Ravinia Martin Theatre (Highland Park, IL)
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein will play Bach's Goldberg Variations at Ravinia Martin Theatre. Known for her idiosyncratic approach to the piano and her inspiring story of perseverance, her recording of the Variations recently topped Billboard's classical charts. Watch the concert indoors or listen to it on the sound system while picnicking on the lawn outside.
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Just inside the West Gate and steps from the train, the acoustically perfect 850-seat Martin Theatre is the only original building at Ravinia still remaining. It has stood since the park opened in 1904. Beautifully restored in 1996, the 850-seat recital hall is home to stunning chamber music and recital programs, jazz events during Jazz in June and also Martinis at the Martin, Ravinia's cabaret se... More
About Lawn Seating: Lawn seating is outside the theatre and does not include a view of the stage. Its an informal and comfortable place to picnic while listening to the concert broadcast to the lawn audience through a state-of-the-art sound system. Bring your own picnic or visit the restaurants and food and beverage kiosks on site. Bring a blanket or rent a lawn chair on site.
Simone Dinnerstein is an American classical pianist, born in New York City, USA. Her father, Simon Dinnerstein, is a painter. She studied in the precollege program at the Manhattan School of Music with Solomon Mikowsky. She later attended The Juilliard School of Music and was a student of Peter Serkin. She also studied in London with Maria Curcio.
In addition to her solo recital work, she has been a featured guest artist at the Bard Music Festival. In addition, she has appeared as a chamber musician in performances of contemporary music, including works of Yehudi Wyner and Ned Rorem.
Dinnerstein has become celebrated for her interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations in concert. In addition, Dinnerstein made a recording of the Goldberg Variations in March 2005, with financial assistance from friends. At the time of the recording, she was pregnant with her son, Adrian. While this recording helped to spread her reputation and increased her concert engagements, it was not until August 2007 that this recording received commercial release, on the Telarc label (Telarc CD-80692). In its first week of commercial release, the recording was at #1 on the Billboard classical music CD sales chart. Her previous commercially released recording was with the cellist Zuill Bailey of the chamber music for cello and piano of Ludwig van Beethoven, for the Delos label (DE 3368).
Dinnerstein, her husband Jeremy Greensmith and their son live in Brooklyn, New York.
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