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Schedule:

Tuesday July 4, 2023

7:30pm: Fenway Quintet: Patriotic Pops @ Emmanuel Church - 42 Dearborn Street Newport, RI 02840

Join us for this relaxed open-air concert at King Park to kick off your Fourth of July festivities (and our festival!). Fenway Quintet is one of the Boston Area’s most esteemed professional brass quintets. Come celebrate America’s birthday by listening to instruments that helped define this country’s sound. Bring your whole family, get cozy, and stay for the fireworks right after.

Wednesday July 5, 2023

6:00pm: Sinta Quartet: A Saxophone Soirée @ Bellevue House and Gardens - 304 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI 02840

Enjoy Special Access To The Beautiful Private Gardens At Bellevue House For This Vibrant Saxophone Quartet Concert. Encounter Great Works Of Chamber Music Steeped In Lively Folk Traditions, As Well As A Catalog Of Traditional Music From Around The Globe Arranged Specifically For This Program. This Is Highly Virtuosic Music Paired With A Striking Outdoor Setting. Feel Free To Walk Around And Explore The Natural Beauty!

Program
Dvo?ák/Arr. Dsq String Quartet No. 12 In F Major “American”  
Ligeti/Arr. Dsq Six Bagatelles For Wind Quintet  
Leó Weiner/Graser Cs?rdöngöl?  
Jay Ungar/Graser Ashokan Farewell
Bela Fleck/Graser Ufo Tofu
Mark O’connor/Graser Appalachia Waltz
Traditional/Graser Reel Set  
Emily’s Reel (Mark O’connor)
Gold Rush
Mason’s Apron
Angeline The Baker
Irish Traditional/Graser The Green Groves Of Erin/The Flowers Of Red Hill  

Thursday July 6, 2023

8:00pm: Opening Night with Simone Dinnerstein @ The Breakers - 44 Ochre Point Ave Newport, RI 02840

Simone Dinnerstein Is A Distinctive Musical Voice. The Washington Post Has Called This Grammy-Nominated Pianist “An Artist Of Strikingly Original Ideas And Irrefutable Integrity,” And All Thirteen Of Her Albums Have Topped The Billboard Classical Charts. Dinnerstein Makes Her Much Anticipated Newport Debut In The 2023 Festival Opening Night Concert At The Breakers.

Her Passionate And Nuanced Program Features Music From Her 2022 Album Undersong, The Third In A Trilogy Of Albums She Recorded At Home During The Pandemic. Dinnerstein Says, “Undersong Is An Archaic Term For A Song With A Refrain, And To Me It Also Suggests A Hidden Text. Glass, Schumann, Couperin, And Satie All Seem To Be Attempting To Find What They Want To Say Through Repetition, As Though Their Constant Change And Recycling Will Focus The Ear And The Mind. This Time Has Been One Of Reflection And Reconsidering For Many Of Us, And This Music Speaks To The Process Of Revisiting And Searching For The Meaning Beneath The Notes Of The Undersong.”

Program
Couperin Les Barricades Mysterieuses  
Schumann Arabesque  
Glass Mad Rush
Couperin Tic Toc Choc
Satie Gnossienne No. 3
Schumann Kreisleriana, Op. 16

Friday July 7, 2023

8:00pm: Aizuri Quartet @ The Breakers - 44 Ochre Point Ave Newport, RI 02840

Praised By The Washington Post For “Astounding” And “Captivating” Performances That Draw From A Notable “Meld Of Intellect, Technique And Emotions,” The Infectiously Energetic Aizuri Quartet Brings Together Their Own Four Distinctive Musical Personalities, Tracing A Journey From Darkness To Dawn, And Culminating In The Warmth Of Haydn’s “Sunrise” Quartet. This Program Explores The Ways In Which The Atmosphere, Psychological Power, And Political Metaphor Of The Night Have Been An Inspiration For Composers From The Classical Era To The Present-Day.

Program
Clara Wieck Schumann,? Arr. Karen Ouzounian: Ich Stand In Dunkeln Träumen
Bartók: String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91
Robert Schumann:?String Quartet No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 41
Haydn:?String Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise”?

Saturday July 8, 2023

8:00pm: Cantus @ The Breakers - 44 Ochre Point Ave Newport, RI 02840

The Minnesotan Low-Voice Ensemble Cantus Has Developed A National Following For Their Trademark Warmth And Blend, Innovative Programming, And Riveting Performances Of Music Ranging From The Renaissance To The 21st Century. Cantus Explores The Challenges Of Connecting In Our Modern Age By Pairing Works By Sibelius And Saint-Saëns With Compositions From Contemporary Luminaries Like Andrea Ramsey, David Lang, And Christopher H. Harris.  

