Ravinia is the longest running and most programmatically diverse outdoor music festival in North America, welcoming about 400,000 guests to over 100 events each year. Passenger trains stop at our historic entrance during the summer, serviced by Metra’s Union Pacific North Line—a tie to our origin from a railroad company. Ravinia is the only private train stop in Illinois!

Schedule of Events

5pm: Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony

Chief Conductor Marin Alsop and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra open the program with the world premiere of Rhapsody for Orchestra by acclaimed Syrian-American composer Malek Jandali. Known for his ability to blend Middle Eastern modes and Arabic maqams with Western classical structures, Jandali’s music offers a distinctive fusion of cultural traditions, creating a rich and compelling soundscape.

Violin prodigy Himari then takes center stage in a pair of Spanish-dance violin showpieces. Kreisler’s La Gitana is a lively and evocative showpiece that transports listeners to Spain with its rhythmic energy and virtuosic violin flourishes. Waxman’s Carmen Fantasy is a dazzling and technically demanding work that weaves together the most passionate and dramatic themes from Bizet’s beloved opera.

The evening reaches its thrilling conclusion with the 2025 One Score® feature, Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. Bursting with rhythmic drive and exuberant energy, this symphony is renowned for its infectious vitality and dance-like momentum. Its second movement has been widely used in film and TV, and the work as a whole represents Beethoven at his most uninhibited and innovative, despite his growing struggles with deafness and declining health.

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