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Hunter Pavilion at Ravinia

Highland Park

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Hunter Pavilion at Ravinia classical concerts

Ravinia Park · Highland Park

Associated programming: Ravinia Festival and Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Hunter Pavilion is Ravinia Festival's renovated main covered concert pavilion and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer stage for large orchestral and touring programs.

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Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony

Friday, July 31 at 7:30 PM · Ticketed

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Planning a visit to Hunter Pavilion at Ravinia

Choose Hunter Pavilion for a main-stage Ravinia concert, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer residency. Confirm whether the ticket is for a reserved Pavilion seat or lawn admission, along with the program, run time, accessibility arrangements, and ticket terms, then review current park gates, free Metra travel, parking, weather, dining, permitted items, and entry guidance before leaving.

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Before or after the performance

Check current hours, performance-day service, travel time, and reservations before relying on any stop.

  • Restaurant

    Abigail's American Bistro

    A reservation-oriented Ravinia District restaurant for a full meal before a festival event; confirm service and the trip to the park entrance.

  • Restaurant

    Bluegrass

    A Highland Park restaurant for a more casual meal before the program; reserve when useful and allow for traffic or rail timing to Ravinia Park.

  • Quick bite

    Ravinia Festival dining

    Review the festival's current on-site dining, preordering, and reservation options when eating inside the park fits better than an off-site stop.

  • Attraction

    Chicago Botanic Garden

    Combine an earlier garden visit with the performance only after checking admission, parking, closing time, weather, and travel to Ravinia.

  • Attraction

    Heller Nature Center

    Use the park district's information for an earlier trail or nature-center stop, confirming hours, weather, trail conditions, and travel time.

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Date: Sat, Aug 1, 12:30 AM

Venue: Hunter Pavilion at Ravinia Neighborhood: Chicago metro Details

Ravinia is grateful for the support ofHunter Family FoundationSpotlight SponsorA testament to American possibility, Antonín Dvořák’s famous Ninth Symphony is a quest for the identity of American music and a vision of what the nation’s voice could become. Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic in 1893, the work draws inspiration from Indigenous and Black American musical traditions, creating a sweeping, deeply human portrait of a nation.More than a century later, the question of what defines a uniquely American sound continues to resonate. This summer, Dvořák’s monumental work is paired with a contemporary voice shaping the answer as Alsop and the CSO present the Midwest premiere of Carlos Simon’s Good News Mass. Blending gospel spirituality with Black Catholic tradition and classical liturgy, Simon’s work carries forward the same spirit of cultural dialogue that inspired Dvořák more than a century ago.Speaking to The New York Times, Simon reflects on the universality he seeks in his music: “If this music is done in the right way, if it’s being honest, it doesn’t matter whatever your language, whatever your background, whether you’re white, Black, whoever — it goes straight to you. And that’s what I always strive for.”

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