Program
Cam Butler Deep Blue
Ingrid Michaelson Twitter Song
David Lang Manifesto
Laura Mvula (Arr. Rudoi/Foss) She
Saint-Saëns (Arr. Chris Foss) Calmes Des Nuits
Andrea Ramsey That Which Remains
Libby Larsen (You) 03. You Know…Are, Who?
Simon & Garfunkel (Arr. Paul Scholtz) A Most Peculiar Man
Benj Pasek/Justin Paul You Will Be Found

Intermission  
Ysaÿe M. Barnwell Tango With God
Christopher Harris I Would Live In Your Love
Sibelius Finlandia
Ysaÿe M. Barnwell Wanting Memories
Bob Gibson (Arr. Cantus) There’s A Meeting Here Tonight
Traditional (Arr. Paul John Rudoi) Yonder Come Day

Sunday July 9, 2023

9:00am: Strings in Nature @ Norman Bird Sanctuary - 583 Third Beach Road Middletown, RI 02842

Whether Evoking Birds And Animals, Rain And Thunder, Or The Sounds Of Rolling Waves, Abundant Nature Is An Infinite Source Of Inspiration For Composers. The Newport Classical Festival Artists Will Take Us On A Journey Through These Touchpoints Between Music And Nature, Anchored By A String Quartet Reduction Of Benjamin Britten’s Simple Symphony That Explores Themes From Britten’s Childhood Memories.

Program
Haydn String Quartet In F Major, Op. 74, No. 2
Jean Francaix Trio À Cordes
John Blackwood Mcewan String Quartet No. 8 In A Major
Britten Simple Symphony

8:00pm: Opera Night: Così Fan Tutte @ The Breakers - 44 Ochre Point Ave Newport, RI 02840

This Concert Is Made Possible Through The Generous Support Of Linda And Jack Purdy, Roseanne And Dennis Williams, And An Anonymous Friend.

Don’t Miss Newport Classical’s Hottest Ticket Of The Summer – The Annual Opera Night In Concert At The Breakers! This Year, Experience A Bold And Unforgettable Un-Staged Production Of Mozart’s 1790 Italian Opera Buffa Così Fan Tutte, Featuring Six Quickly Emerging Operatic Stars—Reimagined By Newport Classical’s Own Trevor S. Neal, And Under The Musical Direction Of Acclaimed Pianist Charles Kim. This Beloved Opera, Sung In Gossamer Italian, Is A Probing Look Into Romantic Relationships Through The Collaborative Genius Of Mozart And His Brilliant Librettist, Da Ponte. Così Fan Tutte Is The Epitome Of Thought-Provoking Entertainment!

Program
Mozart Così Fan Tutte

Tuesday July 11, 2023

11:00am: The Journey with my Jewishness @ Temple Shalom - 223 Valley Rd Middletown, RI 02842

This powerful and compelling program follows renowned cellist Amit Peled's personal, musical, and spiritual journey. From his childhood growing up in a small kibbutz in Israel and listening to his mother singing the traditional tune “Eli Eli,” to playing Max Bruch's “Kol Nidrei” as a young cellist and personally connecting with the Yom Kippur message, Amit explores the ups and downs of life and the desire to balance tradition, identity, and self-expression.

This concert is made possible through the generous support of Sue Klau.

4:00pm: Amit Peled: American Landscapes @ Newport Art Museum - 76 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI 02840

Internationally Renowned Israeli Cellist Amit Peled Is Acclaimed As One Of The Most Exciting And Virtuosic Instrumentalists On The Concert Stage Today. His Performances Have Been Justly Described As “Fiery And Intelligent” By The Strad Magazine (London) And Full Of “Glowing Tone” By The New York Times. Joined Here By Longtime Musical Collaborator Pianist Solomon Eichner, This Program Explores Music For Cello By Pioneering American Composers.

