Schedule:

July 4, 2023

Fenway Quintet: Patriotic Pops

7:30 PM | King Park

Join us for this relaxed open-air concert at King Park to kick off your Fourth of July festivities (and our festival!). Fenway Quintet is one of the Boston Area’s most esteemed professional brass quintets. Come celebrate America’s birthday by listening to instruments that helped define this country's sound.

July 5, 2023

Sinta Quartet: A Saxophone Soiree

6:00 PM | Bellevue House and Gardens

Enjoy special access to the beautiful private gardens at Bellevue House for this vibrant saxophone quartet concert. Encounter great works of chamber music steeped in lively folk traditions, as well as a catalog of traditional music from around the globe arranged specifically for this program.

July 6, 2023

Opening Night with Simone Dinnerstein

8:00 PM | The Breakers

Simone Dinnerstein is a distinctive musical voice. The Washington Post has called this GRAMMY-nominated pianist “an artist of strikingly original ideas and irrefutable integrity,” and all thirteen of her albums have topped the Billboard classical charts.

July 7, 2023

Aizuri Quartet

8:00 PM | The Breakers

Praised by The Washington Post for “astounding” and “captivating” performances that draw from a notable “meld of intellect, technique and emotions,” the infectiously energetic Aizuri Quartet brings together their own four distinctive musical personalities, tracing a journey from darkness to dawn, and culminating in the warmth of Haydn’s “Sunrise” Quartet.

July 8, 2023

Cantus

8:00 PM | The Breakers

The Minnesotan low-voice ensemble Cantus has developed a national following for their trademark warmth and blend, innovative programming, and riveting performances of music ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century.

July 9, 2023

Opera Night: Cosi Fan Tutte

8:00 PM | The Breakers

Don’t miss Newport Classical’s hottest ticket of the summer – the annual Opera Night in concert at The Breakers! This year, experience a bold and unforgettable un-staged production of Mozart’s 1790 Italian opera buffa Così fan tutte, featuring six quickly emerging operatic stars.

Strings in Nature

9:00 AM | Norman Bird Sanctuary

Whether evoking birds and animals, rain and thunder, or the sounds of rolling waves, abundant nature is an infinite source of inspiration for composers. The Newport Classical Festival Artists will take us on a journey through these touchpoints between music and nature, anchored by a string quartet reduction of Benjamin Britten’s Simple Symphony.

July 11, 2023

Amit Peled: American Landscapes

4:00 PM | Newport Art Museum

Internationally renowned Israeli cellist Amit Peled is acclaimed as one of the most exciting and virtuosic instrumentalists on the concert stage today. Joined here by longtime musical collaborator pianist Solomon Eichner, this program explores music for cello by pioneering American composers.

July 12, 2023

The Virtuosic Flute

11:00 AM | The Elms

Flutist Anthony Trionfo, whose playing has been called “breezily virtuosic” (The New York Times), joins our Festival Artists for a delightful morning concert featuring chamber masterworks for flute, strings, and piano. Come discover the first of Mozart’s flute quartets, Friedrich Kuhlau’s last and possibly greatest composition, Grand Trio, and other works by rarely heard composers of the late-Classical and early Romantic periods.

Zlatomir Fung performs the Bach Cello Suites

8:00 PM | The Breakers

Bach's six Cello Suites are among the most extraordinary and iconic works ever written for cello. Each piece resonates with its own unique characteristics and sonority. This is a rare opportunity to hear the full collection performed in its entirety by one of the preeminent cellists of our time.

July 13, 2023

Classical Rivalries

11:00 AM  | The Elms

This concert with our Festival Artists explores the famous feud between Brahms and Liszt, in which both sought to build upon their own legacies to match that of the great Mozart. Reacquaint yourself with these timeless classics as these composers duke it out for greatness. There’s no rivalry like a classical rivalry!

Helene Grimaud?

8:00 PM | The Breakers

Helene Grimaud is a singular pianist known around the globe for her fierce intelligence, fearless interpretations, and sincere freedom of expression. In this characteristically thoughtful program, she approaches each work with deep respect as well as individual artistry.

July 14, 2023

Sunrise Meditations

5:15 AM | Chinese Tea House

Experience an unforgettable sunrise over Newport’s iconic Cliff Walk through this whimsical and inspiring morning concert with our Festival Artists. These works, introspective in nature and written for different string configurations, together make for a meditative and uplifting start to your day.

Eldbjorg Hemsing

8:00 PM | The Breakers

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.

