WQXR Residency: Live Broadcast Performance
The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space

12:00 PM

Germany Tour

ERIC JACOBSEN, Conductor
JAN VOGLER, Cello

The European Tour of The Knights is made possible by the generous support of LANXESS.

Saugatuck Congregational Church
Westport Arts Center
Westport, CT 

8:00 PM

US Tour

ERIC JACOBSEN, Conductor

Bargemusic
Brooklyn, NY

8:00 PM

Ravinia Festival
Martin Theater
Highland Park, IL

8:00 PM

ERIC JACOBSEN, Conductor

Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park
New York, NY

7:30 PM

ERIC JACOBSEN, Conductor

Part of the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts. Free Admission.

Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park
New York, NY

7:30 PM

ERIC JACOBSEN, conductor

Part of the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts. Free Admission.

Trinity Episcopal Church
651 Pequot Avenue, Southport, CT

7:00 PM

ERIC JACOBSEN, Conductor 

The Knights and Silk Road Connect  
featuring Yo-Yo Ma, cello

SummerStage in Central Park

6:30 PM

Night at the Caravanserai: Tales of Wonder

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Spring Benefit

featuring the musicians of The Knights

The Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
Samuel B. and David Rose Building, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza

6:00 pm  Wine and Hors d'Ouevres Reception and Performance 

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Celebration Event Benefitting the Parenting Journey Institute
with Yo-Yo Ma, Cello

Stephan Weiss Studio, 711 Greenwich Street

6:00 PM Cocktails and Dinner
8:30 PM Performance

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Brooklyn Lyceum
227 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

3pm

Preparing a World Premiere

Yotam Haber, composer
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Christina Courtin, singer

Participate in the preparation of a world premiere as Yotam Haber shares insight into his own
creative process writing a new piece and The Knights reveal their preparation process and
perform excerpts of the commissioned work.  The world premiere will take place two days later.

Free and open to the public.  Seating limited.

 

8pm

Venetian Theater at Caramoor
Katonah, NY

4:30pm

YO-YO MA, 'Cello
ERIC JACOBSEN, Conductor

College of Staten Island, CUNY

7:30pm

Edward Arron, 'Cello
ERIC JACOBSEN, Conductor

This is a free concert but reservations are required.  Please call 718.982.ARTS(2787).

Stillwater Music Festival
Stillwater, MN

ERIC JACOBSEN, Conductor

Apple Store, SoHo

103 Prince Street, New York, NY

7:00pm

To celebrate the iTunes release of the new Mozart album with Lara & Scott St. John and The Knights.

Naumburg Bandshell
New York, NY

7:30pm

VERA BETHS, Violin
ERIC JACOBSEN, Conductor

Part of the 105th season of Naumburg Orchestral Concerts and Free Admission

International Keyboard Institute and Festival
Mannes College, New York, NY

8:30pm

EDUARD ZILBERKANT, Piano

American Academy of Arts and Letters
New York, NY

LARA ST. JOHN, Violin
SCOTT ST. JOHN, Viola/Violin
ERIC JACOBSEN, Conductor

152 W 66th St, New York, NY

Eric Jacobsen, conductor

BACH: Cantata No.170 "Vergnugte Ruh!" arr. Michael Atkinson
STRAUSS: Serenade, op.7
MOZART: Gran Partita, K. 361[370a]

Naumburg Bandshell
Central Park, New York, NY

7:30pm

JAN VOGLER, 'Cello
ERIC JACOBSEN, Conductor

Part of the 105th season of Naumburg Orchestral Concerts and Free Admission

Trinity Episcopal Church
651 Pequot Ave, Southport, CT

6:00pm

ERIC JACOBSEN, Conductor

Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Colin Jacobsen, violin 
The Hon. Gustin L. Reichbach, narrator

SOPER: Overture, first performance
BEAVERS: Roscoe for violin, narrator, and orchestra, on a text by William Kennedy
MOZART: Divertimento in F major, KV 138
STRAVINSKY: Dumbarton Oaks

The Movado Hour at the Baryshnikov Arts Center (450 W. 37th Street, NYC)

Marini Sinfonia Sesto Tuono
Vivaldi L'estro armonico
Purcell Fantasia Upon One Note
Scelsi Ohoi "The Creative Principles"
Sollima Violoncelles, Vibrez!

