Newport Classical will open its 2025-2026 Chamber Series on Sept. 12 with a performance by the Poiesis Quartet, a rising string ensemble that has won multiple national competitions in recent years. The concert, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Newport Classical Recital Hall, will feature the quartet performing Beethoven’s Op. 59 No. 3 alongside contemporary works by […]
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Newport Classical offers three free concerts for families this fall
Newport Classical will present three free concerts designed for families and children from August through October as part of its Community Concerts Series presented by BankNewport. The Grammy Award-winning Akropolis Reed Quintet will perform Saturday, Aug. 23, at 4 p.m. at the Newport County YMCA, 792 Valley Road, Middletown. The interactive concert will feature selections […]
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Grammy winner Karen Slack to perform ‘African Queens’ at Newport Classical Festival
This summer, the Newport Classical Music Festival welcomes soprano Karen Slack for a performance of “African Queens,” a new work that’s generating buzz in the classical music world. Set for July 12, 2025, at 8 p.m., Slack will take the stage at The Breakers mansion. It’s one of the highlights of the festival’s 56th season, […]
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Newport Classical announces 2025 Music Festival lineup
Newport Classical is set to dazzle audiences with its 2025 Music Festival, running from July 4-22 across 11 stunning venues in Newport. The 56th season promises an impressive lineup of 29 concerts featuring over 100 artists, blending beloved classics with exciting new works and world premieres. Music lovers can look forward to performances by the […]
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What’s Up in Music this season: We preview the statewide winter concert scene
Things aren’t slowing down at all on the local music scene, with a wide variety of concerts scheduled over the next three months ranging from indie-rock to classical. Here’s a statewide rundown of some notable shows coming your way over this winter season. Ragged Island Brewing brings back the popular Barn Sessions with shows highlighting […]
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Newport Classical to present the Telegraph Quartet on Jan. 24
Newport Classical continues its fourth full-season Chamber Series with a performance on Friday, January 24, 2025, by the Telegraph Quartet (Eric Chin and Joseph Maile, violins; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jeremiah Shaw, cello), a group praised by The New York Times for being, “full of elegance and pinpoint control,” and the San Francisco Chronicle for its, “soulfulness [and] tonal beauty.” The concert is among twelve concerts […]
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Newport Classical to present Pianist Anton Mejias in October Chamber Series Concert
Newport Classical continues its fourth full-season Chamber Series, featuring twelve concerts held on select Fridays at 7:30 pm at the organization’s home venue, Newport Classical Recital Hall (42 Dearborn St.), with a performance by Finnish-Cuban pianist Anton Mejias on Friday, October 18, 2024 at 7:30pm. Mejias will give the US premiere of Twelve Preludes: The Art of Memory by composer Philip Lasser, alongside Book II […]
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Newport Classical Chamber Series opening this Friday
Newport Classical wrapped up its extremely popular Newport Classical Music Festival, an integral part of the area’s bustling summer tourism season. While the influx of seasonal visitors may have left the island, Newport Classical is determined to continue bringing classical music to the community, and it’s a program that locals have embraced. Where so many […]
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Newport Classical’s fourth full-season Chamber Series will feature twelve concerts
Following its record-breaking 55th summer festival, this month Newport Classical opens its fourth full-season Chamber Series, featuring twelve concerts held on select Fridays at 7:30 pm at the organization’s home venue Newport Classical Recital Hall (42 Dearborn St.). On September 13, the “entrancing” (BBC Music Magazine) Merz Trio performs the music of Schumann and Brahms, and on September 27, the fiery Ariel Quartet performs music by […]
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Newport Classical will present Grammy Award-winning pianist Emanuel Ax on October 8
Newport Classical presents GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist Emanuel Ax on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 7:30pm at Newport Classical Recital Hall (42 Dearborn St.). Hailed for his “thoughtful, lyrical, lustrous” playing by The Washington Post, the acclaimed American pianist will make his Newport Classical debut in a solo recital program of Beethoven and Schumann, entitled Fantasies. Paired with the intimacy of Newport Classical’s home venue, known for its […]
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Newport Classical will present Pianist Eric Lu on Jan. 26
Newport Classical today announced that it will present its next Chamber Series concert featuring pianist Eric Lu. Hailed by the Guardian as “a veritable poet of the keyboard,” Eric Lu makes his Newport Classical debut at Newport Classical’s home venue, Newport Classical Recital Hall, on Friday, January 26, 2024, at 7:30 pm, in a program of music by J.S. […]
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Newport Classical to host free community concerts at Great Friends Meeting House and Newport Craft Brewing
