Saturday, Aug 15, 2026
LW Presents Island Concerts: The Knights
About
Acclaimed New York based orchestra ensemble The Knights return to Fishers Island for an unforgettable evening of music, presenting a dynamic program that spans centuries, genres, and musical traditions. This years concert features works by Mozart, Villa-Lobos, Valerie Coleman, Bach, and more. The performance highlights the ensemble's signature blend of classical masterworks and contemporary voices.
This intimate concert will feature a quintet of musicians—flute, violin, viola, cello, and double bass—led by conductor Eric Jacobsen.
Guests are invited to enjoy cocktails at 5:30pm, followed by the concert in the acoustically rich Ordnance beginning at 6pm.
In addition to the evening performance, The Knights will once again present their popular Family Concert, an engaging and interactive program designed for audiences of all ages. Through live performance and conversation, families will explore classical instruments, learn how musicians collaborate as an ensemble, and experience the joy of music-making.
Artist
Bio
The Knights are a collective of adventurous musicians dedicated to transforming the orchestral experience and eliminating barriers between audiences and music. Driven by an open-minded spirit of camaraderie and exploration, they inspire listeners with vibrant programs that encompass their roots in the classical tradition and passion for artistic discovery. The orchestra has toured and recorded with renowned soloists including Yo Yo Ma, Dawn Upshaw, Béla Fleck, and Gil Shaham, and has appeared across the world’s most prestigious stages, including those at Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood, Ravinia, The Kennedy Center, and the Vienna Musikverein.
The Knights evolved from late night chamber music reading parties with friends at the home of violinist Colin Jacobsen and cellist Eric Jacobsen. The Jacobsen brothers, who are also founding members of the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, serve as artistic directors of The Knights, with Eric Jacobsen as conductor. Since incorporating in 2007, the orchestra has toured consistently across the United States and Europe. The Knights seek to share music with a broad general public regardless of background, and the group designs programs to appeal to both loyal followers and new listeners alike. The Knights perform in traditional concert halls as well as in parks, plazas, and bars, and create unusual and adventurous partnerships across disciplines. Counted among recent highlights are fully staged performances of Bernstein's Candide at both Tanglewood and Ravinia; the release of a recording of the Brahms and Beethoven Violin Concertos with Gil Shaham; and a full 2021 summer season in a reawakened New York City, with performances at Central Parks’ Naumburg Bandshell, Bryant Park, Governors Island, and Green-Wood Cemetery. The orchestra seeks out and prioritizes collaborative partnerships with artists often underrepresented in classical music. Recent seasons have included performances with Brooklyn based Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra, with African musicians as part of William Kentridge’s The Head and the Load, and with a diverse group of contemporary composers and performers including Vijay Iyer, Kinan Azmeh, Angélica Negrón, and Jessie Montgomery, among others.
Website: theknightsnyc.com
