The Knights – Past Concerts
Carnegie Hall Presents The Knights
Thursday, February 29, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (EST)
Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall), New York, NY, United States
Maurice Ravel
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Le Tombeau de Couperin
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)
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)
$74-$84
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Magos Herrera featuring The Knights
Friday, July 21, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Bryant Park, New York, NY, United States
Don’t miss the free album-release show for Magos Herrera's Aire, featuring her phenomenal sextet and chamber orchestra The Knights. Herrera…
Free
Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: The Knights with Masumi Per Rostad
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Naumburg Bandshell, New York, NY, United States
Online and in-person
Colin Jacobsen
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Bethesda Bliss
(world premiere)
Jessie Montgomery — L.E.S. Characters (NYC premiere)
Béla Bartók — Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76 (arr. Alex Fortes)
Jessie Montgomery — Source Code
George Enescu — Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11, No. 1 (arr. Ljova)
Jessie Montgomery — L.E.S. Characters (NYC premiere)
Béla Bartók — Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76 (arr. Alex Fortes)
Jessie Montgomery — Source Code
George Enescu — Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11, No. 1 (arr. Ljova)
Free
Death of Classical: Waiting for the Barbarians
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY, United States
Missy Mazzoli
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Rufus Wainwright
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Chandelier (I went)
(performed by Rufus Wainwright & The Knights)
Helga Davis / Petros Klampanis — Cavafy Ghost (performed by Helga Davis, Petros Klampanis, The Knights, & Brooklyn Youth Chorus)
Dimitris Papadimitriou — The Return (performed by Eleni Calenos & The Knights)
Nico Muhly — Far Away Songs (arr. Nathan Thatcher; performed by Eleni Calenos & The Knights)
Paola Prestini — Voices (performed by Brooklyn Youth Chorus)
Laurie Anderson — Waiting for the Barbarians (performed by Laurie Anderson, The Knights, & Brooklyn Youth Chorus)
Helga Davis / Petros Klampanis — Cavafy Ghost (performed by Helga Davis, Petros Klampanis, The Knights, & Brooklyn Youth Chorus)
Dimitris Papadimitriou — The Return (performed by Eleni Calenos & The Knights)
Nico Muhly — Far Away Songs (arr. Nathan Thatcher; performed by Eleni Calenos & The Knights)
Paola Prestini — Voices (performed by Brooklyn Youth Chorus)
Laurie Anderson — Waiting for the Barbarians (performed by Laurie Anderson, The Knights, & Brooklyn Youth Chorus)
$65 concert only ($85 concert + wine & cheese reception – waitlist only)
Candlelight Concert Society: The Knights Chamber Orchestra
Sunday, September 11, 2022 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (EDT)
Horowitz Center Smith Theatre at Howard Community College, Columbia, MD, United States
Viet Cuong
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Afterglow
(world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" (arr. Colin Jacobsen for orchestra; "Kreutzer Concerto")
Anna Clyne — Shorthand
Leoš Janáček — String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata" (arr. Michael P. Atkinson for orchestra)
Leoš Janáček — Selected works (Moravian/Slovak Folk Songs)
Colin Jacobsen — A Shadow Under Every Light (based on Moravian/Slovak folk songs drawn from Leoš Janáček's field recordings)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" (arr. Colin Jacobsen for orchestra; "Kreutzer Concerto")
Anna Clyne — Shorthand
Leoš Janáček — String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata" (arr. Michael P. Atkinson for orchestra)
Leoš Janáček — Selected works (Moravian/Slovak Folk Songs)
Colin Jacobsen — A Shadow Under Every Light (based on Moravian/Slovak folk songs drawn from Leoš Janáček's field recordings)
$45 ($10 student; youth free with adult ticket)
Eclectic Series: TOWARD THE SEA Musicians from the Knights
Thursday, July 28, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Bargemusic, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Kyle Sanna,
Heitor Villa-Lobos,
Colin Jacobsen,
Reena Esmail,
Toru Takemitsu,
Claude Debussy,
Shawn Conley,
Traditional, and
João Gilberto.
$35
Naumburg Orchestral Concerts Presents: The Knights & Lara St. John, violin soloist
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Naumburg Bandshell, New York, NY, United States
Avner Dorman
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Nigunim (Violin Concerto No. 2)
(NYC premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"
Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"
Free
92Y: The Knights & Edgar Meyer, bass, play Copland, Meyer, & more
The Knights and
92Y
Saturday, April 30, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Kaufmann Concert Hall at 92Y, New York, NY, United States
Online and in-person
Eleanor Alberga
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Shining Gate of Morpheus
Aaron Copland — Appalachian Spring Suite
Edgar Meyer — Double Bass Concerto No. 3 in E major (NY premiere)
Aaron Copland — Appalachian Spring Suite
Edgar Meyer — Double Bass Concerto No. 3 in E major (NY premiere)
Online: $20 | In person: $20-$45 ($20 XYZ members)
National Sawdust: Magos Herrera Presents "Remanso"
Thursday, February 17, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY, United States
$41.40
92Y: The Knights & Aaron Diehl, piano, play Gershwin, Ravel, & more
The Knights and
92Y
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Kaufmann Concert Hall at 92Y, New York, NY, United States
Online and in-person
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Maurice Ravel — Le Tombeau de Couperin (selections)
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Michael P. Atkinson)
Mary Lou Williams — Zodiac Suite (selections)
Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite (arr. Michael P. Atkinson)
Maurice Ravel — Le Tombeau de Couperin (selections)
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Michael P. Atkinson)
Mary Lou Williams — Zodiac Suite (selections)
Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite (arr. Michael P. Atkinson)
Online: $20 | In person: $25-$45 ($20 XYZ members)
92Y Presents: Gil Shaham and The Knights play Beethoven & Bologne (on-demand until 3/21/2021)
Sunday, March 14, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Johann Nepomuk Hummel – Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – String Quartet No. 5 in G minor, Op. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. The Knights – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – String Quartet No. 5 in G minor, Op. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. The Knights – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
$20
[LIVSTREAM] 92Y Presents: Colin and Eric Jacobsen of The Knights
92Y and
The Knights
Thursday, July 30, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Colin (violin) and Eric Jacobsen (cello) perform Maurice Ravel’s 1920 Sonata, as well as pieces by Irish-American singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan.
$10
Caramoor: Musicians from The Knights
Thursday, July 23, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Anna Clyne – Shorthand (world premiere)
Johannes Brahms – String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
Johannes Brahms – String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
$10 / Caramoor members free
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