Stephens Auditorium is adhering to state and university guidelines related to Covid-19. Face masks are not required, but are welcomed to be worn by patrons while in the venue. Please review Cyclones Care guidelines outlined by Iowa State University before attending the event.
No proof of vaccination is required. Please stay home if you feel ill.
Learn more about our clear bag policy and and safety guidelines here.
Les Violons du Roy takes its name from the celebrated court orchestra of the French kings. It was founded in 1984 by Bernard Labadie, now styled founding conductor, and continues under music director Jonathan Cohen to explore the nearly boundless repertoire of music for chamber orchestra in performances matched as closely as possible to the period of each work’s composition. Its minimum fifteen-member complement plays modern instruments, albeit with period bows for Baroque and Classical music, and its interpretations are deeply informed by the latest research on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century performance practice. The repertoire of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries receives similar attention and figures regularly on the orchestra’s programs.
