Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine, the GRAMMY nominated Dover Quartet, along with guests, bring a dynamic opening night program of Haydn, George Walker and Mendelssohn’s masterful octet.
A Deutsche Grammophon recording artist and winner of the Leonard Bernstein Award, pianist Jan Lisiecki returns to the Festival with a breathtaking program of Chopin Nocturnes and Etudes. At eighteen, Lisiecki became both the youngest-ever recipient of Gramophone’s Young Artist…
Gilles Vonsattel, piano | Andrew Wan, violin | Barry Shiffman, viola | Desmond Hoebig, cello | Kebra-Seyoun Charles, double bass An all-star ensemble, led by pianist Gilles Vonsattel, brings a program with two chamber music greats—Schumann’s Piano Quartet and Schubert’s…
Working in the sweet spot between folk, jazz and pop since the late 70’s with hits like “Chuck E.’s in Love,” Rickie Lee Jones remains an artist of boundless curiosity with a sophisticated cool sensibility. She returns to Rockport with…
Jens Lindemann, trumpet | Richard Kelley, trumpet | Chris Cooper, horn | Marshall Gilkes, trombone | Patrick Sheridan, tuba Trumpeter Jens Lindemann brings his All-Star Brass quintet, comprised of the greatest brass soloists in the world, to perform a diverse…
Mark Applebaum, piano | Escher Quartet | All Star Brass | Chad Hoopes, violin | Barry Shiffman, viola | Jennifer Snow, piano | Richard Tennant, piano This eclectic program will take concertgoers on quite a ride, traveling from stately Handel…
Adam Barnett-Hart, violin | Brendan Speltz, violin | Pierre Lapointe, viola | Brook Speltz, cello Known for their profound musical insight, the Escher Quartet brings a program of Mozart, Bartók and Dvorák. Regular season artists at the Chamber Music Society…
A Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine Award winner, Mahan’s performances are hailed as “something to treasure” (The Times). Esfahani has set himself apart as the first harpsichordist in a generation whose work spans virtually all areas of classical music. He…
Four hands, twenty fingers…one amazing night of music! Come hear the incredibly talented Naughton sisters (the first piano duo to win the coveted Avery Fisher Grant) make their Rockport debut with a powerhouse program that includes pieces by Mendelssohn, Fauré,…
A moving film about how a chamber music program in a prison has impacted the incarcerated. The film is presented by Looking at the Stars. Free, reservations are encouraged.
Livia Sohn, violin | Kerson Leong, violin | Ryan Roberts, oboe Rockport Chamber Orchestra: Balourdet Quartet | Clare Semes, violin | Barry Shiffman, viola | Charles Clements, double bass | Jeffrey Beecher, double bass | Max Levinson, piano Two winners…
Paul Groves, tenor | Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano | Sydney Baedke, soprano | Elias Dagher, piano A Night at the Opera brings the finest opera stars to our stage, including the renowned tenor Paul Groves and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, known for…
Angela Bae, violin | Justin DeFilippis, violin | Benjamin Zannoni, viola | Russell Houston, cello Legendary pianist Marc-André Hamelin teams up with the sensational Balourdet Quartet, for a program of Mendelssohn, Al-Zand and Franck’s popular PIano Quintet. The Balourdet Quartet…
This film centers on two Afro-Cuban brothers, separated by geopolitics but united by music. Both established in their careers—one is a jazz pianist and one is a violinist with the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet. Their moving relationship and musical reunion will…
Stefan Jackiw, violin | Yoonah Kim, clarinet | Max Levinson, piano One of America’s foremost violinists, Stefan Jackiw joins with clarinetist Yoonah Kim and pianist Max Levinson for a truly virtuosic, lush program of Brahms and Schumann. Jackiw has been…
Phoenix Avalon & Adrian Steele, violins | Devin Moore, viola | Joshua McClendon, cello Fresh off their win at the 2022 Banff International Quartet Competition, the Isidore Quartet have established their place as one of the most dynamic string quartets…
Proclaimed “a phenomenon” by the Los Angeles Times, Stewart Goodyear is an accomplished pianist and composer. His spectacular performance in last year’s Festival of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue brought audiences to their feet. This year, he brings several of Beethoven’s…