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Feb 21, 2024

New Jersey Symphony Presents Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

Music Director Xian Zhang leads the New Jersey Symphony in three performances of Tchaikovsky’s beloved Fifth Symphony in Newark, Princeton and Morristown,…

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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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Feb 12, 2024

New Jersey Symphony Presents Carmina Burana

Xian Zhang conducts Carl Orff’s choral masterpiece, Carmina Burana, with the New Jersey Symphony performing the piece March 1 & 3 at NJPAC…

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Feb 2, 2024

New Jersey Symphony Presents Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons

Concertmaster Eric Wyrick leads and solos in four performances of one of Vivaldi’s most well-known works, The Four Seasons, with Principal Oboe…

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Jan 29, 2024

New Jersey Symphony Presents Respect: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin

Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw join the New Jersey Symphony to celebrate the greatest hits of pop music icon Aretha Franklin, with Lucas Waldin conducting…

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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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Jan 4, 2024

New Jersey Symphony Announces Board Appointments

The New Jersey Symphony has appointed Craig Silliman as the new Co-Chair of the Board alongside current Co-Chair Robert C. Garrett, while Robert Gordon…

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Jan 2, 2024

New Jersey Symphony Presents Concert Weekend Examining ‘The American Dream’

The New Jersey Symphony will perform a series of works that focuses on the stories and facts that have formulated the idea of the American Dream, January…

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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 18, 2023

Danny DeVito live narrates Matilda in Concert with the New Jersey Symphony

New Jersey native and acclaimed actor, producer and director Danny DeVito joins David Newman, the composer of the score for Matilda, to…

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