The Knights Press Packet

Press Acclaim

The program was distinguished and the playing spirited, casting the concert as a memorable addition to this summer’s classical circuit

- The New Criterion

This fitting cap to a festival expressed a forward vision for music that encompassed the human story―its trials and triumphs through great music of the past and new music of the future, much of it with a distinctively American expressive voice.

- The Boston Musical Intelligencer

Few ensembles are as adept at mixing old music with new as the dynamic young Brooklyn orchestra.

- The New Yorker

…brought the music to life in a way that was devoid of elitism, awkwardness, and – even on a cold February night – coughing.

- The New York Times

…the Knights are a chamber orchestra with an exciting degree of vividness in both new music and old.

- The Indianapolis Star

Talk about a connection. Many artists draw close through music, but these two are actually related, as brother and sister. And it shows. Teaming up for Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, Lara and Scott St. John deliver an intimate, animated rendition, rounded out by the exceptionally polished Knights. Playing solo, Scott, a violinist in the St. Lawrence String Quartet, gives a dashing account of the Violin Concerto No. 1, and Lara offers a spicy, individualistic reading of Concerto No. 3. Grade: A.

- Cleveland Plain Dealer

...truly an exhilarating experience.

- The New York Sun

The performances were gutsy and often unrestrained.

- The Irish Times