Press Releases

Nov 16, 2015

NJSO names Xian Zhang its next music director

Xian Zhang becomes the NJSO's next music director next season, succeeding Jacques Lacombe's acclaimed tenure.

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Oct 28, 2015

NJSO presents Home Alone with live orchestral accompaniment

The NJSO performs John Williams’ full Home Alone film score as the holiday classic screens above the stage.

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Oct 2, 2015

NJSO presents Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral

NJSO Accents include BEATS afterparty at Newark’s Hotel Indigo, College Night at State Theatre and a Prelude Performance.

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Sep 8, 2015

Cirque de la Symphonie returns to NJSO for pops opener | Oct 17–18

Cirque de la Symphonie’s troupe of exceptional artists—aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers and strongmen—perform…

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June 12, 2015

NJSO announces 2015 Cone Institute composers

Composers Luke Carlson, Brendan Faegre, Shuying Li and Reinaldo Moya were selected from an international applicant pool.

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May 28, 2015

NJSO and PSEG Foundation present free chamber concerts

Through a partnership with the PSEG Foundation, the NJSO Chamber Players will perform free community concerts in Jersey City and Plainfield in June…

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May 27, 2015

MPAC, NJ Ballet and NJSO to collaborate on Nutcracker

The NJSO joins MPAC and New Jersey Ballet for 14 performances of the holiday classic Nutcracker this December.

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Apr 14, 2015

Q2 music to broadcast NJSO concerts Apr 21 and 28

WQXR’s online new-music station Q2 Music will broadcast NJSO concert programs on April 21 and 28.

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Jan 24, 2015

Star-Ledger praises Sarah Chang’s NJSO performance

Sarah Chang “delivered a flashy performance” of Beenstein’s West Side Story Suite.

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Jan 24, 2015

NJSO announces 2015–16 season

The NJSO and Jacques Lacombe announce the 2015–16 season.

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Dec 10, 2014

NJSO adds new members to Board of Trustees

New members include Audrey Bartner, Carmen Amalia Corrales, Christopher Petermann, NJSO violinist Adriana Rosin and bassoonist Mark Timmerman.

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Dec 8, 2014

NJSO presents Romeo and Juliet Winter Festival program

The NJSO presents a trio of works inspired by Romeo and Juliet from Tchaikovsky, Gounod and Prokofiev Jan 9–11 on a program featuring The Shakepeare…

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