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02.22.13
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IN CONCERT: The Knights of Fresh Music-Making - The Knights make their Southern California debut at UCSB Campbell Hall
Santa Barbara News-Press
02.21.13
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The Knights to Perform at UCSB with Wu Man February 23
Santa Barbara Independent
02.19.13
Wu Man, The Knights
The Knights with Wu Man (Listen)
Houston Public Radio KUHA FM
02.15.13
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Hot shots bond in chamber group
Houston Chronicle
02.10.13
Wu Man, The Knights
Optimum Pipa Plucking, Surrounded by Friends
The New York Times
12.03.12
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Colin Jacobsen and Eric Jacobsen – of Brooklyn Rider and The Knights – Win Prestigious $50,000 United States Artists Fellowship
21C Media Group
09.24.12
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Kayhan Kalhor, Brooklyn Rider & The Knights Collaborate on the Score for "Rhino Season"
07.13.12
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Brooklyn Rider
Interlude
07.11.12
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Planes, Buses, Fumes, Brakes, Gnats and Melody
The New York Times
05.05.12
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Fireworks From Cuba, And Schubert That Grooves: New Classical Albums
All Things Considered
03.30.12
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Album: The Knights, A Second of Silence (Ancalagon)
The Independent
02.23.12
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WQXR Invites The Knights for Second Term as Ensemble-in-Residence (April 3 & 4)
21C Media Group
01.11.12
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The Musical Smorgasbord of Brooklyn Rider and The Knights
CVNC
01.09.12
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Reaching across centuries
The Herald-Sun
11.15.11
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Freelance Orchestras Seizing the Moment
San Francisco Classical Voice
10.27.11
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Pushing the Boundaries of Modern String Performance - The Brooklyn Rider Quartet and The Knights Chamber Orchestra
Chamber Musician Today
09.18.11
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A Lot of Schubert and a Touch of Poetry
The New York Times
09.08.11
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'We Are the Knights'
NY Daily News
09.08.11
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‘We Are the Knights’: A Q&A with Eric and Colin Jacobsen
Thirteen WNET
08.23.11
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WQXR Inaugurates Ensemble-in-Residence Program with The Knights, September 15-18
21C Media Group
08.23.11
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In a Rite of Late Summer, Naumburg Concerts Finish
The New York Times
08.15.11
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THIRTEEN Features "We Are The Knights"
08.05.11
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THIRTEEN PREMIERES WE ARE THE KNIGHTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
WNET
06.24.11
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Talent for Punctuating Classics With Surprises
The New York Times
02.02.11
Bramwell Tovey, James Ehnes, The Knights , Les Violons du Roy
THE KNIGHTS, JAMES EHNES LES VIOLONS DU ROY & BRAMWELL TOVEY NOMINATED FOR JUNO AWARDS
Juno Awards
01.13.11
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Performances by The Knights, A Far Cry and Neil Rolnick
The New York Times
09.11.10
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Review: Mozart. Scott St. John, violin and viola; Lara St. John, violin; the Knights, Eric Jacobsen, cond. (Ancalagon)
Strings Magazine
09.10.10
Yo-Yo Ma, The Knights
Chamber Music With Muscle
The New York Times
09.10.10
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Caramoor Fall Festival: Music for omnivores
Bergen Record
09.09.10
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The Knights Ensemble Storms New York's Le Poisson Rouge
Strings
09.08.10
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Regional Spotlight: The Knights
Minnesota Public Radio
09.02.10
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Knights could be called a classical garage band
Pioneer Press
08.04.10
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Knights at Night in Central Park
Lucid Culture
08.04.10
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Invitation to Dance to Shostakovich
New York Times
07.08.10
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The Knights Segue Through the Ages
Lucid Culture
07.01.10
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Creative Collective
Symphony
06.23.10
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Nature Had Other Plans at the Naumburg Bandshell
The New York Times
05.11.10
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Enthusiastic Explorations
San Francisco Classical Voice
04.30.10
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THE KNIGHTS CD RELEASE AT LE POISSON ROUGE MAY 3
04.24.10
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The Knights' New Worlds
WQXR 105.9 fm
04.08.10
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New Worlds
allmusic
01.23.10
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Aaron Copland, Charles Ives, Osvaldo Golijov, Lena Frank
Rondo Magazine
07.28.09
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New Classical Tracks: Going Downtown with Shostakovich
Minnesota Public Radio
04.03.09
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Review-The Knights
Rondo Magazine
04.02.09
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Review-Jan Vogler & The Knights, Experience: Live From New York
Frankfurter Rundschau
04.01.09
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Review-Jan Vogler & The Knights, Experience: Live From New York
NMZ Online
06.02.08
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Conduct Indefinable: Beethoven Here, Laura Nyro There
The New York Times
01.04.08
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Toe-Tapping Fun: The Knights at Carnegie Hall
ArtsJournal.com: On The Record

Praised for their “polished performances and imaginative programming” (New York Times) The Knights are a “supremely talented” (Gramophone) orchestra of friends from a broad spectrum of the New York music world who cultivate collaborative music making and creatively engage audiences in the shared joy of musical performance. Led by an open-minded spirit of camaraderie and exploration, they expand the orchestral concert experience with programs that encompass their roots in the Classical tradition and their passion for musical discovery. For their inspired programming, innovative formats and “crusading musical mission,” The Knights have been hailed as “the future of classical music in America” (Los Angeles Times).

The Knights perform in a wide range of concert venues, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, 92nd Street Y, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Brooklyn Lyceum, Central Park, Le Poisson Rouge, The Stone, Tonic, the Whitney Museum and Mass MoCA. Also in demand on the international stage, they have appeared at the Dresden Musikfestspiele, Cologne Philharmonie, Dusseldorf Tonhalle, and the National Gallery in Dublin, and have toured Germany with cellist Jan Vogler. Their expanding presence on the music festival scene has included performances at the Ravinia Festival, the Stillwater Music Festival in Minnesota, and Caramoor’s Fall Festival ... read full bio