Don't Be Cruel," and "Surrender," and is a musical institution, returning for their third Ravinia performance. Formed in the UK in 1974, Squeeze hit the charts with such singles as "Tempted" and "Hits of the Year."

Ko-Thi Dance Company joins Ravinia's Kraft Kids Concert line-up with an 11 a.M. Martin Theatre show on Saturday, July 10. Ko-Thi comprises artists trained in the history, mythology and techniques of art forms within the African Diaspora. The company is dedicated to the preservation and performance of traditional African-American and Caribbean dance and drumming, using a myriad of traditional instruments, authentic costumes, infectious music and extraordinary dance to educate and bridge the gap between cultures.

Ravinia Festival is located at Lake Cook and Green Bay roads in Highland Park. For concert information or to purchase tickets please visit Ravinia.org or contact the box office at (847) 266-5100. All season long, Ravinia will accept donations of non-perishable food and toiletry items for local food depositories which can be dropped off near the information booth at the main entrance of the park. Follow, connect and interact online at backstage.ravinia.org, Ravinia.org/facebook and Ravinia.org/twitter. Ravinia Festival is a not-for-profit organization.
Wednesday, July 7, 8 p.m. - Martin Theatre

Samuel Barber 100

"Leon Fleisher and Friends"

Leon Fleisher, Piano

Miriam Fried, Violin

Ida Kavafian, Violin

Kim Kashkashian, Viola

Paul Biss, Viola

Laurence Lesser, Cello +

Barber: String Quartet Op. 11

Mozart: String Quintet in G Minor, K. 516

Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60

Program Sponsor: Smart Family Foundation, Inc.

Tickets: $40/Lawn $10/Ticket & dining package $70/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Thursday, July 8, 2 p.m. - Bennett • Gordon Hall

Steans Music Institute Master Class

Leon Fleisher, Piano

Admission: FREE

Thursday, July 8, 8 p.m. - Pavilion

One Score, One Chicago

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

James Conlon, Conductor

Pinchas Zukerman, Violin

Amanda Forsyth, Cello

Saint-Saëns: La muse et le poète ("The Muse and the Poet"), Op. 132

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26

Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

Barbara Pinkert Memorial Concert

Media Support: Chicago Magazine

Tickets: $80-$60/Lawn $12/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Friday, July 9, 5:45 p.m. - Bennett • Gordon Hall

Instrumental Preview Concert

Artists from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute

Admission: FREE to those holding tickets to main stage performance/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, July 9, 8 p.m. - Pavilion

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Pinchas Zukerman, Conductor and Violin

Arianna Zukerman, Soprano+

All-Mozart Program: "L'amerò, sarò costante" from Il re pastore (supertitles)

Adagio in E Major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261 *

Rondo in C Major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 373

Exsultate Jubilate, K. 165 (supertitles)

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550

Featured Sponsor: Negaunee Foundation

Tickets: $50-$40/Lawn $12/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Saturday, July 10, 11 a.m. - Martin Theatre

Kraft Kids Concert

Ko-Thi Dance Company

Featured Sponsor: Kraft Foods, Inc.

Media Support: 101.9FM THE MIX

Tickets: $10/Lawn $5/ Park opens at 10 a.m.

Saturday, July 10, 7:30 p.m. - Pavilion

Cheap Trick

Squeeze

Program Sponsor: Westin North Shore Chicago

Media Support: 93XRT

Tickets: $50/Lawn $22**/Park opens at 5 p.m.

Sunday, July 11, 1 p.m. - Bennett • Gordon Hall

Chamber Music Concert

Artists from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute

Admission: FREE

Sunday, July 11, 2:30 p.m. - Martin Theatre

Pre-concert discussion

Robert Greenberg, Musicologist

"Melting Pot, Schmelting Pot: American Concert Music Comes of Age"

Discussion features insights on Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland

and George Gershwin

Admission: FREE to those holding tickets to main stage performance

Sunday, July 11, 5 p.m. - Pavilion

Leonard Bernstein 20 years later

Aaron Copland 20 years later
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

James Conlon, Conductor

Joyce Yang, Piano #

Orion Weiss, Piano ^

Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 ("The Age of Anxiety") #

Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite (full orchestra version)

Gershwin: Concerto in F ^

Featured Sponsor: Women's Board of Ravinia Festival

Tickets: $25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 3 p.m.

Family Space, 3-4:30 p.m. - North Lawn

(music-related crafts, storytelling, and "instrument petting zoo")

Ravinia Wine Club 4 p.m./Tasting and ticket package $82

Sunday, July 11, post-concert - Bennett • Gordon Hall

Postlude Concert

Artists from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute

Admission: FREE to those holding tickets to main stage performance

Repertoire being performed at Ravinia for the first time is marked with an asterisk (*). Artists making their Ravinia debut are marked with a plus sign (+). Lawn ticket prices are increased by $5 on the day of the show when marked by a double asterisk (**). All artists and programs are subject to change.

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