The Newport Music Festival 2008
40th Season Calendar of Events |
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Friday, July 11 |
11B |
4 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Rachmaninoviad ‘99
The Best of
Sergei Rachmaninoff |
Wakehurst Tent |
$35 |
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11C |
9 p.m. |
Viennese and
Parisian Salons—Pianist Eduardus Halim |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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Saturday, July 12 |
12A |
11 a.m. |
Children’s
Primer—Introduction to Beloved Pieces from the
Classical Repertoire for Children
Includes “Spike’s
Junkyard Dogs” picnic following concert |
Wakehurst Tent |
$25 |
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12B |
4 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Beethoveniad ‘97
The Best of
Ludwig van Beethoven |
Wakehurst Tent |
$35 |
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12C |
9 p.m. |
Wai Yin
Wong—American Debut of Young Chinese Pianist and
2007 Horowitz Competition Gold Medalist |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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Sunday, July 13 |
13A |
11 a.m. |
Borscht—Favorite
Eastern European Delights |
The Elms |
$35 |
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13B1 |
4 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Schumanniad ‘92
The Best of
Robert Schumann |
Ochre Court♫ |
$35 |
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13B2 |
7 p.m. |
Transcendent
Studies—Pianist Eduardus Halim
in Brilliant
Etudes of Franz Liszt |
Ochre Court♫ |
$25 |
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13C |
9 p.m. |
Vadim Rudenko in
Recital—Newport Debut of Celebrated Russian Pianist |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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Monday, July 14 |
14A |
11 a.m. |
French
Toasts—Little-Known French Treats
Includes French
Box Lunch following concert at 1 p.m. |
Belle Mer Salon |
$45 |
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14B1 |
2 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Anniversary Program
Celebrating our
40th Season with a Variety of Opus 40s
*Optional Box
Lunch preceding concert at 1 p.m. |
Belle Mer Salon |
$35/
$45* |
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14B2 |
5 p.m. |
Amo, Amas,
Amadeus I—First in a Series of Complete Mozart
Sonatas by German Pianist Michael Endres |
Ochre Court
5 Concert Series $100 |
$25 |
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14C |
9 p.m. |
Sergei Nakariakov
in Concert—Newport Debut of World Renowned Russian
Trumpeter with Belgian Pianist Maria Meerovitch
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The Breakers |
$40 |
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Tuesday, July 15 |
15A |
11 a.m. |
Baklava and
Blini—Slavic Pianistic Delights |
Belle Mer Salon |
$35 |
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15B1 |
2 p.m. |
Amo, Amas,
Amadeus II—Series of Complete Mozart Sonatas by
German Pianist Michael Endres |
Belle Mer Salon |
$25 |
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15B2 |
5 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Mozartiad ‘91
The Best of
Wolfgang Amadeus’ Chamber Music |
Ochre Court♫ |
$35 |
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15C |
9 p.m. |
Connoisseur
Concert—Music Lover’s Special Evening Featuring
Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with String
Quintet |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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Wednesday, July
16 |
16A |
11 a.m. |
Pasta e
Vino—Popular Italian Fare |
Belle Mer Salon |
$35 |
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16B1 |
2 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Brahmsiad ‘94 |
Belle Mer Salon |
$35 |
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16B2 |
5 p.m. |
Amo, Amas,
Amadeus III—Series of Complete Mozart Sonatas by
German Pianist Michael Endres |
Ochre Court |
$25 |
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16C |
9 p.m. |
Newport
Debuts—Welcoming Eleven year-old Pianist Alice Burla
and the Esteemed Russian Pianist Vadim Rudenko with
cellist Jiří Bárta and violinist Nai-Yuan Hu |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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Thursday, July 17 |
17A |
11 a.m. |
Knödel und
Strudel—Classic German Fare |
The Elms |
$35 |
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17B |
5 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Saint-Saënsiad ‘00
The Best of
Camille Saint-Saëns |
Ochre Court♫ |
$35 |
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17C |
9 p.m. |
Vielle
Vienne—Music of Old Vienna with a World Première
of Reconstructed early Piano Concerto by
Beethoven |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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Friday, July 18 |
18A |
11 a.m. |
Smörgåsbord—Nordic Varieties with Music by Grieg,
Gade, Crussel and Sjögren |
The Elms |
$35 |
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18B |
4 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Mendelssohniad ‘95
The Best of Felix
Mendelssohn |
Ochre Court♫ |
$35 |
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18C |
9 p.m. |
Friends of
Schumann—Evenings chez Robert and Clara with Famous
F.A.E. Violin Sonata |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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Saturday, July 19 |
19A |
11 a.m. |
Spanish
Saffron—Rare and Spicy Works by Granados, Turina,
Albéniz and Rodrigo |
The Elms |
$35 |
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19B |
4 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Dvořákiad ‘01
The Best from
Antonín including Piano Quartet, Op. 87 |
Ochre Court♫ |
$35 |
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19C1 |
9 p.m. |
John Bayless in
Concert—The Festival’s Most Popular Artist in a
Program of Headliners and Highlights |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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19C2 |
11:45 pm |
Midnight Fantasy—
phÆTON Piano Duo featuring
Improvisors
Extraordinaire Jakov Jakoulov and Igor Tkachenko in
“Classical Improvisations” |
Ochre Court |
$25 |
