The music continues indoors at Ravinia Festival from now through April 2008. The Rising Stars series features up and coming performers in the world of classical music and is designed to provide gifted young musicians with the opportunity to refine their performing skills. This unique program encourages audiences to experience and support new talent in an intimate setting.
Brazilian Guitar Quartet showcases traditional Brazilian guitar music as well as Western classical music on Friday, October 19. The Houston Chronicle calls the group, “Attentive, respectful, authoritative and irresistibly musical.”
The Chicago Tribune hails the Rising Stars series as “one of the nation’s primary launching pads.” Ravinia Festival is dedicated to developing the full potential of emerging artists, beginning performances on the Rising Stars series and, ultimately, their Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut on the pavilion stage during the festival’s summer season. Rising Stars concerts have introduced Ravinia patrons to such major artists as pianists Jonathan Biss and Lang Lang —both of whom have appeared at Ravinia in main-stage performances this past summer.
In the ten years since its formation, the Brazilian Guitar Quartet has been widely praised, performing at venues such as the Metropolitan Museum in New York, headlining the inaugural World Guitar Congress in Baltimore, and performing at festivals across the world. Tickets are available by calling 847-266-5100 or by visiting www.ravinia.org.
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