Knights Orchestra to Return to Clark Art Sept. 4
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Knights Orchestra returns to the Clark to celebrate the current Rodin in the United States: Confronting the Modern exhibition. This free outdoor concert takes place on the Fernández Terrace near the Clark’s Reflecting Pool at 4 p.m. on Sept. 4.
The concert program features a selection of music from French composers Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy. A special arrangement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Kreutzer Concerto completes an afternoon of music, providing an overview of the transition from the Classical to the Romantic and the Romantic to the Modern.
Based in New York City, The Knights are a collective of musicians dedicated to transforming the orchestral experience and eliminating barriers between audience and music. They seek to engage with contemporary culture through vibrant performances that honor the classical tradition and their passion for musical discovery.
The collective was founded and is directed by violinist Colin Jacobsen and conductor and cellist Eric Jacobsen, who, together, also founded the Brooklyn Rider string quartet. Since their founding in 2007, The Knights have toured and recorded with prominent soloists including Yo-Yo Ma, Dawn Upshaw, Béla Fleck, Itzhak Perlman, and Gil Shaham, and have performed at Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood, and the Vienna Musikverein.
This concert complements the Clark’s special exhibition Rodin in the United States: Confronting the Modern. On view through September 18, 2022, the exhibition explores how American museums and collectors embraced Auguste Rodin’s sculptures and drawings, and traces the arc of the artist’s reputation and legacy since the first U.S. museum acquisition was made in 1893 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
With more than seventy works from more than thirty museum and private collections, this is the largest Rodin exhibition presented in more than forty years.
The event is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Bring a picnic and your own seating. Inclement weather postpones this event until Monday, Sept. 5 at 4 p.m. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events.
This performance is presented through the generous support of Mela and Paul Haklisch.
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