Eric Jacobsen

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Top Songs By Eric Jacobsen

Listen to Rusalka, Op. 114: Song to the Moon (Arr. Diener-Bennett for Cello and Orchestra) by Yo-Yo Ma, Eric Jacobsen & The Knights, see lyrics, music video & more!

Rusalka, Op. 114: Song to the Moon (Arr. Diener-Bennett for Cello and Orchestra)Yo-Yo Ma, Eric Jacobsen & The Knights

Listen to Gymnopédie I by The Knights & Eric Jacobsen, see lyrics, music video & more!

Gymnopédie IThe Knights & Eric Jacobsen

Listen to Three Sisters: One by The Knights, Eric Jacobsen & Avi Avital, see lyrics, music video & more!

Three Sisters: OneThe Knights, Eric Jacobsen & Avi Avital

Listen to Shorthand by The Knights, Eric Jacobsen & Yo-Yo Ma, see lyrics, music video & more!

ShorthandThe Knights, Eric Jacobsen & Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Gymnopédie II by The Knights & Eric Jacobsen, see lyrics, music video & more!

Gymnopédie IIThe Knights & Eric Jacobsen

Listen to Azul: I. Paz Sulfúrica by Yo-Yo Ma, Eric Jacobsen, The Knights, Cyro Baptista, Jamey Haddad & Michael Ward-Bergeman, see lyrics, music video & more!

Azul: I. Paz SulfúricaYo-Yo Ma, Eric Jacobsen, The Knights, Cyro Baptista, Jamey Haddad & Michael Ward-Bergeman

Listen to Shorthand REDUX by The Knights, Eric Jacobsen & Yo-Yo Ma, see lyrics, music video & more!

Shorthand REDUXThe Knights, Eric Jacobsen & Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Little Drummer Boy by The Knights, Eric Jacobsen, Christina Courtin & I'm With Her, see lyrics, music video & more!

Little Drummer BoyThe Knights, Eric Jacobsen, Christina Courtin & I'm With Her

Listen to Ascending Bird by Eric Jacobsen & The Knights, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ascending BirdEric Jacobsen & The Knights

Listen to Prince of Clouds by The Knights, Eric Jacobsen, Colin Jacobsen & Pekka Kuusisto, see lyrics, music video & more!

Prince of CloudsThe Knights, Eric Jacobsen, Colin Jacobsen & Pekka Kuusisto

Latest Release

Listen to Anna Clyne: SHORTHAND by The Knights & Eric Jacobsen

ALBUMAnna Clyne: SHORTHANDThe Knights & Eric Jacobsen

More albums from Eric Jacobsen

Listen to Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Eric Jacobsen, Michelle Ross & Odyssey Orchestra

ALBUMVivaldi: The Four SeasonsEric Jacobsen, Michelle Ross & Odyssey Orchestra

Listen to The Kreutzer Project by The Knights & Eric Jacobsen

ALBUMThe Kreutzer ProjectThe Knights & Eric Jacobsen

Listen to Stranger - Works for Tenor by Nico Muhly by Nicholas Phan, Brooklyn Rider, The Knights & Eric Jacobsen

ALBUMStranger - Works for Tenor by Nico MuhlyNicholas Phan, Brooklyn Rider, The Knights & Eric Jacobsen

Listen to The Knights Before Christmas by The Knights, Eric Jacobsen & Christina Courtin

ALBUMThe Knights Before ChristmasThe Knights, Eric Jacobsen & Christina Courtin

ALBUMMy Outstretched HandSan Francisco Girls Chorus, Trinity Youth Chorus, The Knights & Eric Jacobsen

Listen to Golijov: Azul by Yo-Yo Ma, The Knights & Eric Jacobsen

ALBUMGolijov: AzulYo-Yo Ma, The Knights & Eric Jacobsen

Listen to 1930s Violin Concertos, Vol. 2 by Gil Shaham, Eric Jacobsen, The Knights, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra & Stéphane Denève

ALBUM1930s Violin Concertos, Vol. 2Gil Shaham, Eric Jacobsen, The Knights, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra & Stéphane Denève

Listen to The Ground Beneath Our Feet by The Knights & Eric Jacobsen

ALBUMThe Ground Beneath Our FeetThe Knights & Eric Jacobsen

Listen to A Second of Silence by The Knights & Eric Jacobsen

ALBUMA Second of SilenceThe Knights & Eric Jacobsen

Listen to Beauty in America - New Music for Flute by Eric Jacobsen, Beauty in America Orchestra, Carla Auld & The Beauty in America Orchestra

ALBUMBeauty in America - New Music for FluteEric Jacobsen, Beauty in America Orchestra, Carla Auld & The Beauty in America Orchestra

Listen to New Worlds by The Knights & Eric Jacobsen

ALBUMNew WorldsThe Knights & Eric Jacobsen

Eric Jacobsen's Popular Music Videos

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace — Poco più presto

Gil Shaham, Eric Jacobsen & The Knights

Aaj Ki Raat (feat. Greater Bridgeport Symphony)

Eric Jacobsen, Sandeep Das & Kayhan Kalhor

Blue as the Turquoise Night of Neyshabur: IV

Eric Jacobsen

About Eric Jacobsen

Hometown

New York, United States of America

Born

1982

Genre

Classical

Conductor and cellist Eric Jacobsen co-founded Brooklyn Rider and The Knights and remains associated with these innovative ensembles. He is also a member of the Silkroad Ensemble headed by Yo-Yo Ma, playing cello with and conducting the group. In 2014, Jacobsen began appointments as the principal conductor of Connecticut's Greater Bridgeport Symphony and as an artistic partner at the Northwest Sinfonietta. A year later, he began a five-year term as the music director of the Orlando Philharmonic. Jacobsen is married to folk singer-songwriter Aoife O'Donovan. Jacobsen's recording career began in 2006 when he played cello on the soundtrack of The Departed. The following year, he appeared on the Silkroad Ensemble album New Impossibilities. In 2024, Jacobsen and The Knights were heard on the album Anna Clyne: Shorthand.

Eric Jacobsen has also released music as a member of Brooklyn Rider.