Our Spring Benefit, A Musical Feast, was such an inspiring and unforgettable evening. Together, we celebrated a sold-out event, honored our dear friend Joe Rose, and raised more than $300,000 to support The Knights’ mission to transform the orchestral experience.

The evening brought together extraordinary music, food, and conversation in true Knightsian spirit: with live culinary demonstrations by Chef J. Kenji López-Alt and moving performances by Tessa Lark, Gabriel Kahane, and The Knights. We're so grateful for the chance to share it all with you, and we're looking forward to the adventures ahead.

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HELP LAUNCH OUR SUMMER FESTIVAL
You can also make a gift in honor of Joe Rose to help launch our upcoming summer festival. In Central Park, Caramoor, and Bryant Park, This Music Is Your Music celebrates the richness and diversity of American music and welcomes everyone into the concert experience.

BENEFIT 2026 PROGRAM

Colin Jacobsen: Mirror for a Prince
II. Golestan

Antonín Dvorák (arr. Colin Jacobsen):
Songs My Mother Taught Me

Colin Jacobsen: Sheriff's Freud

Traditional (arr. Tessa Lark): Boy in the Gap

Tommy Potts (arr. Colin Jacobsen): The Butterfly

Gabriel Kahane: Where are the Arms

Gabriel Kahane: Dirty Horchata

Antonín Dvorák: String Quartet No. 12, Op. 96 “American”
IV. Vivace ma non troppo

Honoree
Joe Rose
co-chairs
Audrey Francis and John Hodges
Graham Parker and Adam Benson
Michelle Young and Augustin Pasquet
SPONSORS
Mimi and Barry Alperin
Leslie Williams and Jim Attwood
Zakaria Family Foundation
PARTNERS
Elizabeth Beier
Sarah Buttrick and Hugo Cassirer
Mela and Paul Haklisch
Debra and Dale Lewis
Suzy and Elihu Rose
Melanie Shorin and Greg S. Feldman
Diane and Tom Tuft
Naomi Wolfensohn and Jascha Preuss
This evening is brought to life by a remarkable community that shares its time, talent, and generosity.

BENEFIT SUPPORTERS
Lora Aroyo and Chris Welty
Claude Arpels
Emanuel Ax
Daniel Baldini
J. Mae Barizo
Jennifer Behr
Jamie Bernstein
Lisa Bielawa
Deanna Bittker
Susan Bloom and Edmund Jacobsen
Barbara Brailowsky
Christine Bratton
Carol and Robert Braun
Mary and Brad Burnham
Lizzie Burns
Robert Croonquist
Andrea and Guillaume Cuvelier
Ali Elam and Megan Cipollini
Katherine Elliot
Judy and Tony Evnin
Andrew Feuerstein
Noralee Frankel
Osvaldo Golijov
Julianna Goodman and Joshua Distler
Lucy Gordon and Mark Ptashne
Joseph Gramley
Alva Greenberg
Karen Hagberg and Mark Jackson
Diana Huang and Kevin Simler
Eric Jacobsen and Aoife O’Donovan
Colin Jacobsen and Maile Okamura
Andrea Kay
Katherine and Peter Kend
Karin and Paul Kingsley
Karl Fritz Kraber
Ruth Lazarus and Michael Feldberg
Wu Man
Benjamin Marrow
Randy Mastro
Kay Matschullat and Allan J. Arffa
Ann McChord
Karen McLaughlin
Ellen Meyers
Paula Michtom
Chris Min
Jessie Montgomery
Nico Muhly
Gabrielle Nohrnberg and Fabio Savoldelli
Sonja and Lowell Noteboom
Lindsay O’Donovan
Carol and Steven Parker
Kate and Brad Peck
Steven Perles
Quent Capital
Jennifer Raab
Sally Richardson
Samuel Rosenblatt
Melissa Salten and Harris Rothman
Kathy Schuman
Paul Sekhri and Mark Gude
Gil Shaham
Suzanne and Seth Sholes
Alex and Galia Stawski
Roger Tilles
Vicky Ward
Jennifer Weis and John Monsky
Jamie Wernet and David Thomas Tao
[AS OF MAY 1, 2026]