Thank You

The Knights acknowledge the following contributors in support of its concert and educational activities in the 2025-2026 season, including gifts received as of December 31, 2025.

Founders Circle

Members of the Founders Circle are lead benefactors of The Knights whose foundational support forms the bedrock of the organization's sustainability, resilience, and innovation. 

Guillaume & Andrea Cuvelier
Mela & Paul Haklisch
Naomi Wolfensohn & Jascha Preuss

Concert sponsors

James Attwood & Leslie Williams
Deanna Bittker
The Howard Gilman Foundation
Laurence Costin
Guillaume & Andrea Cuvelier
Judy & Tony Evnin
Mela & Paul Haklisch
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
The Achelis & Bodman Foundation
Mark Jackson & Karen Hagberg
Dale & Debra Lewis
Stuart & Linda Nelson
The National Endowment for the Arts
The Perles Family Foundation
The New York State Council on the Arts
Naomi Wolfensohn & Jascha Preuss

soloist sponsors

Anonymous
Mimi & Barry Alperin
Lora Aroyo & Chris Welty
Jun & Matt Brumberg
Brad & Mary Burnham
John Buttrick & Alexandra Ching
David Hung
The Musicians Advocacy Fund
Trevor Morris
Joseph Rose
Paul Sekhri, Mark Gude, & The Sekhri Family Foundation
Hannelore Wilfert

musician sponsors

Amy Adams
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Susan Bloom & Edmund Jacobsen
Hugo Cassirer & Sarah Buttrick
Randall Frank
The Clinton Family Fund
Robert & Diana Graziano
The Samuels Foundation
Graham Parker & Adam Benson
Mark Ptashne
Susan & Elihu Rose
The Scout Fund
Arshad Zakaria

advocates

Robert & Jane Barkei
Oliver Berggruen & Desiree Hayford-Welsing
Anna Clyne
Jody Elff
Tina Gentzkow & John Ray
LaVonn Kellner & Tom Roush
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music
Michael & Jamie Lynton
The Niederhoffer Foundation
Jason Price
Richard Replin
Melanie Shorin & Greg Feldman
Connie Steensma & Rick Prins
Phyllis & Bud Wulliman

Supporters

Saar Banin
Emily Berger
Jonathan Blau
Kim Bleimann
Barbara Brailowsky
Robert Braun
Caitlin Sullivan & Nicholas Britell
Susan & Duncan Brown
MaryPat Buerkle & Rob Wachs
Katie & Paul Buttenwieser
Allen & Whitney Clark
Lori Cohen & Christopher Rothko
Dick Connette
Linda Conway
Robert Croonquist
Ken Davidson & Marya Martin
Katherine Elliot
Victoria Ferenbach
Bridget Fahey & Alex Hemmer
Audrey Francis & John Hodges
George & Laurence Gorayeb
Augusta Gross & Leslie Samuels
Sharon Gurwitz
James & Edwina Hunt
Joan & James Hunter
James Incorvaia
Robert & Anita Jacobson
Stephen Judson
Jennie Kassanoff
Andrea Kay
Peter Kend & Kate Wehrle
Golnar Khosrowshahi
Karin & Paul Kingsley
Roshanne Leshner
Joanne Lipman & Tom Distler
Kathryn Matschullat & Allan Arffa
Ann D. McChord
Karen McLaughlin & Mark Schubin
Roy Niederhoffer
Lowell & Sonja Noteboom
Melvin & Amy Okamura
Barbara Packer
Michelle Young & Augustin Pasquet
The Alice M. Ditson Fund
Claudio & Penny Pincus
Rajika Puri
Irene & Daniel Rotschild
Thomas Safran
Leonard & Louise Schaper
Sara & Axel Schupf
John & Brenda Sielaff
Joshua Socolow
Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros
David & Sarah Stack
Axel Stawski
Barbara Sypult
Jaqueline M. Taylor & Steven Sobol
Ceci & James Tripp
Bette Wadsworth
Maria Watson & David Reid

Friends

Jennifer Behr
Elizabeth Beier
Ennius & Judy Bergsma
Christine Bratton & John Barnard
Jacob Cohen
Andrew Copper
Linda Conway
Denise Dailey
Melissa Danenberg
Corinne Dixon
Melissa Eisenstadt & Jonathan Blau
Andrew Feuerstein
Noralee Frankel
Fredric Friedman & Cathy Demain Mann
Mort & Judy Goldfein
Maria Gotsch
Kathryn Johnson & Marshall Hagins
James Holdstein
Frank Holozubiec
Erik Höltje
John Klumph
Victoria Li
Judith & Michael Marguiles
David Martowski
Dianne McKeever
Saleem & Sara Jane Muqaddam
Julia Murphy
Paul Neely
Heather Noonan
Carol Parker
Ron Ramin
Amy Rosen
Nikolai Savas
David & Susan Shapiro
Jane Short
Robert Snapp
Roger & Jerry Tilles

The Knights’ New York performances are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. Project support has been provided by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts-Art Works and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.