The New York Philharmonic plays on Wednesday (July 21) at 8 pm at Ravinia:

David Robertson, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Mendelssohn: The Hebrides ("Fingal's Cave"), Op. 26
Debussy: "Nuages" and "Fetes" from Nocturnes
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

This is an outdoor concert with pavilion and lawn tickets. You can find all information at

www.ravinia.org

From past experiences at Ravinia I can highly recommend it. Here are some facts:

• For the classical concerts lawn tickets ($10) are usually not sold out and available at the box office at the evening of the performance.
  
• There is a lawn chair/table rental on site.
  
• Pavilion tickets ($ 20/30/40) should be ordered individually through the Ravinia web-site (see the "Reserved Seats" button).  These tickets do sell out and therefore should be ordered asap. The pavilion is open on both sides and the back but has a roof which can be a significant advantage in case of bad weather.
  
• Perordered tickets can be picked up at the box office.
  
• There is a nice speaker system broadcasting the music to the listeners on the lawn.
  
• Pavilion ticket holders have of course access to the lawn but not vice versa. Lawn ticket holders can still walk up to pavilion and listen and see the performance without the speaker system's help.
  
• There are trains going from the city directly to the concert site and back see here.

People usually arrive early (the park opens at 5 pm), bring their own picnic and eat before the concert. If you are interested please contact me and I can get some bottles of wine and some bread and cheese. I will be there early and stake claim to a nice piece of the lawn. This page will be updated with some more details when we come closer to the concert.