Continuing its commitment to ongoing year-round programming, Newport Classical presents two fall Community Concerts featuring Sybarite5 on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at 2:30pm at Great Friends Meeting House (21 Farewell Street) and Kinan Azmeh’s CityBand on Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 2:30pm at Newport Craft Brewing (293 JT Connell Highway). Audiences can look forward to casual, engaging, and welcoming concerts right in their own Newport neighborhoods. The performances are free and […]
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‘Six Picks’ 2023 Newport Classical: Summer Concert Series running through July 23
Music festival season has arrived on Aquidneck Island with the Newport Classical concert series kicking things off. With over 25 indoor and outdoor performances scheduled, this series offers something for everyone from the casual listener to the serious classical music fan. Here’s our list of six “not to be missed” performances. For more information and […]
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‘Six Picks’ Music: The best in local music this weekend (May 12-14)
It’s an all-female edition of “Six Picks” this weekend as we honor mothers and all women who rock! (And more!) Check out six of the best concerts around the region in our weekly column “Six Picks Music.” Saturday: It’s a spring homecoming show for Smithfield native Sarah Potenza at The Met Saturday night. The former […]
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Newport Classical to continue Chamber Series with five concerts
Newport Classical this week announced its ongoing Chamber Series will feature five concerts between February and June 2023 at the organization’s home venue, the Recital Hall at Emmanuel Church, located at 42 Dearborn Street in Newport. On February 17, Newport Classical will present celebrated Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez, in music by Rachmaninoff and Beethoven, along with selections by young […]
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‘Six Picks’ Music: The best in local music this weekend (Dec. 2-4)
Another busy weekend on local music scene. We’ll focus our attention on a few area shows helping us get into the holiday spirit. Happy December! Saturday: “A Very, Very Cassie and Maggie Christmas” features Nova Scotia-based artists Cassie and Maggie MacDonald at the venerable Blackstone River Theatre in Cumberland. The sisters are described as “haunting […]
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Newport Classical will celebrate the holiday season with two holiday programs in December
Newport Classical celebrates the season with two weekends of holiday programs in December – Messiah at the Mansion featuring Ensemble Altera and The Choir School of Newport County in two performances on Sunday, December 4 at 1 pm and 3:30 pm at Rosecliff (548 Bellevue Ave.), and Classical Christmas at Emmanuel on Saturday, December 10 at 3 pm at Emmanuel Church (42 Dearborn St.), which concludes with sing-along carols and a festive […]
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What’s Up Interview: Gillian Friedman Fox, Executive Director of Newport Classical
Its full speed ahead for the staff at the Newport Classical Music Festival, as the critically acclaimed series returns to traditional locations around Newport next week. The festival is run by Newport Classical, a non-profit that re-branded last Fall to distinguish itself from the other popular Newport music festivals. The 54th annual festival runs from […]
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Newport Classical commissions Shawn Okpebholo for its 2022 Newport Classical Music Festival
Newport Classical will present the world premiere of Crooked Shanks by Shawn E. Okpebholo, performed by pianist Aldo López-Gavilán on Saturday, July 9 at 8pm, at The Breakers (44 Ochre Point Ave.) as part of the 2022 Newport Classical Music Festival (formerly Newport Music Festival), running from July 1-17, 2022. The pieceis the second annual commission as part of Newport Classical’s new initiative – each year, the […]
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Newport Classical to donate proceeds from its Cliburn-Bound Piano Marathon Weekend to WHO’s Emergency Appeal for Ukraine
Newport Classical today announced that all proceeds from its upcoming Cliburn-Bound Piano Marathon, featuring nine exceptional amateur pianists in four concerts from Friday, April 29 through Sunday, May 1, 2022, will be donated to the World Health Organization’s Emergency Appeal for Ukraine. In addition, a special musical presentation in honor of the Ukrainian people will take place during the […]
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Newport Classical to present Geneva Lewis on March 11
Continuing its new commitment to ongoing year-round programming, Newport Classical will present its next spring Chamber Series concert at the Recital Hall at Emmanuel Church on Friday, March 11, 2022 at 7:30pm. 2021 Avery Fischer Career Grant recipient, violinist Geneva Lewis, will perform a program with pianist Evren Ozel that contrasts music of sadness, darkness, and despair with evolutions into light, including […]
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Newport Classical reschedules January 21 performance by Pianist Daniel del Pino
Newport Classical on Tuesday announced that after careful consideration that it has rescheduled its January 21 concert featuring Spanish pianist Daniel del Pino for June 3, 2022. Tickets for the original concert date will be valid for the new date. For full ticketinginformation and refunds, ticketholders can visit www.newportclassical.org. In addition, Newport Classical has updated […]