This concert is made possible in part through the generous support of The American-Scandinavian Foundation.
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
*Program subject to change. Full program notes available the week before the concert.
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Forte Film Screening in partnership with NewportFILM Outdoors
FREE
Thursday, July 13, 2023 | 8:30 PM
Aquidneck Park, 300 Spring Street
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Forte is a fast-paced ensemble cast documentary, featuring Tatiana Berman, Lucia Caruso, and Eldbjørg Hemsing, and explores the notion of success and excellence from the female perspective.
Newport Classical Festival Artist Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner will perform prior to the screening, and violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing will join producer Anastasia Boudanoque in a post-screening conversation.