A satisfying “Pocket” Beethoven in a Brooklyn cemetery

Chris Thile and the Knights combine virtuosity and informality, classical music, bluegrass and other genres at Zankel Hall, including Thile’s virtuoso shaggy dog story ATTENTION!

The Knights consistently put on some of the most interesting classical concerts in New York. Friday night’s offering at the 92nd Street Y was no exception.

A peripatetic program from The Knights spanning three continents and nearly two centuries, played with an appealing immediacy.

With an old swing tune, a retrofitted Ligeti piece, a Syrian wedding and a Vivaldi sinfonia, the Knights mixed old and new without quite blending the two.