“Jacobsen looks back warmly on the experience of making the work together. Getting to work on a piece with the person who wrote it, who is in the room as the musicians learn and experience the music for the first time, is an amazing gift, he said — a process that can be precise, fine-tuned and improvisational all at once.”
— By the Way Berkshires
Read More“So when they’re joined by an audience, the musicians on stage will listen and adjust. And those audiences will know that they were not only there for the birth of, but a part of the growth of, an exciting new work.”
— The Berkshire Eagle
Read More“In the festival ‘Archive of Desire,’ artists and musicians thoughtfully engage with the writing of Constantine P. Cavafy, a self-assessed ‘ultramodern poet.’”
— The New York Times
Read More“The Knights consistently put on some of the most interesting classical concerts in New York.”
— Bach Track
Read MoreThe Knights Perform the first movement of Janáček’s “Kreutzer Sonata” String Quartet No. 1 - coverage by The Violin Channel.
Read More“In the hands of Shaham and the Knights, these sumptuous tracks—recorded in 2019 at LeFrak Hall at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College in New York—are flawless.”
— Strings Magazine
Read More“The Knights’ production was supremely satisfying and intelligent, emphasizing equally the show’s dazzling orchestral music, delicious book, glorious lyrics and carefully calibrated comic acting.”
— The Berkshire Edge
Read More“So what happens when the awesome musicianship of the Knights combines forces with these stalwart performing artists and composers/arrangers? The audience is treated to a magical experience that will reverberate with them for a lifetime.”
— When Steel Talks
Read More“For any fans who still believe classical music is confined to opulent concert halls, only to be enjoyed by the pillars of society, meet The Knights.”
— OperaWire
Read More“Still, the BSO could learn a thing or two from The Knights... what stood out though, were three things. One was the intelligence of the programming. A second was the sheer exuberance of The Knights; fun and camaraderie are in their DNA. And both in terms of performers and composers, there were more people of color than you’d see in whole seasons of programming by some American orchestras.”
— The Arts Fuse
Read More“Taken together, then, these two performances showcase a group of instrumentalists whose collective musicianship is electrifying: full of just the right combination of wonder, play, and discovery this much-loved repertoire needs in order to sound fresh and truly come to life.”
— The Arts Fuse
Read MoreThe Knights announces the election of Paul Sekhri to Board Chair and Graham Parker to Board Vice Chair; Bridget Mundy is named Executive Director.
Read More“On one level, classical music concerns a dialogue between old and new. This is a programming specialty of the Knights…”
— The Washington Post
Read More“…As the night wore on, the program’s creative team buzzed between each piece with an ease that revealed the electric closeness between the two innovative groups.”
— AllArts
Read More“…There was plenty to grin about in this live-wire chamber orchestra's sixth annual visit.”
— The Berkshire Eagle
Read More“…The music begs for that audience interaction…” — WQXR
Read MoreWho doesn’t want to experience challenging repertoire spanning centuries, played by engaged musicians, presented informally in aesthetically lovely surroundings?
— A Beast in the Jungle
Read More“As with the best of Kentridge’s work, The Head and the Load is a kaleidoscopic affair. There are numerous collaborators: The music was composed by Philip Miller and Thuthuka Sibisi and played by the Brooklyn ensemble The Knights.” — The New Republic
Read More“A superb new score by the illustrious Kaija Saariaho is also played, sometimes between stanzas, sometimes underneath the words, by the four musicians of The Knights…” — NY Times
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