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Sunday, July 20 |
20A |
11 a.m. |
Päte et
Soufflé—French Delicacies featuring Les Six,
et al |
The Elms |
$35 |
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20B1 |
2 p.m. |
Amo, Amas,
Amadeus IV—Series of Complete Mozart Sonatas by
German Pianist Michael Endres |
Ochre Court |
$25 |
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20B2 |
4 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Tchaikovskyad ‘96
The Best of Pyotr
Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Ochre Court♫ |
$35 |
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20C |
9 p.m. |
Adam Golka in
Recital—Return Appearance of Brilliant Young
American Pianist |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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Monday, July 21 |
21A |
11 a.m. |
Composer
Series—Schubertiad ‘06
Includes Box
Lunch following concert at 1 p.m. |
Belle Mer Salon |
$45 |
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21B |
2 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Prokofiev and Poulenc ‘03
*Optional Box
Lunch preceding concert at 1 p.m. |
Belle Mer Salon |
$35/
$45* |
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21C |
9 p.m. |
Sitkovetsky and
Lifschitz—Resounding Welcome to the Return of
Violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky and Pianist Konstantin
Lifschitz in a program of Mozart and Prokofiev |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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Tuesday, July 22 |
22A |
11 a.m. |
Amo, Amas,
Amadeus V—Series of Complete Mozart Sonatas by
German Pianist Michael Endres |
Belle Mer Salon |
$25 |
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22B1 |
2 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Mozart and Ravel ‘04
The Best of
Wolfgang and Maurice |
Belle Mer Salon |
$35 |
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22B2 |
7 p.m. |
English
Sweets—Return Welcome to Russian Pianist Konstantin
Lifschitz in J.S. Bach’s English Suites |
The Breakers |
$25 |
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22C |
9 p.m. |
Russian
Romantics—Golden 19th Century Repertoire
with Tchaikovsky’s Trio and Rubinstein’s
Fourth Concerto |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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Wednesday, July
23 |
23A |
11 a.m. |
Paella y
Salsa—Spanish Pianist Daniel del Pino
Featuring
Twelve Spanish Dances by Granados |
Belle Mer Salon |
$25 |
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23B |
2 p.m. |
Pinch of
Paprika—Unusual Spicy Repast with three most
important 19th Century Hungarian
Composers |
Belle Mer Salon |
$35 |
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23C |
7 p.m. |
Gala
Concert—North American Debut of Icelandic Tenor
Garðar Thór
Cortes with Pianist John Lenehan
Reception
following concert on The Terrace |
The Breakers
Cocktails 7 p.m.
Concert 8 p.m. |
$100 |
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Thursday, July 24 |
24A |
11 a.m. |
Vodka and
Caviar—Sophisticated Russian Romantics with Festival
Pianists John Lenehan, Daniel del Pino and Grigorios
Zamparas |
The Elms |
$35 |
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24B |
4 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Haydn and Debussy ‘05
The Best of
Joseph and Claude |
Wakehurst Tent |
$35 |
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24C |
9 p.m. |
Sergey
Antonov—Newport Debut of 2006 Tchaikovsky
Competition Winning Cellist with Pianist Bernadene
Blaha |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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Friday, July 25 |
25A |
11 a.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Beethoveniad ‘98
The Best of
Ludwig van Beethoven Chamber Music |
The Elms |
$35 |
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25B |
7 p.m. |
Christòpheren
Nomura—Return of Baritone in Recital with Pianist
Kevin Fitz-Gerald |
The Breakers |
$25 |
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25C |
9 p.m. |
Songs Without
Words—Starring English Pianist John Lenehan in
Mendelssohn, Schubert and Alkan |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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Saturday, July 26 |
26A |
11 a.m. |
Steak & Kidney
and Apple Pies—Anglo-American Favorites with
Chadwick Piano Quintet |
The Elms |
$35 |
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26B |
4 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Chopiniad ‘02
The Best of
Frédéric François Chopin |
Wakehurst Tent |
$35 |
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26C1 |
9 p.m. |
Agustin Anievas
in Recital—Return of Friend and Pianist in Schubert,
Chopin and Liszt |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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26C2 |
11:45 pm |
Romantic
Etudes—Program of Unusual Studies by Moscheles and
Henselt featuring Pianist Daniel del Pino |
Ochre Court |
$25 |
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Sunday, July 27 |
27A |
11 a.m. |
Stroganoff with
Smetana—Polish, Russian and Ukrainian Main Courses |
The Elms |
$35 |
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27B1 |
4 p.m. |
Victor Borge
Composer Series—Lisztiad ‘07
The Best of Franz
Liszt |
Ochre Court |
$35 |
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27B2 |
7 p.m. |
The Brilliance of
Ysaÿe—Little-Known Music of Belgian Virtuoso
featuring Violinist Emil Chudnovsky and Pianist
Michael Sheppard |
Ochre Court |
$25 |
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27C |
9 p.m. |
Closing
Gala–Paganiniana—Pyrotechnics of Niccolò Paganini
featuring Violinist Eugen Tichindeleanu and Pianist
John Lenehan |
The Breakers |
$40 |
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♫Note–As
a pre-concert treat, the Festival will present
historic piano roll performances before each of the
above seven concerts in the Library at Ochre Court.
The restored Welte-Mignon Reproducing Piano and
antique piano rolls are courtesy of Robert Bowerman
and the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors’
Association (AMICA). |
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All dates,
times, programs, locations and prices are subject to
change—May 07, 2008
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