This concert is made possible through the generous support of Ken Scigulinsky in memory of Tia Scigulinsky – classical music was her special joy.
Following a sold-out performance at the Newport Classical Recital Hall in 2024, we are thrilled to welcome the Galvin Cello Quartet back to Newport for an exceptional concert at The Breakers. Fresh off their Silver Medal at the 2021 Fischoff Competition and their win at the 2022 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, the quartet has quickly become a force in the classical music world. Known for their innovative approach to new music, this concert will feature the world premiere of a piece commissioned by Newport Classical from Canadian Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen, alongside works by Beethoven, Mozart, Mussorgsky, and Tchaikovsky, blending beloved classics with exciting new compositions.
Arrive early for a Pre-concert talk!
11 AM | Newport Classical Recital Hall- Join internationally celebrated Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen for a free pre-concert conversation discussing the themes of identity and resilience ahead of her world premiere of First Light, as well as Derksen’s artistic process and her commitment to telling Indigenous stories through music. Moderated by Charles Roberts, Executive Director of the RI Slave Medallions, and joined by Dancing Star Tracy Brown of the Pokanoket Nation, Derksen will share her creative vision and historical research for her powerful new work which reimagines the story of John Anthony, a young boy of Indigenous and African descent who escaped bondage in 18th-century Rhode Island.
Register for the Pre-concert talk here.
James Baik, Sydney Lee, Luiz Fernando Venturelli, and Haddon Kay, cellos
PROGRAM
VIVALDI Presto from The Four Seasons
(arr. James Barralet)
MOZART Sonata in D Major, K. 381
(arr. Valter Despalj)
DEBUSSY Reverie
(arr. Blaise Dejardin)
BEETHOVEN 12 Variations on a Theme from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus
(arr. Ka-Wai Yu)
TCHAIKOVSKY Andante Cantabile
PAGANINI Variations on a Theme by Rossini
(arr. Galvin Cello Quartet)
CARLOS GARDEL Por Una Cabeza
(arr. James Barralet)
MUSSORGSKY Selections from Pictures at an Exhibition
(arr. Blaise Dejardin)
CRIS DERKSEN First Light [World Premiere, Newport Classical Commission]
ANDRÉ MEHMARI Forrobodó
*Program is subject to change
