Opening Night with Simone Dinnerstein

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This concert is made possible through the generous support of Jennie and Steve Huttler and Suzanna and John Laramee. 


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. Dinnerstein makes her much anticipated Newport debut in the 2023 Festival Opening Night concert at The Breakers.

Her passionate and nuanced program features music from her 2022 album Undersong, the third in a trilogy of albums she recorded at home during the pandemic. Dinnerstein says, “Undersong is an archaic term for a song with a refrain, and to me it also suggests a hidden text. Glass, Schumann, Couperin, and Satie all seem to be attempting to find what they want to say through repetition, as though their constant change and recycling will focus the ear and the mind. This time has been one of reflection and reconsidering for many of us, and this music speaks to the process of revisiting and searching for the meaning beneath the notes of the undersong.” 

PROGRAM:
COUPERIN Les Barricades Mysterieuses  
SCHUMANN Arabesque  
GLASS Mad Rush 
COUPERIN Tic Toc Choc 
SATIE Gnossienne No. 3 
SCHUMANN Kreisleriana, Op. 16 
*Program subject to change. Full program notes available the week before the concert.


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PARKING
Free parking in the lot across the street from the main entrance. Patrons who possess an official disability parking placard may park directly in front of the main entrance to the mansion by advance reservation with the Box Office.

ACCESSIBILITY
Fully wheelchair accessible. Patrons who possess an official disability parking placard may park directly in front of the main entrance to the mansion by advance reservation with the Box Office. Those needing additional assistance may be dropped off at the main entrance to the mansion. Accessible restrooms located just inside the main entrance.

Click here for our full guide to The Breakers.

Doors will open 30 minutes prior to the start of the concert. However, please arrive early to find parking.

Yes, there will be a 20-minute intermission.

All tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. All tickets may be donated back to Newport Classical as a tax-deductible contribution. In consideration of your fellow patrons and performers, if you have come in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, or are experiencing symptoms consistent with exposure, please contact the box office to exchange or donate your tickets.

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