Cellist

Two of our 2023 Festival Artists, violist Edwin Kaplan and cellist Titilayo Ayangade, return to Newport as the innovative pair, Duo Kayo. Making bold statements in the classical music world, Duo Kayo challenges traditional thinking about the genre, serving as a vessel for new and exciting music. Surrounded by the beautiful art collection that is the Newport Art Museum, enjoy an interdisciplinary afternoon, featuring a diverse program of intriguing pieces, from Vivaldi’s Double Cello Concerto to Leonard Bernstein’s “Cool” from West Side Story. 2024 Festival Artists Jordan Bak and Jonathan Swensen join Kaplan and Ayangade for the final work by Paul Wiancko, Vox Petra.

Duo Kayo

Newport Art Museum

GatherNYC presents Duo Kayo, the dynamic pairing of violist Edwin Kaplan and cellist Titilayo Ayangade. Both star chamber musicians and veterans of esteemed string quartets (the Tesla and Thalea Quartets, respectively), the duo is on a mission to become a vessel for new and exciting music, which they have already shared with audiences across the country, as well as closer to home at Lincoln Center. They’ll be performing an expressive, richly harmonic program, which creatively blends the classical with the contemporary.

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GatherNYC: Duo Kayo

Museum of Arts and Design

This chamber music arrangement—specially written for AMOC*—was first performed at The Met Cloisters in 2018 in the beautiful San Martín at Fuentidueña chapel. The New York Times called it “intimate, affecting and quietly rich with activism.” The piece, which celebrates Latin American poets and the voices of women, returns for a one-night-only engagement this holiday season at a different New York City landmark.

Titilayo Ayangade

Cellist

Events

Past events

Jul 10, 2024

Duo Kayo · Newport Classical

Feb 18, 2024

GatherNYC: Duo Kayo · New Music USA

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