Name: Sphinx Virtuosi at Newport Classical
Start: 2024-07-05T20:00:00
Location: Newport Classical

Sphinx Organization

Making his Festival debut, Kedrick Armstrong conducts the Grant Park Orchestra in Gershwin’s jaunty An American In Paris. Experience the propulsive energy of Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s Sinfonietta No. 1 and Duke Ellington’s The Three Black Kings alongside Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s lyrical Violin Concerto with soloist Gabriela Lara, an alumna of the Festival’s String Fellowship program.

Gabriela Lara | Grant Park Music Festival

Harris Theater for Music and Dance

Sparkling wit and propulsion give way to soaring romantic expression, as featured violinist Gabriela Lara brings urgency and warmth to the Coleridge-Taylor violin concerto of striking melodic beauty and emotional depth.