“The most important opportunity of all is having a prominent performance platform, where listeners include peers, artistic leaders, and the important general public.”
Edward Gordon, Ravinia Executive Director, 1985
Ravinia’s Steans Institute provides many opportunities to listen to performances and master classes featuring the fellows in residence and the faculty. A majority of the concerts can be attended at no cost, and free livestreams are also available for many of the performances and all of the master classes.
Past livestreams can be found on Ravinia’s YouTube page, and playlists from each season are listed at the bottom of this page.
Ravinia on Tour extends the sensational soundscapes of summer with ensembles that feature award-winning alumni of the Steans Institute, where young professional classical piano, string, and vocal artists and jazz performer-composers arrive each season to collaboratively expand their artistry and elevate their concert careers.
This performance features a stellar lineup of Steans Institute alumni who seamlessly blend the improvisational spirit of jazz with the intricate textures of classical collaboration. Their program showcases original works and fresh arrangements that highlight the rich dialogue of instruments and traditions, composed by past Bridges winners Addison Frei (Comment on War, 2020), Jisu Jung (Moment to Journey, 2022), Zhengtao Pan (Mirror, Floating on Water, 2024), and Benjamin Ring (Mental Gymnastics, 2023).
National Sawdust, 7:30 p.m.
Featuring: Rannveig Marta Sarc, violin (’19, ’20, ’22) // Claire Bourg, violin (’16, ’17) // Robert Switala, viola // Alexander Hersh, cello (’15, ’16) // Greg Ward, saxophone (’01) // Glenn Zaleski, piano (’05) // Dan Chmielinski, bass (’12) // Kenneth Salters, drums (’15)
Fondly remember Steans Institute summer concerts and master classes from past seasons and want to hear them again? Watch presentations back to the 2015 season on Ravinia’s YouTube channel or jump to one of the playlists below.
