Carnegie Hall Presents The Knights
$74-$84
- Colin Jacobsen, violin
- Wu Man, pipa
- Christina Courtin, voice
- Magos Herrera, voice
- Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Du Yun — Ears of the Book Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra (world premiere)
Kurt Weill — Symphony No. 1 "Berliner Symphonie"
Bob Dylan — When the Ship Comes In (arr. Christina Courtin)
Kurt Weill — Alabama Song (arr. Christina Courtin)
Chico Buarque — Geni e o Zepelim (arr. Colin Jacobsen)
The Knights are a musically omnivorous chamber ensemble, a self-described "fellowship of adventurous musicians dedicated to transforming the orchestral experience." In this program of Ravel, Weill and Brecht, Bob Dylan, Chico Buarque, and Du Yun, the orchestra—conducted by Eric Jacobsen—welcomes pipa virtuoso Wu Man, "one of the rare musicians who has changed the history of the instrument she plays" (The Boston Globe); and The Knights' own multifaceted violinist and singer-songwriter Christina Courtin. To close the evening, special guest Magos Herrera—a versatile interpreter of jazz and Latin American music—joins the group for a new arrangement of Buarque's powerful, Weill/Brecht–inspired Geni e o Zepelim. As part of Carnegie Hall's Fall of the Weimar Republic festival, this program looks to the past and present through multiple layers of history and culture in true "Knightsian" style.
Join us for a free drink at a post-concert reception in Zankel Hall's Parterre Bar.
About Carnegie Hall
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