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William Knight

tenor

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William Knight
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William Knight started his musical career as a chorister of St Paul’s Cathedral, London. He studied Music at the University of York, where he was the Tenor Choral Scholar at York Minster, and now lives in the Netherlands.

As a soloist William has worked with ensembles such as Les Talens Lyriques, the Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Collegium Vocale Gent, Amsterdam Baroque, Het Nederlands Kamerkoor, Brabant Koor, Gli Angeli, and Capilla Cayrasco.

He sings frequently as an evangelist for many dutch ensembles during passiontime every year. Recently he played the main role of Vivian in a new opera by Renske Vrolijk called Uncut, on the subject of transgender. William is also a founding member of The Windsor Consort, a Dutch based early music vocal ensemble specialising in music of the 17th and 18th Century. 

OSR Live

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphonie N° 4 en si bémol majeur op. 60

Jonathan Nott

artistic director from 2017 to 2025

Recorded on 30 July 2020 at Victoria Hall, Geneva

Jonathan Nott | Sergey Khachatryan

Concerto pour violon et orchestre

Recorded on 30 July 2020 at Victoria Hall, Geneva