We’re coming to you LIVE from the 2024 Ravinia Steans Music Institute (RSMI) for a special masterclass with the Takács Quartet.

RSMI’s Program for Piano & Strings concentrates on interpretation and small-group collaboration through the practice and performance of classical sonata and chamber repertoire. Up to 35 violinists, violists, cellists, pianists, and members of pre-existing chamber groups gather for five weeks of immersive and intensive rehearsals and coachings with a rotating roster of some of the world’s finest teaching artists. 

You can learn more about the festival through an exclusive interview with former Artistic Director Miriam Fried here.

Program

L. V. Beethoven

String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135

Sophia Szokolay, Haerim Oh, Isabella Bignasca, Hannah Rubin

Fanny Mendelssohn

String Quartet in E-flat Major

Yue Qian, Leah Amory, Zechariah Mo, Elena Ariza

G. Ligeti

String Quartet No. 1 “Métamorphoses nocturnes”

Yue Qian, Evan Johanson, Andy Park, Michael Song