The Rockport Chamber Music Festival 2023 promises a much needed, indulgent feast for the senses and soul. Glorious music from across the centuries performed by close to one hundred exceptional musicians. From festival favorites such as Marc-André Hamelin, the Dover Quartet and A Far Cry, to our abundance of exciting new artists, as well as composer-in-residence Mark Applebaum, the festival is sure to inspire. Bring your open hearts and minds and join us as we celebrate the future.

Rockport Music presents a wide variety of music and in chamber music, we have featured pianists Leon Fleisher, Richard Goode, Marc-André Hamelin, Lars Vogt and Garrick Ohlsson; the Brentano, Dover, Juilliard and St. Lawrence string quartets; the Boston, Eroica, and Trio con Brio Copenhagen piano trios; violinists Christian Tetzlaff, Midori and Ray Chen; and many other esteemed instrumentalists. Recent jazz, pop and folk concerts have featured Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Christian McBride, Ellis Marsalis, Phil Woods, The Manhattan Transfer, Arlo Guthrie, Judy Collins, Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega and GBH’s A Christmas Celtic Sojourn. Live recordings of the concerts are heard on 99.5 FM Classical New England and Performance Today on National Public Radio. Recent commissions include Mother’s Songs (Lei Liang), Dido Reimagined (Melinda Wagner), Granite Coast (Scott Wheeler), Song Without Words (David Alpher), and Adagio (Charles Wuorinen).

Educational enrichment programs reach nearly 9,000 students and adults each year and include school outreach programs, family and community concerts, lectures, and the Cape Ann Jazz Workshop for young musicians. Annual audiences exceed 29,000,. From free community concerts and in-school musician residency programs to lectures and masterclasses for adults, Rockport Music is dedicated to fostering an appreciation of music through accessible programs for people of all ages.

The Rockport Chamber Music Festival 2023 programme is available HERE.