Albums
The Knights collaborate composer Anna Clyne and soloists Avi Avital, Colin Jacobsen, Pekka Kuusisto, and Yo-Yo Ma on a new album, SHORTHAND.
The Knights joins GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan on her newest album, All My Friends.
The Knights collaborate with pianist and composer Aaron Diehl on a new album exploring Mary Lou Williams’ 1945 work for piano and chamber orchestra.
Magos Herrera explores representations of humanity and collective healing, featuring musicians from The Knights.
The Knights join Nicholas Phan for three world premiere recordings, as part of his GRAMMY-nominated album “Stranger.”
The Knights embody the spirit of exploration with The Kreutzer Project, a program that weaves together Knightsian reimaginings of the “Kreutzer” Sonatas of Beethoven and Leos Janácek with contemporary responses by Colin Jacobsen and Anna Clyne.
The Knights Before Christmas is a surprising mix of holiday chestnuts and unearthed gems, all arranged and performed with signature Knightsian style.
Following Gil Shaham and The Knights’ grammy-nominated 2016 recording of Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2, this new album features the violinist’s first recording of the Beethoven concerto.
Rediscover the joy, warmth, and hope found in the truly Knightsian combination of J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and Paul Simon’s American Tune, featuring Christina Courtin.
Our dear friend Yo-Yo Ma joins us to play original works and new arrangements by Siamak Aghaei & Colin Jacobsen, Antonín Dvořák, Osvaldo Golijov, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Sufjan Stevens on this album inspired by celestial stories.
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Press
“An adventurous young orchestra that has established a strong reputation for polished performances and imaginative programming.”
The New York Times
“Clyne’s music seems to delight in leading listeners along a particular route before changing course with sharp and unexpected twists and gear-shifts.”
—Pwyll ap Siôn, writing for Gramophone (2024)
“The Knights deliver the music with impeccable ensemble, and are perfect advocates of this music.”
—Jo Talbot, writing for BBC Music Magazine (2024)
"WQXR is once again partnering with the New York Philharmonic to showcase music written by fourteen extraordinary composers between the ages of 9 - 17 and all participants in the NYPhil's Very Young Composers program. The compositions are performed by musicians from The Knights."
—WQXR, New York Classical Radio (2024)
"The Knights, led by Eric Jacobsen, is one of my favorite orchestras to work with. The musicianship is at the highest level and the care and attention that they bring to my music is evident throughout these recordings."
—Anna Clyne, writing for The Strad (2024)
"I have focused on the greatness of these concertos largely because the performances did them such splendid justice."
—The Berkshire Edge (2024)
"It’s a summer-ending musical tradition that plays out every Labor Day weekend at the Clark Art Institute."
—The Berkshire Eagle (2024)