Program
Gershwin Arr. Nicholas Canellakis Three Preludes For Cello And Piano
Florence Price Adagio For Cello And Piano
Traditional “Motherless Child”
Copland Waltz And Celebration
Barber Sonata For Cello And Piano, Op. 6
Herbert Cello Concert No. 2, Op. 3
Joshua Bornfield The Broadway Cello Fantasy

Wednesday July 12, 2023

11:00am: The Virtuosic Flute @ The Elms - 367 Bellevue Ave Newport, RI 02840

Flutist Anthony Trionfo, Whose Playing Has Been Called “Breezily Virtuosic” (The New York Times), Joins Our Festival Artists For A Delightful Morning Concert Featuring Chamber Masterworks For Flute, Strings, And Piano. Come Discover The First Of Mozart’s Flute Quartets, Friedrich Kuhlau’s Last And Possibly Greatest Composition, Grand Trio, And Other Works By Rarely Heard Composers Of The Late-Classical And Early Romantic Periods.

Program
Mozart Flute Quartet In D Major, K. 285
Kuhlau Grand Trio, Op. 119
Farrenc Trio For Flute, Cello, And Piano, Op. 45
Reger Serenade For Flute, Violin, And Viola In G Major, Op. 141a

8:00pm: Zlatomir Fung performs the Bach Cello Suites @ The Breakers - 44 Ochre Point Ave Newport, RI 02840

Bach’s Six Cello Suites Are Among The Most Extraordinary And Iconic Works Ever Written For Cello. Each Piece Resonates With Its Own Unique Characteristics And Sonority. This Is A Rare Opportunity To Hear The Full Collection Performed In Its Entirety By One Of The Preeminent Cellists Of Our Time. Zlatomir Fung Is The Youngest Musician Ever To Win First Prize At The International Tchaikovsky Competition Cello Division. Fung’s Impeccable Technique Demonstrates His Mastery Of The Canon.

Program
Bach Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, Bwv 1007
Bach Cello Suite No. 2 In D Minor, Bwv 1008
Bach Cello Suite No. 3 In C Major, Bwv 1009
Bach Cello Suite No. 4 In E-Flat Major, Bwv 1010
Bach Cello Suite No. 5 In C Minor, Bwv 1011
Bach Cello Suite No. 6 In D Major, Bwv 1012

Thursday July 13, 2023

11:00am: Classical Rivalries @ The Elms - 367 Bellevue Ave Newport, RI 02840

This Concert With Our Festival Artists Explores The Famous Feud Between Brahms And Liszt, In Which Both Sought To Build Upon Their Own Legacies To Match That Of The Great Mozart. Reacquaint Yourself With These Timeless Classics As These Composers Duke It Out For Greatness. There’s No Rivalry Like A Classical Rivalry!

Program
Mozart String Quartet No. 14 In G Major, K. 387  
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, 5, 6  
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 25

8:00pm: Hélène Grimaud @ The Breakers - 44 Ochre Point Ave Newport, RI 02840

Hélène Grimaud Is A Singular Pianist Known Around The Globe For Her Fierce Intelligence, Fearless Interpretations, And Sincere Freedom Of Expression. In This Characteristically Thoughtful Program, She Approaches Each Work With Deep Respect As Well As Individual Artistry. Hear What Insights Await When This Beloved Artist Makes Her Long-Anticipated Debut As A Newport Classical Recitalist.

Program
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109  
Brahms Three Intermezzi For Piano, Op. 117  
Brahms 7 Fantasien, Op.116
Bach/Busoni Chaconne From Violin Partita No.2 In D Minor, Bwv 1004

Friday July 14, 2023

5:15am: Sunrise Meditations @ Chinese Tea House - 596 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI 02840

Experience An Unforgettable Sunrise Over Newport’s Iconic Cliff Walk Through This Whimsical And Inspiring Morning Concert With Our Festival Artists. These Works, Introspective In Nature And Written For Different String Configurations, Together Make For A Meditative And Uplifting Start To Your Day.

Program
Vieuxtemps Capriccio For Solo Viola                            
Mozart String Quartet No. 21 In D Major, K. 575                   
Bologne Sonata For Two Violins In B-Flat Major              
Rolla Duet In F Major For Viola And Cello                    
Schubert String Quartet No. 12 In C Minor, D. 703

8:00pm: Eldbjørg Hemsing @ The Breakers - 44 Ochre Point Ave Newport, RI 02840

Charismatic Norwegian Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing?Is One Of The Leading Young Violinists Of Our Time. At Newport Classical, She Returns To Her Roots As A Specialist Of The Music Of Edvard Grieg, Opening This Imaginative Program With His Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 2. Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, A Festival Artist And “Gifted Virtuoso” (San Francisco Chronicle), Joins Ms. Hemsing From The Piano For This Astonishing Recital Program.

