The Knights, With Gabriel Kahane at Carnegie Hall Zankel Hall

Gig Alerts | May 10, 2024

The Knights, with special guest Gabriel Kahane at Carnegie Hall Zankel Hall
May 16. 7:30PM. $74.

As a singer and songwriter, Gabriel Kahane creates an arty form of pop that reflects his classical music background. As a classical composer, he writes works that have the directness and melodic invention of pop. Kahane gets to show off both halves of his musical persona in a concert with the NY chamber orchestra The Knights, who will play Gabriel Kahane’s piano concerto, written for his dad, the veteran pianist Jeffrey Kahane, as well as an orchestrated version of his song, called “Where Are The Arms.” Gabriel Kahane joins The Knights on May 16 at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall.

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