2018 GUIDE TO FESTIVALS
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Ravinia Festival
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WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FESTIVAL
Ravinia is North America's oldest and most diverse outdoor music festival set in Highland Park, Illinois and is home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer residency since 1936.
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
In 2018 Ravinia will launch a two-season centennial tribute to one of the all-time legends of American music, conductor/composer Leonard Bernstein, and in 2019 will open the Ravinia Music Box experience center with an exhibit of important mementos from Bernstein's life and storied career, including his personal piano. Ravinia's celebration intends to comment on each aspect of the multi-hyphenate's career with performances of the compositions he penned, films he scored, composers he championed, and artists he influenced. Central to Ravinia's celebration will be the two-year appointment of Marin Alsop-one of Bernstein's final prote?ge?s-as the first musical "curator" in the festival's 113-year history. Bernstein's own history with Ravinia began on July 4, 1944, with his CSO debut-just eight months after his astonishing New York Philharmonic debut at Carnegie Hall. He conducted 10 more CSO programs at the festival through July 28, 1956.
LOCATION
Highland Park, Illinois
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DATES
June 1 - Sept 16, 2018
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Welz Kauffman
GENRES
Classical • Pop/Folk • Jazz • Ethnic
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$0 to $140
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
Telephone: 847-266-5100
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