Ravinia Steans Music Institute — Program for Piano & Strings

Key facts

Dates

Jun 8, 2026 → Jul 12, 2026

Application deadline

Dec 1, 2025

Tuition

Free

Application fee

$95

Age range

18–30

Scholarship

Yes

About

A full-fellowship chamber music residency at Ravinia outside Chicago. Pianists and string players are matched into ensembles and coached intensively by leading chamber musicians, culminating in public performances.

Auditions

• Highland Park, United States

  Dec 8, 2025, 10:00 AM
  Fee: $50
  PianoViolin

  Live audition required. Two contrasting chamber music excerpts plus solo work.

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• Lenox, United States

  Dec 15, 2025, 10:00 AM
  Fee: $50
  ViolaCello

  East coast live audition day.

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Reviews

★ 5.0 out of 5 · 2 reviews

• ★★★★★Intensive and rewarding
  ViolaQuartet · 2023

  You leave with new rep, new collaborators, and a much deeper understanding of chamber music.

• ★★★★★Gold standard for chamber music
  PianoFellow · 2024

  Full fellowship, daily coachings, and frequent public performances. The mentorship is genuinely transformative.

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