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Mar 15, 2024

David Newman discusses Matilda in Concert and his career on the Jersey Arts Podcast

Famed conductor David Newman joined Discover Jersey Arts and the Jersey Arts Podcast to talk about his role in the New Jersey Symphony’s upcoming…

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Mar 5, 2024

Xian Zhang and the New Jersey Symphony deliver two explosive performances of Carmina Burana

“ ... under the baton of Zhang, “Carmina Burana” felt like classical music as bloodsport. She simply tore into the score, going for…

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Mar 4, 2024

The New Jersey Symphony’s 2024–25 season announcement is featured on NJArts.net

The New Jersey Symphony’s 2024–25 season announcement was featured in NJArts.net’s Courtney Smith latest article, highlighting the theme…

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Feb 27, 2024

Eric Wyrick and Robert Ingliss dazzle as soloists in Strauss’ Oboe Concerto and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons

“Ingliss’ stamina for lengthy oboe lines and Zhang’s nuanced conducting made Strauss’s literally long-winded score feel immediate…

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Feb 22, 2024

Rahway High School share the joy of their collaboration with the New Jersey Symphony

Music teachers of Rahway High School spoke to TAPinto Rahway to share their excitement about their partnership with the New Jersey Symphony, along…

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Feb 20, 2024

The New Jersey Symphony gives a soulful tribute to Aretha Franklin

“An eclectic mash-up of pop, gospel and Motown, the well-attended concert at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center drew a well-dressed crowd Saturday…

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Jan 23, 2024

The New Jersey Symphony delivers new flavor in an all-American performance

“But just as one shouldn’t, as the old adage tells us, judge a book by its cover; one shouldn’t judge music by its genre or labels.…

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Jan 16, 2024

Augustin Hadelich gives a valiant performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the New Jersey Symphony

“The NJPAC audience leapt to its feet in approval at the end ... Zhang seemed very pleased as well, grabbing Hadelich’s arm during ovations…

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Jan 16, 2024

Rob Kapilow previews his ambitious new work, We Came to America, with NJArts.net

Rob Kapilow speaks to NJArts.net to discuss the world premiere of his latest work, We Came to America, part of an American themed program with the New…

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Dec 20, 2023

The New Jersey Symphony celebrate the holiday spirit with two highly reviewed performances of Handel’s Messiah

“ ... the musicians maintained crisp rhythms, with sharply-played double-dotted notes keeping the pace of the music moving forward. McGegan maintained…

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Dec 4, 2023

Joshua Bell does it all in an impressive performance with the New Jersey Symphony

“It was an impressive performance. Bell made the music sound appropriately dramatic but also graceful and sweet. He and the New Jersey Symphony…

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Oct 24, 2023

Sterling Elliott delivers fresh take on Schumann’s Cello Concerto with the New Jersey Symphony

“Both Elliott and Young played down the rhapsodic, lyrical elements and introspection in favor of the formal structure and clarity. The effect was…

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