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Ravinia Festival 2006
By admin | April 26, 2006
Ravinia Festival’s 2006 season runs from June 1 through September 16. For ticket information, call (847) 266-5100. The complete season lineup follows. Note that artists and programs are subject to change. 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 (+).
JUNE 2006
Thursday, June 1, 8 p.m.—Bennett • Gordon Hall
Ruth Page Festival of Dance
One Score, One Chicago®
Concert Dance, Inc.
Featuring works such as:
Fugues
Daughters of the Myth
The Day of the Rope
Billy Sunday
One Score TBA piece * (World Premiere)
Tickets: $20/No Lawn Sales/Park opens at 7 p.m.
Friday, June 2
PARK CLOSED
Saturday, June 3, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Blondie +
The New Cars +featuring Todd Rundgren +
Media Support: 93XRT
Tickets: $85/Lawn $20/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 4
PARK CLOSED
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Monday, June 5, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Martinis at the Martin
Jane Monheit
Sponsor: Harris
Tickets: reserved tickets sold as series only $240/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 6, and Wednesday, June 7
PARK CLOSED
Thursday, June 8, 7:15 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Pre-concert Discussion
Mzilikazi Khumalo
Thursday, June 8, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Opera Africa
Chicago Sinfonietta
Leslie B. Dunner, Conductor
Sibongile Khulamo, Mezzo-soprano
Additional cast will be announced shortly
Khulamo: uShaka* (American premiere) (with supertitles)
Sponsors: Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation and The Joyce Foundation
Media Support: Chicago Social Magazine
Tickets: $60-$40-$15/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, June 9, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Opera Africa
Chicago Sinfonietta
Leslie B. Dunner, Conductor
Sibongile Khulamo, Mezzo-soprano
Additional cast will be announced shortly
Khulamo: uShaka (with supertitles)
Sponsors: Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation and The Joyce Foundation
Media Support: Chicago Social Magazine
Tickets: $60-$40-$15/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 10, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
An Evening with The BoDeans
Sponsor: Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Deloitte
Tickets: $50/Lawn $15/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 11, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Elvis Costello and The Imposters
Featuring the piano and songs of Allen Toussaint with his New Orleans Horn Section, The River In Reverse Tour 2006
Sponsor: Coke Zero
Media Support: 93XRT
Tickets: $65/Lawn $15/Park opens at 4 p.m.
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Monday, June 12, 6:45 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Pre-Concert Lecture – Beethoven Piano Sonatas Part 1
Sylvie Desouches
Monday, June 12, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
“Beethoven Sonatas I”
Garrick Ohlsson, Piano
Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in E-flat, Op. 7
Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101
Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op, 49 *
Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”)
Sponsor: Sue and Tom Pick Beethoven Sonata Series
Tickets: $40-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 13, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
“Beethoven Sonatas II”
Garrick Ohlsson, Piano
Beethoven: Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1
Sonata No. 11 in B-flat, Op. 22
Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No.1
Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 21, No. 2 (“Moonlight”)
Sponsor: Sue and Tom Pick Beethoven Sonata Series
Tickets: $40-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 14, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Chorus
Robert Spano, Conductor
Dawn Upshaw, Soprano
Additional cast will be announced shortly
Golijov: Ainadamar * (“Fountain of Tears”) (Chicago premiere)
Book by David Henry Hwang
(with supertitles)
Sponsor: The Boeing Company
Media Support: La Raza
Tickets: $30/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, June 15 through 18
Jazz in June
The Original Pin Stripe Brass Band
Performances throughout the park between Jazz in June events
Thursday, June 15, 4 p.m.—Bennett • Gordon Hall
Master Class
Brent Wallarab, Trombone +
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Thursday, June 15, 6 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Jazz Prelude
Rufus Reid and Linear Surroundings +
Thursday, June 15, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Jazz in June
Gary Burton Quartet Revisited with Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow + and
Antonio Sanchez +
Sponsor: Bank of America
Media Support: DownBeat and 93XRT
Tickets: $40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 15—Bennett • Gordon Hall
Late Show
Artists from the Steans Institute
Friday, June 16, 4:30 p.m.—Bennett • Gordon Hall
Master Class
Charlie Young, Alto Saxophone
Friday, June 16, 6 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Jazz Prelude
Ravinia Jazz Mentors and Scholars
Friday, June 16, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Jazz in June
“Tribute to New Orleans”
Wynton Marsalis and Septet
Dr. John
Neville Brothers
Sponsor: United Airlines
Media Support: DownBeat and 93XRT
Tickets: $40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Friday, June 16,—Bennett • Gordon Hall
Late Show
Artists from the Steans Institute
Saturday, June 17, 3 p.m.—Bennett • Gordon Hall
Master Class
James King, Bass +
Saturday, June 17, 4:45 p.m.—Pavilion
Live National Broadcast
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
Tickets: $60-$30/Lawn $10/Park opens at 2:30 p.m.
