RAVINIA WEEK FIVE WILL FEATURE:

MATCHBOX TWENTY AND GOO GOO DOLLS

BERNSTEIN’S SONGFEST

DAVID BYRNE AND ST. VINCENT

RSMI ANNIVERSARY

SARAH CHANG

MATTHIAS GOERNE

JUSTIN ROBERTS AND THE NOT READY FOR NAPTIME PLAYERS

MATCHBOX TWENTY AND GOO GOO DOLLS

• Music legends and chart-toppers, Goo Goo Dolls and Matchbox Twenty will appear at Ravinia for the first time on a double bill for three performances, July 2-4.
• Matchbox Twenty made a splash with their diamond-certified debut album Yourself or Someone Like You. Their biggest hits include “3AM,” “Push” and “If You’re Gone”.
• The Goo Goo Dolls’ breakout single “Iris” spent a year on the Billboard charts including 18 weeks at number one. Over its career the band has earned four Grammy nominations and sold over 10 million albums.
• They are joined by singer-songwriter Kate Earl in her Ravinia debut.
• Tickets are still available for the July 4 performance. 

Tuesday and Wednesday Tickets: SOLD OUT / Park opens at 4 p.m.

Thursday Tickets: $125-$105/ Lawn $38/ Park opens at 4 p.m.

BERNSTEIN’S SONGFEST

• Bernstein’s commission for the United States Bicentennial set to music the work of 13 nationally treasured poets.
• In collaboration with the Poetry Foundation, Ravinia presents the world premiere of the chamber orchestra version of this work with arranger Alexander Platt conducting the Ensemble Dal Niente and singers from the Lyric Ryan Opera Center.
• The original poems will be read by players from Writers’ Theatre.

Tickets: $60-$40/ Lawn $10/ Park opens at 1 p.m.

DAVID BYRNE AND ST. VINCENT

• Ravinia announces the festival debut of rock musician pairing David Byrne & St. Vincent on Saturday, July 6, part of their first U.S. tour together.
• After a couple semi-chance encounters, David Byrne and Annie Clark, who records and performs as St. Vincent, created their collaborative debut album, Love This Giant, over three years.
• An Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe award-winner, Byrne was the lead singer and principal songwriter of Talking Heads and continued a solo career that has spanned over 30 years including theater and film composition.
• St. Vincent began her music career as a member of The Polyphonic Spree and launched a solo career in 2006 with the release of her debut album, Marry Me.

Tickets: $65-$55/ Lawn $27/ Park opens at 5 p.m. 

RSMI FACULTY IN CONCERT

• The world-class soloists who share their talents each season leading the conservatory will team for an extraordinary concert of their own on July 5.
• Violinists Miriam Fried and Mihaela Martin, violists Atar Arad and Paul Biss, cellist Frans Helmerson and pianist Jeremy Denk—himself a Steans alumnus—will be performing Mozart’s Viola Quintet K. 406, Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 3, and Franck’s Piano Quintet in F Minor.

Tickets: $60-$40/ Lawn $10/ Park opens at 5 p.m.

SARAH CHANG

• Sarah Chang is recognized as one of the world’s great violinists. Since her debut with the New York Philharmonic at the age of 8, she has performed with the greatest orchestras, conductors and accompanists internationally in a career spanning more than two decades.
• Chang’s most recent recording for EMI Classics, performances of Brahms and Bruch violin concertos, received critical and popular acclaim and was her 20th album for the label.

Tickets: $75-$50/ Lawn $10/ Park opens at 4 p.m. 

MATTHIAS GOERNE  

• On July 1 baritone Matthias Goerne and pianist Alexander Schmalcz will be performing works by Mahler and Schumann in the Martin Theatre.
• Matthias Goerne is one of the most internationally sought-after vocalists and a frequent guest at renowned festivals and concert halls. He has collaborated with leading orchestras all over the world.

Tickets: $60-$40/ Lawn $10/ Ticket & Dining Package $75/ Park opens at 5 p.m.

JUSTIN ROBERTS AND THE NOT READY FOR NAPTIME PLAYERS

• Grammy-nominated kid rocker Justin Roberts recently released his first collection of original nighttime songs for families in November 2012.
• Lullaby is a calming set for those hours just before bedtime and features members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Poi Dog Pondering, along with the Not Ready for Naptime Players.
• Roberts will be performing on Sunday, July 7 as part of the Kraft Great Kids Concert Series.

Tickets: $10/ Lawn $5/ Park opens at 12 p.m.

Ravinia is located at Lake Cook and Green Bay roads in Highland Park. Tickets are available by visiting Ravinia.org or calling the Ravinia Box Office at 847-266-5100. A $7 service fee is added to all online and phone ticket orders. Ravinia welcomes all fans to follow, connect and interact online at backstage.ravinia.org, facebook.com/RaviniaFestival and twitter.com/raviniafestival. Ravinia is a not-for-profit organization.