Hailed as “entrancing” (BBC Music Magazine) the Merz Trio opens the 2024/25 Newport Classical Chamber Series searching for song in night’s darknesses.
Distinguished by its virtuosity, probing musical insight, and impassioned, fiery performances, the Ariel Quartet has garnered critical praise worldwide for more than 25 years. Filled to the brim with contrast and expressivity, this program of Mendelssohn, Auerbach, and Britten traces three dramatically different composers’ responses to loss, be it personal or collective, explicit or implicit, and the resulting experience is a riveting and emotionally stirring Aristotelian Catharsis.
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Bridge & Wolak are a globe-trotting musical duo from Canada who create life-affirming concerts full of beauty, virtuosity, and humor. Michael Bridge, accordion, and Kornel Wolak, clarinet (both are also skilled pianists) share a love for classical, jazz, and world music, a fascination with fusing genres, and a passion for performance. They invite you to join them on their slightly unruly musical adventure in this free concert, fun for the whole family!
Acclaimed GRAMMY-winning American pianist Emanuel Ax makes his Newport debut in a solo recital program of Beethoven and Schumann, including the beloved “Moonlight Sonata.” Don’t miss this one-night-only performance in the intimate setting of the Newport Classical Recital Hall.
Acclaimed GRAMMY-winning American pianist Emanuel Ax makes his Newport debut in a solo recital program of Beethoven and Schumann, including the beloved “Moonlight Sonata.” Don’t miss this one-night-only performance in the intimate setting of the Newport Classical Recital Hall.
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Join us for a pre-concert conversation with Philip Lasser, a visionary composer with rich French and American cultural influences, whose music is known for its modernity and rapid development. Lasser will delve into his background and creative process, with a particular focus on the composition of his newly commissioned piece, "The Art of Memory," which will have its U.S premiere later that evening by Anton Majias at the Newport Classical Recital Hall.
“One of the great Bach players of our time,” Finnish-Cuban pianist Anton Mejias performs the US premiere of 12 new preludes by composer Philip Lasser in response to, and alongside Book II of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier.
A passionate conveyor of the operatic repertoire, baritone Markel Reed boasts an impressive resume including roles with the Metropolitan Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Boston Lyric Opera, and more. This vocal recital celebrates standard and contemporary works, beginning with biblical texts and poetry from Brahms and Poulenc. Reed concludes the evening with an aria from Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut up in my Bones, having originated the role of Chester in the world premiere of this seminal work.
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...
Join us for this delightful holiday celebration as we present two spirited afternoon concerts of classical chamber music in the English Gothic Revival architecture of Emmanuel Church. The dynamic ensemble Frisson, featuring young master musicians led by oboist Thomas Gallant, will perform seasonal favorites including the Nutcracker Suite, Vivaldi's "Winter," Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, Carol of the Bells, a Christmas Jazz Suite, and traditional carols. Following the concert, ring in the holidays with a festive reception graciously hosted by the Vestry of Emmanuel Church.
