AUGUST 3, 2010 @ 7:30 PM
The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Vera Beths, violin
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Barber of Seville Overture (1816)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F Major Op. 50 (1802-03)
Vera Beths, violin
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
2 Waltzes (arr. Ljova Zhurbin for the Knights)
1- Waltz from the film ‘Michurin’
2- Waltz from the film ‘Eyes Wide Shut’
Intermission
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Children’s Corner Suite (arr. Mouton), (1908)
3 Pieces of 6:
1- Serenade for the Doll, Allegretto ma non troppo
2- The Little Shepherd, Tres modere
3- Golliwogg’s Cakewalk, Allegro guisto
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Symphony in D major, No 101, “The Clock”, (1794)
I. Adagio – Presto
II. Andante
III. Menuetto: Allegretto – Trio
IV. Finale: Vivace
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Knights – orchestral ensemble
The Knights are a fellowship of adventurous musicians who cultivate collaborative music making and who creatively engage audiences in the shared joy of musical performance. Based in New York City, The Knights expand the orchestral concert experience with their diverse programming, innovative formats, and unique atmosphere of camaraderie that creates the intimacy and immediacy of chamber music.
Led by conductor Eric Jacobsen, The Knights perform in a wide spectrum of concert venues, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Tonic, the Brooklyn Lyceum, Le Poisson Rouge, Celebrate Brooklyn, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Central Park, Mass MoCA, and the Whitney Museum. Also in demand on the international stage, they have appeared at the Dresden Musikfestspiele, the National Gallery in Dublin, and they will tour Germany in the fall of 2010 with cellist Jan Vogler. Their expanding presence on the music festival scene includes invitations to perform at the Ravinia Festival, the Stillwater Music Festival in Minnesota, and at the Caramoor Festival’s Fall Gala with Yo-Yo Ma
Vera Beths – violin
Vera Beths was born in Haarlem, Holland. She received her first violin lessons from her father and completed her studies at the Conservatory in Amsterdam with Herman Krebbers. At the age of 14 she won first prize at the international violin competition in Wales. In 1969 she won the first prize at the Oskar Back competition and in that same year she was awarded the Prix D’Exellence.
Vera Beths has performed as a soloist with many orchestras throughout the world with conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Kiryll Kondrashin, Edo de Waart and the Concertgebouw Orchestra. She also plays baroque violin and has soloed with Frans Bruggen with several of his orchestra’s, including the Orchestra of The 18th Century. She also worked with Jean Fournet, Lorin Maazel, Walter Susskind and many others.
As a chamber musician she founded, together with Anner Bijlsma and Jurgen Kussmaul, the successful chamber music group Archibudelli. On gut strings and with period bows they give exciting performances of 18th and 19th century repertoire. Archibudelli has made numerous CD’s for Sony Classical Vivarte series, many of which were awarded prestigious prizes such as an Edison and several Diapason d’Ors.
Vera Beths has taught at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague since 1978. She plays a Stradivarius built in 1727.