NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY

Renowned clarinetist Charles Neidich will return to the WA Concert Series at Tenri Cultural Institute on March 1, 2024. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

On March 28–30, Anna Clyne's piano concerto ATLAS is premiered by soloist Jeremy Denk and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, led by Fabio Luisi. After the premiere, Denk tours the new work—co-commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, City of Birmingham Symphony, and Aspen Music Festival—with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kazuki Yamada on May 1 (European premiere), then with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and conductor Chen Yi on May 16–19....

Get a first look at Puccini’s Madama Butterfly which returns to the Met stage for 16 performances, starting January 11. ...

​​​​​​​Conductor Gemma New embarks on a global 2023/2024 season highlighted by multiple major debuts - plus her final season as Music Director of Canada's Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra....

Pamela Carter, Jamei Haswell, John M. Loder, and Mitch Menchaca have joined the League of American Orchestras' Board of Directors; each will serve a three-year term. Marian Godfrey and Jesse Rosen were elected to the League’s Emeritus Board. The board’s officers for 2023-24 are Douglas M. Hagerman, Chair; Aaron A. Flagg and Alan Mason, Co-Vice Chairs; Chris Doerr, Treasurer, and Melanie Clarke, Secretary....

On Friday, June 23, 2023, baritone Tyler Duncan and pianist Erika Switzer will release A Left Coast on Bridge Records. In a heartfelt playlist for their home of British Columbia, Duncan and Switzer share their fondness for the Vancouver communities, geography, and spirit that continue to nourish them as artists....

Curtis Studio-the recording label of the Curtis Institute of Music, dedicated to the discovery of new and traditional works performed by inspiring artists of our time- released its second recording: Revival, Music of Price & Bonds....

On Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 7:30pm and Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 8:00pm, The Cleveland Orchestra presents the world premiere of “powerhouse” (The Washington Post) flutist, composer, and producer Allison Loggins-Hull's Can You See? at Mandel Concert Hall in Severance Music Center....

On Friday, December 9, 2022, GRAMMY-winning composer Steven Mackey releases a portrait album of his music for violin and orchestra, Beautiful Passing, on Canary Classics....

On Friday, December 9, 2022, GRAMMY-winning composer Steven Mackey will release a portrait album of his music for violin and orchestra, Beautiful Passing, on Canary Classics....

Acclaimed conductor Gemma New announces her global 2022-2023 season, featuring performances throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, and Switzerland. ...

On July 20 at 7:30 PM at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, Maestra Xian Zhang will lead the New Jersey Symphony (NJS) in 'East/West: A Symphonic Celebration'. The program features celebrated and groundbreaking works by acclaimed Chinese composers Qigang Chen, Jiping Zhao, Shiguang Wang, Sida Guo, and Qu Zhang and more....

New Jersey Symphony Principal Bassoon Robert Wagner gives the East Coast premiere of Christopher Rouse's Bassoon Concerto, April 8–10. Music Director Xian Zhang conducts the program, which also features Nokuthula Ngwenyama's Primal Message, Mozart's “Jupiter” Symphony and Rossini's Overture to Guillaume Tell....

New Music USA's Amplifying Voices program, which fosters collaboration toward racial and gender equity in new orchestral music, has over thirty orchestras from across the United States signed up to premiere new works co-commissioned from nine of today's leading composers: Valerie Coleman, Juan Pablo Contreras, Vijay Iyer, Tania León, Jessie Montgomery, Brian Raphael Nabors, Nina Shekhar, Tyshawn Sorey, and Shelley Washington. ...

Symphony in C will welcome back former Music Director Rossen Milanov on March 12th at 8 pm. The concert  at Rutgers University-Camden’s Gordon Theater Maestro Milanov led Symphony in C from 2000-2015, and currently serves as Music Director of the Columbus and Princeton Symphonies, among others. The brilliant young violinist William Hagen, who thrilled the audience in 2018 with his stunning performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, returns to perform Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, Op. 47 in D min...

For the safety of audiences and artists traveling in the metropolitan area, the New Jersey Symphony's Lunar New Year Celebration at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark scheduled for January 29 has been canceled due to the expected snowstorm....

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra trustee Eduardo Lara has joined the leadership of the NJSO Board of Trustees, joining Ann Borowiec as board co-chairs. Lara succeeds Norman Slonaker, who co-chaired the board with Borowiec for the past two years....

Grammy Award winner and Musical America 2019 Artist of the Year Daniil Trifonov performs Brahms' First Piano Concerto with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Xian Zhang, November 4–7....

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has named Tong Chen its assistant conductor for the 2021–22 season. Chen will make her subscription series debut with performances of Jessie Montgomery's Starburst on a November classical program. She will share the podium with Music Director Xian Zhang for the Orchestra's annual Lunar New Year Celebration in January....

Audiences of all ages can enjoy Peter and the Wolf in a special New Jersey Symphony Orchestra virtual performance premiering October 6. This presentation pairs orchestral performance with narration and animation depicting the adventures of a mischievous boy and a hapless wolf....

Peter Holsberg, Director of Instrumental Music at Talent Unlimited High School in New York City, shares a wealth of tips for anyone looking for ways to practice more effectively....

NJ PBS airs EMERGE: An NJSO Concert Film Trilogy—presented by The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and DreamPlay Films—over three Wednesday evenings, beginning August 11....

The Sphinx Organization has announced the three recipients of the 2022 Sphinx Medals of Excellence: pianist Michelle Cann, violinist Randall Goosby, and soprano Karen Slack....

Borrow, a protege of Murray Perahia and student of Tomer Lev, Director of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel Aviv University, has been named 'One To Watch' by both Gramophone and International Piano magazines ('Tom Borrow is...the very definition of 'one to watch'')....

Violinist Francisco Salazar and pianist Max Lifchitz welcome the arrival of summer performing works that reimagine music from the past. The concert will be streamed live through the National Opera Center YouTube channel....