Music of Pablo de Sarasate with Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony at Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street, NYC)

All Sarasate:

An Evening of Bach with Lara St. John - Central Park Bandshell, NYC
The Knights present a concert with violinist Lara St. John at the Central Park Bandshell. Come join us for a wonderful summer evening in beautiful Central Park!

Franz von Biber - Battaglia for Strings and Continuo
Bach - Violin Concerto in E Major, BMW 1042
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BMW 1050
Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b minor, BMW 1067
Bach - Concerto for Two Violins in d minor, BMW 1043

US Release of "Jan Vogler and The Knights, Experience: Live from New York" CD.

The Knights are excited to announce the US release of their first Sony Classical album with the internationally recognized German cellist, Jan Vogler as soloist in the Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1, in a live recording at New York's cutting-edge new concert venue Le Poisson Rouge. Works on the album include arrangements by Ljova of Shostakovichs' Film Music and Jazz Suites, a waltz, "Garmoshka" written specially for The Knights by Ljova, and a spectacular arrangement written by Kyle Sanna of Jimi Hendrix's "Machine Gun."

The National Gallery in Dublin, Ireland

The Knights continue their European tour in Dublin with soprano Dawn Upshaw and Nonesuch recording artist Christina Courtin.

The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Christina Courtin, vocals

Bach (arr. by S. Beck) - O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Chorale for Orchestra)
Glass - Company
Golijov - Night of the Flying Horses
Rodgers - He was Too Good To Me
Sondheim - There Won't Be Trumpets
Sondheim - What More Do I Need
Bernstein - "Somewhere" from West Side Story
Copland - Appalachian Spring (13 instrument version)
Christina Courtin - Original Songs

Opening Night at the Dresdner Musikfestspiele - Dresden, Germany

The Knights, in their first European tour will open the Dresdner Musikfestspiele with soprano Dawn Upshaw as their guest soloist at the Frauenkirche.

The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano

Ives - The Unanswered Question
Golijov - She Was Here
Golijov - Night of the Flying Horses
Rodgers - He Was Too Good To Me
Sondheim - There Won't Be Trumpets
Sondheim - What More Do I Need
Bernstein - "Somewhere" from West Side Story
Bach (arr. by S. Beck) - O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Chorale for Orchestra)
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7

Dresdner Musikfestspiele

Benefit Concert for Riverside Food Pantry - Riverside Church, NYC

The Knights present a benefit concert for the Riverside Food Pantry. This will be the final concert before they head off to Germany and Ireland for their European tour!

The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Lady Rizo, vocal

Bach (arr. by S. Beck) - O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Chorale for Orchestra)
Copland - Appalachian Spring (13 instrument version)
Songs of Sondheim, Rodgers, and Bernstein
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7

Suggested donation $10

Riverside Church

The Knights with Christina Courtin at the Dresdner Musikfestspiele - Dresden, Germany

The Knights present their second concert at the Dresdner Musikfestspiele with Nonesuch recording artist Christina Courtin at the Alter Schlachthof.

The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Christina Courtin, vocal
Ryan Scott, guitar

Ives - The Unanswered Question
Beethoven - Coriolan Overture
Glass - Company
Copland - Appalachian Spring (13 instrument version)
Christina Courtin - Original Songs

Dresdner Musikfestspiele

Schubert and Solitude with Osvaldo Golijov - Angel Orensanz Foundation, NYC

The New York Institute for the Humanities and the Humanities Initiative at NYU in association with In a Circle present "Schubert and Solitude" with Osvaldo Golijov, in conversation with Fred Child.

The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Tehila Nini Goldstein, soprano
Brooklyn Rider

Golijov - She Was Here (a cycle of four songs steeped in Schubert)
Works by Beethoven, Schubert, Glass, and Ives

Art Exhibition and Projections by Lennie Peterson

Free and Open to the Public

This evening, In a Circle Records is also proud to announce the DVD release of The Knights performing Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony."

Gala Opening Concert at Trinity Episcopal Church - Southport, CT

The Knights return to Trinity Episcopal church for the Southport Summer Music Festival Gala Opening Concert. They will join the Trinity Schola, Chorale and Choristers in music of Beethoven and Mendelssohn.

Mendelssohn - Cantatas, Motets and excerpts from the Oratorios
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7

Trinity Episcopal Church

Ravinia Festival
Pavillion

Yo-Yo Ma, Cello

Two Concerts - Dates and Repertoire TBC

June 26, July 10, July 24, August 7 or August 14, 2012