Program
Grieg Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 2 In G Major, Op. 13
Henning Sommerro Vårsøg
Frode Fjellheim Under The Arctic Moon
Ola Gjeilo Dawn
Jacob Shea Sea Ice Melting
Grieg Last Spring
Fauré Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 1, Op. 13
Ravel Tzigane 

Saturday July 15, 2023

3:00pm: Festival Artists Fanfare @ Emmanuel Church - 42 Dearborn Street Newport, RI 02840

Join Our Festival Artists For An Invigorating Afternoon Concert At Emmanuel Church, Where The Stunning English Gothic Revival Architecture Shapes An Enveloping Acoustic Experience. This Program Highlights The Solo And Virtuosic Capabilities Of These Talented Emerging Artists – And Concluding With Frank Bridge’s Phantasy For Piano Quartet, Which Is Credited With Catapulting Bridge’s Career. All Ticket Sales For This Performance Will Go Toward Supporting Emmanuel Church And The Vibrant Community Who Gather Here.

Program
Mozart Violin Sonata No. 17 In C Major, K. 296                        
Dohnanyi Serenade In C Major For String Trio, Op. 10   
Debussy Cello Sonata
Rebecca Clarke Dumka                                     
Frank Bridge Phantasy For Piano Quartet In F-Sharp Minor, H. 94

8:00pm: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra @ The Breakers - 44 Ochre Point Ave Newport, RI 02840

Under The Musical Direction Of Richard Egarr In His Second Season As Music Director, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Is Recognized As “America’s Leading Historically Informed Ensemble” (The New York Times). Considered The Most Versatile Ensemble Of Its Kind And Performing Entirely On Period Instruments,? Pbo Offers A Thoughtful Program Of Handel And Biber. This Program Also Features The East Coast Premiere Of A New Work By Mason Bates, Which The Composer Describes As “A Dreamy?And?Lyrical Mediation On The?Interesting?Connection Between Baroque?Performance Practice?And?Early?Bluegrass.”
Richard Egarr, Conductor

Program
Handel Sinfonia From Saul
Biber Mensa Sonora Pars Iii In A Minor
Handel Concerto Grosso In F Major, Op. 3, No. 4
Handel Concerto Grosso In D Minor, Op. 3, No. 5
Mason Bates Appalachian Ayre?(East Coast Premiere)
Handel Concerto Grosso In B-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2
Handel “Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba” From Solomon

Sunday July 16, 2023

8:00pm: Hermitage Piano Trio: Rachmaninoff 150th Birthday Celebration @ The Breakers - 44 Ochre Point Ave Newport, RI 02840

Now Entering Their Second Decade, The United States-Based Hermitage Piano Trio Has Solidified Its Place As One Of The World’s Leading Piano Trios, Garnering Multiple Grammy® Award Nominations, Audience Raves, And High Press Accolades For Their Performances. The Washington Post Has Singled Them Out For Playing With “Such Power And Sweeping Passion That It Left You Nearly Out Of Breath.” Hermitage Piano Trio Has Assembled This Program In Celebration Of Rachmaninoff’s 150th Birthday, Pairing His Second Piano Trio With Works By Three Composers Who Each Drew Inspiration From The Prolific Composer.  

Program
Beach Piano Trio In A Minor, Op. 150                           
Suk Elegy In D-Flat Major, Op. 23                        
Shostakovich Trio No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 8                                                                         
Rachmaninoff Trio Élégiaque No. 2 In D Minor, Op. 9 

Tuesday July 18, 2023

11:00am: American Songbook @ Blithewold Mansion - 101 Ferry Road Bristol, RI 02809

The Great American Songbook is to American music what the complete works of Shakespeare are to English literature: an indispensable and crucial foundation for a unique and sophisticated art form. Composers and lyricists such as George and Ira Gershwin, Richard Rodgers with Lorenz Hart, and the inimitable Cole Porter created a formidable repertoire of songs for Broadway stage musicals and Hollywood movies. These subsequently became the bedrock of singers and instrumentalists in jazz’s golden age. Newport Classical’s Festival Artists will take us on a grand instrumental journey featuring eloquent break-up ballads, wistful reveries, and exultant celebrations of love and romance.

