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Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Midwest Premiere of John Williams's Piano Concerto featuring Emanuel Ax at Ravinia Festival
Dates: 8/1/2026
📍 Theatre: Ravinia Festival
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Emanuel Ax performs the Midwest premiere of John Williams's new Piano Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a work that pays tribute to jazz icons Art Tatum, Bill Evans, and Oscar Peterson. The program is part of Ravinia's American-themed series marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
Cast and Creative Team for Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Midwest Premiere of John Williams's Piano Concerto featuring Emanuel Ax at Ravinia Festival
Cast
Yunchan Lim
piano
Lizzo
flute
soprano
Konstanze
Miles Mykkanen
Belmonte
Sarah Dufresne
Blonde
Brenton Ryan
Pedrillo
Osmin
Pasha and narrator
María Dueñas
violin
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
librettist and spoken word artist
Kymberli Joye
soprano
Zebulon Ellis
tenor
tenor
vocalist
vocalist
Noah J. Ricketts
vocalist
Daniel Lozakovich
violin
Stella Chen
violin
Sheléa
vocalist
Darrel Walls
vocalist
Kéren Tayar
vocalist
Will Post
vocalist
Andrew Lipke
vocalist
Earl Lee
conductor
Klaus Mäkelä
conductor
conductor
conductor
conductor
Jules Buckley
conductor
Steve Hackman
conductor and creator
Chi-Yuan Lin
guest conductor
film composer and co-curator
Erik Soderstrom
Ensemble
Harry Silverstein
stage director
Madeline Slettedahl
Ensemble
Adrienne Bader
Ensemble
Adrian Dunn Singers
Ensemble
Melina Matsoukas
Ensemble
Brenton Ryan
Ensemble
Noah J. Ricketts
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Sarah Dufresne
Ensemble
Kymberli Joye
Ensemble
Zebulon Ellis
Ensemble
Ensemble
Daniel Lozakovich
Ensemble
Stella Chen
Ensemble
Earl Lee
Ensemble
Klaus Mäkelä
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Jules Buckley
Ensemble
Steve Hackman
Ensemble
Chi-Yuan Lin
Ensemble
Ensemble
Creative Team
Carlos Simon
Composer
Co-curator
Erik Soderstrom
Senior Director of Programming
Jeffrey P. Haydon
President and CEO
Melina Matsoukas
Visual Artist
Adrienne Bader
Stage Manager
Madeline Slettedahl
Head Coach
Chanda Dancy
Composer
Composer
Composer
Shirley Walker
Composer
Taki Alsop
Conducting Fellow
Yunchan Lim
Pianist
Emanuel Ax
Pianist
Stella Chen
Violinist
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