July 15, 2023

Festival Artists Fanfare

3:00 PM | Emmanuel Church

Join our Festival Artists for an invigorating afternoon concert at Emmanuel Church, where the stunning English Gothic Revival architecture shapes an enveloping acoustic experience. This program highlights the solo and virtuosic capabilities of these talented emerging artists.

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

8:00 PM | The Breakers

Under the musical direction of Richard Egarr in his second season as Music Director, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra is recognized as “America’s leading historically informed ensemble” (The New York Times). Considered the most versatile ensemble of its kind and performing entirely on period instruments,?PBO offers a thoughtful program of Handel and Biber.

July 16, 2023

Hermitage Piano Trio: Rachmaninoff 150th Birthday Celebration

8:00 PM | The Breakers

Now entering their second decade, the United States-based Hermitage Piano Trio has solidified its place as one of the world’s leading piano trios, garnering multiple GRAMMY® Award nominations, audience raves, and high press accolades for their performances.

July 18, 2023

American Songbook

11:00 AM | Blithewold Mansion

The Great American Songbook is to American music what the complete works of Shakespeare are to English literature: an indispensable and crucial foundation for a unique and sophisticated art form. Newport Classical’s Festival Artists will take us on a grand instrumental journey featuring eloquent break-up ballads, wistful reveries, and exultant celebrations of love and romance.

Charlie Albright performs Rhapsody in Blue

7:30 PM | Castle Hill Inn

Internationally award-winning pianist Charlie Albright quickly became a Newport Classical Music Festival favorite for his ability to bring music to everyone, connecting with audiences through his music, speaking, and uniquely playful approach to concerts.

July 19, 2023

Classical Lieder: Art in Song

11:00 AM | The Elms

Mezzo-Soprano Heather Gallagher and Baritone Joseph Parrish join our Festival Artists for an enchanting morning recital of art song ("Lieder" in German). Director of Artistic Planning, Trevor Neal, has curated an incredible recital program of songs composed in the nearly forty years between 1888 and 1922.

An Evening with Kelli O’Hara

8:00 PM | The Breakers

Don’t miss this spectacular evening with stage and screen star Kelli O’Hara, one of Broadway & Opera’s greatest leading ladies. O’Hara now returns to The Breakers for a vocal recital celebrating her illustrious and varied career.

July 20, 2023

An Evening with Kelli O’Hara

8:00 PM | The Breakers

Don’t miss this spectacular evening with stage and screen star Kelli O’Hara, one of Broadway & Opera’s greatest leading ladies. O’Hara now returns to The Breakers for a vocal recital celebrating her illustrious and varied career.

July 21, 2023

Sunrise Meditations

5:15 AM | Chinese Tea House

As the sun rises over the Atlantic, the Newport Classical Festival Artists welcome you to your day with a program of meditative musical poetics. This program explores the spaces in which we gather: physically, mentally, and spiritually. These selections highlight composers from historically underrepresented communities and from the indigenous diaspora.

Concert and Cocktails: A Musical Soirée with Anthony McGill and Anna Polonsky

8:00 PM | Redwood Library & Athenæum

Toast the 54th Newport Classical Music Festival with this intimate performance and elegant cocktail celebration at the historic Redwood Library & Athenæum! Clarinetist Anthony McGill is one of classical music’s most recognizable and brilliantly multifaceted figures. During the special extended intermission reception, explore the Library while enjoying cocktails and an array of hors d’oeuvres.

July 22, 2023

Excelsis Percussion Quartet

2:00 PM | The Colony House

New York City-based Excelsis Percussion Quartet is an international and multilingual group of women who speak the universal language of rhythm, rooted in their belief that music possesses an ability to unite us all. Excelsis infuses vibrancy and new energy into the percussion community through eclectic programming, innovative storytelling, and embracing their intersectional identities.

Festival Artists Finale: Piano Quintets and a World Premiere

8:00 PM | The Breakers

Three-time GRAMMY-nominated violinist/composer Curtis Stewart curates a thrilling evening of piano quintets, including the world premiere of The Gilded Cage, composed for the Newport Classical Music Festival through our annual commissioning initiative.

July 23, 2023

The Knights perform Appalachian Spring

8:00 PM | The Breakers

Celebrate the conclusion of the 2023 Music Festival with The Knights – a New York-based orchestral collective of adventurous musicians dedicated to transforming the concert experience and eliminating barriers between audiences and music.

Date: July 4 - 23, 2023

Location:  Various Location in Newport, RI 02840

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