7:30pm: Charlie Albright performs Rhapsody in Blue @ Castle Hill Inn - 590 Ocean Ave Newport, RI 02840

Internationally Award-Winning Pianist Charlie Albright Quickly Became A Newport Classical Music Festival Favorite For His Ability To Bring Music To Everyone, Connecting With Audiences Through His Music, Speaking, And Uniquely Playful Approach To Concerts. Charlie Will Offer A Program Exploring The Full Range Of Piano Repertoire, From The Core Canon To Classical Improvisations On Popular Works Of Today— All Set Next To Castle Hill’s Magical Seaside Vistas.

Program
Beethoven Sonata No. 17 In D Minor: “Tempest”
Bach Arr. Hess Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring (Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude), Chorale From Cantata Bwv 147
Gershwin Rhapsody In Blue
Albright Live Improvised Sonata Based On Notes From The Audience

Wednesday July 19, 2023

11:00am: Classical Lieder: Art in Song @ The Elms - 367 Bellevue Ave Newport, RI 02840

Mezzo-Soprano Heather Gallagher And Baritone Joseph Parrish Join Our Festival Artists For An Enchanting Morning Recital Of Art Song (“Lieder” In German). Director Of Artistic Planning, Trevor Neal, Has Curated An Incredible Recital Program Of Songs Composed In The Nearly Forty Years Between 1888 And 1922. His Selections Highlight The Changing Styles Of Music That Emanated From Four Important Centers Of Music-Making: From Vienna, The Voice Of The Hugo Wolf, Known As The Aesthetic Adversary To The Traditionalist Brahms; From France, Varied Sound-Pictures Of Faure; From Italy, The Genius Of The Often-Overlooked Respighi; And From The Uk, The Imagination And Sensitivity Of Gerald Finzi.

Program
Wolf Morike Lieder
Faure L’horizon Chimerique, Op. 118
Respighi Il Tramonto
Finzi By Footpath Or Stile

8:00pm: An Evening with Kelli O’Hara @ The Breakers - 44 Ochre Point Ave Newport, RI 02840

Don’t miss this spectacular evening with stage and screen star Kelli O’Hara, one of Broadway & Opera’s greatest leading ladies. Her portrayal of Anna Loenowens in The King and I garnered her a Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. In 2015, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Lehar’s The Merry Widow opposite Renee Fleming and returned as Despina in Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte and Laura Brown in Kevin Puts’s The Hours. O’Hara received an Emmy nomination for her work as Katie Bonner in The Accidental Wolf and can currently be seen?starring alongside Christina Baranski & Cynthia Nixon in HBO’s new series The Gilded Age. O’Hara now returns to The Breakers for a vocal recital celebrating her illustrious and varied career.

Kelli O’Hara, vocals
Dan Lipton, piano

Thursday July 20, 2023

8:00pm: An Evening with Kelli O’Hara @ The Breakers - 44 Ochre Point Ave Newport, RI 02840

Don’t miss this spectacular evening with stage and screen star Kelli O’Hara, one of Broadway & Opera’s greatest leading ladies. Her portrayal of Anna Loenowens in The King and I garnered her a Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. In 2015, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Lehar’s The Merry Widow opposite Renee Fleming and returned as Despina in Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte and Laura Brown in Kevin Puts’s The Hours. O’Hara received an Emmy nomination for her work as Katie Bonner in The Accidental Wolf and can currently be seen?starring alongside Christina Baranski & Cynthia Nixon in HBO’s new series The Gilded Age. O’Hara now returns to The Breakers for a vocal recital celebrating her illustrious and varied career.

Kelli O’Hara, vocals
Dan Lipton, piano

Friday July 21, 2023

5:15am: Sunrise Meditations @ Chinese Tea House - 596 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI 02840

As The Sun Rises Over The Atlantic, The Newport Classical Festival Artists Welcome You To Your Day With A Program Of Meditative Musical Poetics. This Program Explores The Spaces In Which We Gather: Physically, Mentally, And Spiritually. These Selections Highlight Composers From Historically Underrepresented Communities And From The Indigenous Diaspora. Roland-Manuel References Baroque Dance Style; Wiancko Fuses Traditional Appalachian Music With Japanese Folk Song. Korngold’s ‘String Quartet No 2’ Closes The Program With Impressionistic Touches, Evoking Waltzes And The Musical Lightness Of Vienna.  

