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The Knights, Zankel Hall, 5/16/24

Zankel Hall was abuzz Thursday night where The Knights performed their final concert of the season as part of their new Carnegie Hall residency. Never content to just be a chamber orchestra, The Knights and their founder brothers, Colin and Eric, offered a little something for everyone: from (Jessie) Montgomery, to Mozart, to a searching new work for cello and orchestra by Anna Clyne, played with deep expression by Karen Ouzounian. But, what l’ll remember most was Gabriel Kahane appearing under his multiple guises: first as composer of the brilliant new piano concerto “Heirloom” written for and played by his father, Jeffrey Kahane. Then, picking up a guitar, Gabriel turned Zankel into “a Bushwick basement rock show” (his words) by performing “Where Are the Arms” and, later, “Little Love”. I’m sure Gabriel would say this kind of cross-genre mastery is no big deal - look at Terence Blanchard or Bryce Dessner - but even those guys never tried to pull off both things in the same concert. Impressive.

If you missed it, The Knights will be around this summer as the house band at the Naumburg Concerts in Central Park, along with appearances Caramoor and Tanglewood. And, they return to Carnegie next season with three more concerts that feature pianist Aaron Diehl and singer songwriter Aiofe O’Donovan

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