Chamber Series

Tickets for the 2024/25 Chamber Series are available now!

Year-round, world-class programming continues with the highly anticipated Newport Classical Chamber Series. The expanded 12-concert series is held on select Fridays from September through June in our newly-air-conditioned home venue, the Newport Classical Recital Hall, in the heart of Newport.

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Cellist Seth Parker Woods: Bach Sarabandes and Responses
November 15, 2024
Celebrated by The Guardian as “a cellist of power and grace” possessing “mature artistry and willingness to go to the brink,” two-time GRAMMY®-nominated cellist Seth Parker Woods explores three centuries of music for cello centering around identity, narrative storytelling, and polyphonic composition for a monophonic voice...
Telegraph Quartet performs Beethoven
January 24, 2025
Now in its 10th season, the Telegraph Quartet passionately performs both standard chamber music and contemporary works. Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle as “an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape,” the Quartet has won the 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition Grand Prize. For their Newport debut, they explore compositions by Rebecca Clarke, Beethoven, and Smetana, highlighting the poignant irony of each composer’s struggle with hearing loss in relation to their work.
Boyd Meets Girl
February 14, 2025
Spend Valentine’s Day with Boyd Meets Girl, Australian classical guitarist Rupert Boyd and American cellist Laura Metcalf, who have toured the world sharing their eclectic mix of music from Debussy and Bach to Radiohead and Beyoncé. Both acclaimed soloists in their own right, Boyd has been described as “truly evocative” by The Washington Post, and as "a player who deserves to be heard" by Classical Guitar Magazine, while Metcalf, who has also toured as a member of the popular chamber ensembles Eighth Blackbird, Break of Reality and Sybarite5, has been called "brilliant" by Gramophone. 
Trio Karénine performs Schubert and Dvořák 
February 28, 2025
Acclaimed Trio Karénine has established itself in recent years as a key group on the French and international stage. The piano trio is lauded for its musical integrity and joie de vivre by critics and audiences alike. In a true celebration of the piano trio, this program opens with Schubert’s second piano trio, one of the very last compositions completed during this lifetime. The program concludes with Dvořák’s rarely programmed second piano trio, filled with color, warmth, lively dance, and Slavic folk elements.
Oboist James Austin Smith in Recital
March 21, 2025
Praised for his “virtuosic,” “dazzling,” and “brilliant” performances (New York Times) and his “bold, keen sound” (The New Yorker), oboist James Austin Smith boasts an extensive chamber music career. In this compelling recital, he will present a program of works by...
Violinist Bella Hristova performs Bach and Grieg
April 25, 2025
Bulgarian American violinist Bella Hristova has won international acclaim for her “expressive nuance and rich tone” (New York Times) and “impressive power and control” (Washington Post). In collaboration with returning pianist, Anna Polonsky, Hristova marks her Newport debut.
Orion Weiss performs The Goldberg Variations
May 16, 2025
Virtuosic pianist Orion Weiss returns to Newport for a solo recital of Bach’s beloved Goldberg Variations, the composer’s most popular keyboard work, consisting of an aria and 30 variations. One of the most sought-after soloists in his generation of American musicians...
Trio Mediaeval
June 13, 2025
The crystalline voices of GRAMMY®-nominated Trio Mediaeval have captivated with their “astonishing clarity and focus.” The New York Times proclaims, “few vocal ensembles produce quite as beautiful and finely blended a sound as this Norwegian trio.” Be immersed in one of the...
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Cellist Seth Parker Woods: Bach Sarabandes and Responses
November 15, 2024
Celebrated by The Guardian as “a cellist of power and grace” possessing “mature artistry and willingness to go to the brink,” two-time GRAMMY®-nominated cellist Seth Parker Woods explores three centuries of music for cello centering around identity, narrative storytelling, and polyphonic composition for a monophonic voice...
Telegraph Quartet performs Beethoven
January 24, 2025
Now in its 10th season, the Telegraph Quartet passionately performs both standard chamber music and contemporary works. Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle as “an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape,” the Quartet has won the 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition Grand Prize. For their Newport debut, they explore compositions by Rebecca Clarke, Beethoven, and Smetana, highlighting the poignant irony of each composer’s struggle with hearing loss in relation to their work.
Boyd Meets Girl
February 14, 2025
Spend Valentine’s Day with Boyd Meets Girl, Australian classical guitarist Rupert Boyd and American cellist Laura Metcalf, who have toured the world sharing their eclectic mix of music from Debussy and Bach to Radiohead and Beyoncé. Both acclaimed soloists in their own right, Boyd has been described as “truly evocative” by The Washington Post, and as "a player who deserves to be heard" by Classical Guitar Magazine, while Metcalf, who has also toured as a member of the popular chamber ensembles Eighth Blackbird, Break of Reality and Sybarite5, has been called "brilliant" by Gramophone. 
Trio Karénine performs Schubert and Dvořák 
February 28, 2025
Acclaimed Trio Karénine has established itself in recent years as a key group on the French and international stage. The piano trio is lauded for its musical integrity and joie de vivre by critics and audiences alike. In a true celebration of the piano trio, this program opens with Schubert’s second piano trio, one of the very last compositions completed during this lifetime. The program concludes with Dvořák’s rarely programmed second piano trio, filled with color, warmth, lively dance, and Slavic folk elements.
Oboist James Austin Smith in Recital
March 21, 2025
Praised for his “virtuosic,” “dazzling,” and “brilliant” performances (New York Times) and his “bold, keen sound” (The New Yorker), oboist James Austin Smith boasts an extensive chamber music career. In this compelling recital, he will present a program of works by...
Violinist Bella Hristova performs Bach and Grieg
April 25, 2025
Bulgarian American violinist Bella Hristova has won international acclaim for her “expressive nuance and rich tone” (New York Times) and “impressive power and control” (Washington Post). In collaboration with returning pianist, Anna Polonsky, Hristova marks her Newport debut.
Orion Weiss performs The Goldberg Variations
May 16, 2025
Virtuosic pianist Orion Weiss returns to Newport for a solo recital of Bach’s beloved Goldberg Variations, the composer’s most popular keyboard work, consisting of an aria and 30 variations. One of the most sought-after soloists in his generation of American musicians...
Trio Mediaeval
June 13, 2025
The crystalline voices of GRAMMY®-nominated Trio Mediaeval have captivated with their “astonishing clarity and focus.” The New York Times proclaims, “few vocal ensembles produce quite as beautiful and finely blended a sound as this Norwegian trio.” Be immersed in one of the...
All Chamber Series Events

AARP members and their guests receive discounts on fall Chamber Series tickets and packages. Enter discount code NCFallChamber2024 for $10 off your fall single ticket(s) or NCFallChamber2024Package for $50 off each fall package. Apply online or mention when ordering by phone. Offer available while supplies last

Free Student and Community Tickets

Thanks to a generous grant from the Gruben Charitable Foundation, we are pleased to offer a limited number of free Chamber Series tickets on a first-come, first-serve basis. These are available for students of all ages and an accompanying parent or teacher. They are also available to community members of all ages for whom ticket prices are out of reach. With enough notice, we may be able to accommodate small groups.  

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