Ravinia Festival 2017
Summertime in Chicagoland & Ravinia Festival are two things that go hand-in-hand. With over 75 live performances taking place this summer there’s sure to be something you and your whole family can enjoy. Keep reading to see all that’s happening at Ravinia Festival this summer!
June
14: Pat Methany
15: Seu Jorge presents: The Life Aquatic (A Tribute to David Bowie)
17: Aretha Franklin
18: La La Land in Concert (presented by Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
23: Gipsy Kings
24: Common
27: Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs
28: Diana Krall
29: The Stars of the Peking Acrobats
30: The Moody Blues
July
1: Lila Downs
2: The Beach Boys & The Temptations
6: Buddy Guy with Booker T. Jones
7: Sheryl Crow
10: Dvořák Piano Quintet No. 2
11: Yuja Wang & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
12: Joshua Bell & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
14-15: OneRepublic with Fitz and the Tantrums & James Arthur
16: CSO: Tchaikovsky Spectacular
17: Angela Hewitt
18: CSO: Bronfman Plays Brahms
20-21: CSO: Beethoven and Sibelius with Susanna Mälkki
22: Blondie & Garbage: The Rage and Rapture Tour
23: Andrew Bird
24: Emerson & Calidore String Quartets
26: Stephen Stills & Judy Collins
27: Apollo’s Fire: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: Rediscovered
29: CSO: Gala: Eschenbach & Lang Lang
August
3: CSO: Zukerman Plays & Conducts
4: Tony Bennett
7: Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway
8: CSO: Levine Leads Haydn’s Creation
11-12: Santana
13: Leslie Odom Jr.
14: American Acoustic with Punch Brothers
15: Dashboard Confessional & The All-American Rejects
17: The Knights & Susan Graham
18-20: CSO: Lord of the Rings
22-23: Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
26-27: John Mellencamp
28: Pentatonix
30: John Butler Trio
31: Four-Hand Mahler
September
1: Michael Bolton & Gladys Knight
2: UB40
4: Simón Bolívar String Quartet
8: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
9-10: Stevie Nicks
14: Gustavo Dudamel conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
15: Smokey Robinson