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Saturday, June 17, 7:30 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Jazz in June
Madeleine Peyroux Quartet
Media Support: DownBeat and 93XRT
Tickets: $50/Lawn $10/Park opens at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 17,—Martin Theatre
Late Show
Artists from the Steans Institute
Sunday, June 18, 5 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Jazz Prelude
The Original Pin Stripe Brass Band
Sunday, June 18, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Jazz in June – Big Band Night
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra with special guest Sylvia McNair performs the
music of Quincy Jones and Oliver Nelson
A Tribute to Clarinet MastersArtie Shaw and Benny Goodman, featuring Eric Schneider, +
and Jeff Lindberg’s Chicago Jazz Orchestra, including strings
Jon Faddis conducts The Chicago Jazz Ensemble featuring Ramsey Lewis
(Dance floor on the north lawn)
Sponsor: Chase
Media Support: DownBeat and WNUA 95.5FM
Tickets: $40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 4 p.m.
Monday, June 19, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
“Beethoven Sonatas III”
Garrick Ohlsson, Piano
Beethoven: Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2
Sonata No. 12 in A-flat Major, Op. 26 (“Tempest”)
Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3
Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1
Sponsor: Sue and Tom Pick Beethoven Sonata Series
Tickets: $40-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 20, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
“Beethoven Sonatas IV”
Garrick Ohlsson, Piano
Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1
Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”)
Sponsor: Sue and Tom Pick Beethoven Sonata Series
Tickets: $40-$25/NO LAWN SALES/Park opens at 7 p.m.
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Wednesday, June 21, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Ruth Page Festival of Dance
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Program to include Nacho Duato’s Gnawa and
Marguerite Donlon’s Strokes Through the Tail
Sponsor: Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation
Tickets: $40-$30/$15 limited view/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, June 22, 11 a.m.—Pavilion
Kraft Kids Concert
Ruth Page Festival of Dance
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Program TBD
Sponsor: Kraft Foods
Media Support: 93XRT
Tickets: $10/Lawn $3/Park opens at 10 a.m.
Thursday, June 22, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Ruth Page Festival of Dance
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Program to include Nacho Duato’s Gnawa
Sponsor: Alsdorf Foundation
Tickets: $40-$30/$15 limited view/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Friday, June 23, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Bonnie Raitt
Keb’ Mo’
Sponsor: FreedomRoads
Media Support: 93XRT
Tickets: $75/Lawn $15/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 24, 7:30 p.m.—Pavilion
Bonnie Raitt
Keb’ Mo’
Sponsor: FreedomRoads
Media Support: 93XRT
Tickets: $75/Lawn $15/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 25, 7 p.m.—Pavilion
Peking Acrobats
Sponsor: ComEd, an Exelon Company
(ComEd: The Power of Music Multicultural Concert Series)
Tickets: $40/Lawn $10/Park opens at 4 p.m.
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Monday, June 26, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre -7-
Jonathan Biss, Piano
Mozart: Sonata in C minor, K. 457
Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 281 *
Sonata in F Major, K. 533/494
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Sponsor: Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Tickets: $40-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 27, 2 p.m.—Bennett • Gordon Hall
Steans Institute Master Class
Menahem Pressler
Tuesday, June 27, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Juilliard String Quartet
Schubert: Quartet in A Minor, D. 804 (“Rosamunde”) *
Viñao: Quartet No. 2 (“The Loss and the Silence”) *
(Chicago premiere)
Brahms: Quartet in B-flat, Op. 67, No. 3 *
Sponsor: RSM McGladrey
Tickets: $50-$30/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 28, 8 p.m.—Martin Theatre
Keyboard Conversation®: “The Romantic World of Robert Schumann”
Jeffrey Siegel, Piano
Schumann: Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck
Romance in F-sharp Major, Op. 28, No. 2
From Novelettes Op. 21
No. 1 in F Major
No. 2 in D Major
No. 8 in F-sharp Major
Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22
Sponsor: Mrs. A. Watson Armour
Tickets: $40-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m.
Thursday, June 29, 5:45 p.m.—Bennett • Gordon Hall
Preview Concert
Steans Institute for Young Artists
Thursday, June 29, 8 p.m.—Pavilion
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor