Christoph König returns to bring old and new in a ‘genuine’ New Jersey Symphony performance

Longtime guest conductor Christoph König made his return to the New Jersey Symphony to conduct Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in a program that also included the East Coast premiere of the full orchestral version of Resident Artistic Partner Allison Loggins-Hull’s Can You See? and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring young pianist Tony Siqi Yun. James C. Taylor of NJ Advance Media was in New Brunswick to review the performance.

König also delivered the one thing any good rendition of this final movement requires: a genuine sound of warmth in Brahms’ C-Major theme that brings the symphony to its radiant finale. A good weekend for stirring music both old and new.

James C. Taylor of NJ Advance Media

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