Program
Casals Song Of The Birds
Lei Liang Gobi Canticle           
Alexis Roland-Manuel String Trio In A Major
Paul Wiancko American Haiku
Korngold String Quartet No. 2, Op. 26

8:00pm: Concert and Cocktails: A Musical Soirée with Anthony McGill and Anna Polonsky @ Redwood Library and Athenaeum - 50 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI 02840

Toast The 54th Newport Classical Music Festival With This Intimate Performance And Elegant Cocktail Celebration At The Historic Redwood Library & Athenæum! Clarinetist Anthony Mcgill Is One Of Classical Music’s Most Recognizable And Brilliantly Multifaceted Figures. In Addition To Holding The Principal Clarinet Chair At The New York Philharmonic, Mcgill Enjoys An Equally Impressive International Solo And Chamber Music Career. During The Special Extended Intermission Reception, Explore The Library While Enjoying Cocktails And An Array Of Hors D’oeuvres.

Program
Amanda Harberg Sonata For Clarinet And Piano
Lutoslawski Dance Preludes
Copland Clarinet Sonata  
Gaubert Fantasie For Clarinet And Piano
Adolphus Hailstork The Blue Bag  
Weber Grand Duo Concertant For Clarinet And Piano

Saturday July 22, 2023

2:00pm: Excelsis Percussion Quartet @ The Colony House - Washington Square Newport, RI 02840

New York City-Based Excelsis Percussion Quartet Is An International And Multilingual Group Of Women Who Speak The Universal Language Of Rhythm, Rooted In Their Belief That Music Possesses An Ability To Unite Us All. They’ve Been Hailed By Timpanist Jonathan Haas As “One Of The Most Innovative And Exciting Percussion Ensembles To Emerge In The Golden Age Of Chamber Music” For Their Immersive Sound World. Excelsis Infuses Vibrancy And New Energy Into The Percussion Community Through Eclectic Programming, Innovative Storytelling, And Embracing Their Intersectional Identities.

Program
Daniel Levitan Marimba Quartet
Eric Whitacre (Arr. Joby Burgess) Sleep
Owen Clayton Condon Fractalia  
Rüdiger Pawassar Sculpture In Wood  
Yaz Lancaster Sequoias  
Vanessa Thomlinson Sonic Dreams

8:00pm: Festival Artists Finale: Piano Quintets and a World Premiere @ The Breakers - 44 Ochre Point Ave Newport, RI 02840

Three-Time Grammy-Nominated Violinist/Composer Curtis Stewart Curates A Thrilling Evening Of Piano Quintets, Including The World Premiere Of The Gilded Cage, Composed For The Newport Classical Music Festival Through Our Annual Commissioning Initiative. Stewart’s Piece Is Inspired By His Father’s Time Living In Newport And Growing Up Within The Baptist Ame Church, As Well As The History Of The Breakers’ Many Caretakers Over The Decades.

This Concert Features The 2023 Festival Artists In Their Final Performance Of The Summer— Concluding With The Showstopping And Notoriously Challenging Piano Quintet By Shostakovich.

Program
Schumann Piano Quintet In E-Flat Major, Op.44  
Bruch Piano Quintet In G Minor                                        
Curtis Stewart The Gilded Cage [Newport Classical Commission, World Premiere]
Shostakovich Piano Quintet In G Minor, Op. 57

Sunday July 23, 2023

8:00pm: The Knights perform Appalachian Spring @ The Breakers - 44 Ochre Point Ave Newport, RI 02840

Celebrate The Conclusion Of The 2023 Music Festival With The Knights – A New York-Based Orchestral Collective Of Adventurous Musicians Dedicated To Transforming The Concert Experience And Eliminating Barriers Between Audiences And Music. Members Bring A Range Of Cultural Influences To The Group, From Baroque And Classical Performance Practice, To Jazz And Klezmer Genres, To Pop And Indie Rock. Driven By An Open-Minded Spirit Of Camaraderie And Exploration, The Knights Inspire Listeners With Vibrant Programs That Honor The Classical Tradition Alongside Their Passion For Artistic Discovery.

Eric Jacobsen, Artistic Director And Conductor
Colin Jacobsen, Artistic Director And Violin
Alex Gonzalez, Violin
Alex Sopp, Flute

Program
Vivaldi Flute Concerto In G Minor, Op. 10, No. 2, Rv 439 “La Notte”
Anna Clyne Prince Of Clouds
Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Copland Appalachian Spring
Colin Jacobsen A Shadow Under Every Light   

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Date: Tuesday July 4, 2023 - Sunday July 23, 2023

Location: various venue in Newport

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