Here are some highlights on the schedule for the upcoming Ravinia Festival:
Chicagoan Maggie Brown will present “A Legacy of Jazz and Poetry: Tribute to Oscar Brown Jr.,” a salute to her father, at 6 p.m. Aug. 22 in Bennett Gordon Hall. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
Carrie Underwood will perform at Ravinia on September 6 and 7. (Terry Wyatt / Getty Images)
Itzhak Perlman will headline a program of Jewish cantorial-liturgical music. (Warren Skalski / Chicago Tribune)
Finnish conductor Susanna Malkki will lead the CSO in her Ravinia debut. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)
Flutist James Galway will give the U.S. premiere of a flute concerto written for him by “Riverdance” composer Bill Whelan. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)
Nathan Gunn will perform at Ravinia in 2014. (Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)
Conductor Paavo Jarvi will lead The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen during a performance at Ravinia. (Joel Wintermantle/ Chicago Tribune)
The classical roster at Ravinia will include cellist Yo-Yo Ma. (Scott Strazzante / Chicago Tribune)
