VC LIVE | Ravinia Festival Presents A Stirring Afternoon of Piano & Strings

Tune in here on Friday, July 7th at 3:00PM (ET) for a special concert featuring performances by musicians of the RSMI Program for Piano & Strings

We are coming to you live from the Ravinia Festival, North America's oldest music festival, which is known for presenting a large variety of different events throughout the summer. These concerts feature performances from acclaimed musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma and John Legend as well as the annual summer residency of the nation's finest orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

The Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Up to 35 violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists—and often a pre-existing chamber group or two—gather for five weeks of immersive and intensive rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest teaching artists.

In addition to a series of public master classes that focus on growing the fellows’ experience and interpretations of specific repertoire, the musicians participate in several afternoon and evening concerts presented during the summer, featuring the artists in varying instrumental and personnel groupings across the season.