“On Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 7:30pm in Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall will present The Knights. Conducted by Artistic Director Eric Jacobsen and featuring three pieces in their New York City or world premieres, the program is a triumphant culmination of multiple key projects driven by Knights collaborations or commissions and marks the final concert of the ensemble’s inaugural Carnegie Hall season.

As part of a star-studded program, the orchestra will perform the world premiere chamber orchestra arrangement of Jessie Montgomery’s Rhapsody No. 2, featuring The Knights Artistic Director Colin Jacobsen as violinist (orch. for violin and chamber orchestra by Michi Wiancko).

Originally composed for solo violin as part of a series honoring historical composers, Montgomery’s Rhapsody No. 2. was inspired in part by Béla Bartók and featured on the album Planetary Candidate by violinist Michi Wiancko, who commissioned the work. Wiancko’s own reorchestration of the piece for violin and chamber orchestra makes its world premiere in this program, featuring Knights Artistic Director and concertmaster Colin Jacobsen as soloist. The new arrangement has been commissioned by The Knights as part of The Rhapsody Project, a multi-year initiative inspired by the 2024 centennial of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.”