The Verona Quartet will perform at the Newport Classical Recital Hall on Friday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the organization’s 2025-2026 Chamber Series.
The concert marks the ensemble’s Newport Classical debut. The program will trace a stylistic arc beginning with Scarlatti’s Baroque sonata and Augusta Read Thomas’s “Clara’s Ascent,” followed by Janáček’s Kreutzer Sonata and concluding with Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 127.
The New York Times has called the Verona Quartet an “outstanding ensemble… cohesive yet full of temperament.” The group is the recipient of Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award, and their album “SHATTER” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart.
The quartet has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress and Wigmore Hall in the United Kingdom.
Doors open at 7 p.m. with complimentary wine provided by Gold’s Wine and Spirits. Following the performance, audience members are invited to join the artists for a reception at The Brenton Hotel featuring complimentary wine and charcuterie.
While in Newport, the Verona Quartet will engage K-4 students at St. Michael’s Country Day School as part of Newport Classical’s Music Enrichment and Engagement Initiative.
The Chamber Series continues March 13 when baritone Benjamin Appl performs Schubert’s “Die Winterreise” with pianist James Baillieu.
Tickets and information are available at newportclassical.org.
