RHODE ISLAND CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS COVERAGE
The latest news on performances of Classical Music in Rhode Island.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 05, 2023
The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will present Romantic Chopin. Tania Miller conducts Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1, featuring the return of pianist Sara Davis Buechner, and more....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 12, 2022
The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will present its Annual Gala Concert with Metropolitan Opera star Renee Fleming. Conducted by Leonard Slatkin, the performance will include Strauss' Four Last Songs and more....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 12, 2022
The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will present Romantic Chopin. Tania Miller conducts Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1, featuring Janina Fialkowska at the piano, and Dvorak's Symphony No.8 in a Side-by-Side performance with students from the Rhode Isla...

by A.A. Cristi - November 28, 2022
Aurea Ensemble presents its annual holiday concert, A Child's Christmas in Wales on Sunday, December 11, 3pm at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 50 Orchard Ave, in Providence. ...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 14, 2022
The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will present The Four Seasons. Jaime Laredo conducts Bach's Concerto for Violin and Oboe (Saturday only), featuring Laredo on violin and Cheryl Bishkoff on oboe, Mozart's Symphony No. 31 (Paris), and Vivaldi's The Four Seasons....

by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2022
The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra presents TACO Classical Series concert, Olga Kern Plays Beethoven, on Saturday, November 12th at 8:00pm at The VETS, Providence. ...

by A.A. Cristi - August 10, 2022
Larry Rachleff, former Music Director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, passed away on August 8th in Houston, TX. He served as Music Director from 1996-2017 and conducted his final concerts with the orchestra in May 2017, his farewell as Music Director. That concert featured his wife, me...

by A.A. Cristi - August 08, 2022
FirstWorks, a Providence-based nonprofit dedicated to connecting art with audiences, presented Ukrainian indie-folk quartet DakhaBrakha at Providence's The Strand Ballroom & Theatre on Sunday, August 7, 2022. ...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 19, 2022
Fresh from its successful summer festival, Newport Classical will continue its commitment to ongoing year-round programming with a full season, eight-concert Chamber Series running from September 2022 through June 2023 at the organization’s home venue, the Recital Hall at Emmanuel Church (42 Dearbor...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 08, 2022
The Rhode Island Philharmonic will present its Summer Pops series, A Night at the Oscars. The dynamic Troy Quinn conducts the Rhode Island Philharmonic Pops Orchestra in iconic music from Oscar Award-winning movies including Star Wars, Titanic, The Godfather, The Magnificent Seven, Breakfast at Tiff...

by A.A. Cristi - June 02, 2022
Three stellar chamber ensembles –– Junction Trio (July 3), Black Oak Ensemble (July 6), and Spektral Quartet (July 10) –– are coming to Newport next month to perform at The Breakers (44 Ochre Point Ave.) as part of the 2022 Newport Classical Music Festival (formerly Newport Music Festival), which ru...

by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2022
Pam Goldberg and Blair McMillen will present the 11th Season of the Rite of Summer Music Festival, taking place Summer 2022 on Governors Island, New York City. Rite of Summer will present four free outdoor concerts from May through September....