Xian Zhang conductor
Conrad Tao piano
New Jersey Symphony
Russian fireworks to close our season: Shostakovich’s blazing triumph of a symphony written after a frightening threat to his life; and Rachmaninoff’s own triumph of the soul, his Piano Concerto No. 2, created as he recovered from a shattering setback. A beloved guest artist, pianist Conrad Tao, returns for Rachmaninoff’s epic masterwork.
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene with Renée Fleming (10/6/24-10/6/24)
Social Justice through Spoken Word (10/19/24-10/19/24)
Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade (11/3/24-11/3/24)
Paquito D'Rivera with New Jersey Symphony (11/7/24-11/7/24)
The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert (12/7/24-12/7/24)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Ravel (1/9/25-1/9/25)
2025 Lunar New Year Celebration with Xian Zhang (1/25/25-1/25/25)
Holst’s The Planets—An HD Odyssey (1/31/25-1/31/25)
Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony (2/15/25-2/15/25)
Brahms and Chopin (2/20/25-2/20/25)
The Firebird with Xian Zhang (3/7/25-3/7/25)
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 (3/13/25-3/13/25)
Vadim Gluzman Plays Brahms (3/23/25-3/23/25)
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Xian Zhang (4/3/25-4/3/25)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert (4/12/25-4/12/25)
Discover Mozart & Bach (5/17/25-5/17/25)
Xian Conducts Mozart (5/17/25-5/17/25)
New Jersey Performing Arts Center is at 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ.
The Godfather Live in Concert (8/16/24-8/16/24)
Classical Favorites: Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and More! (8/15/24-8/15/24)
Baahubali: The Beginning Live in Concert (7/27/24-7/27/24)
Daniil Trifonov Plays Gershwin (6/9/24-6/9/24)
Epic Scores of John Williams and More! (5/31/24-5/31/24)
Beethoven’s “Eroica” (5/19/24-5/19/24)
Discover Beethoven's Eroica (5/18/24-5/18/24)
Beethoven’s “Eroica” (5/18/24-5/18/24)
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles (Non-Equity) (4/11/24-4/11/24)
Videos
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Stephanie J. Block
Union County Performing Arts Center (10/19 - 10/19) | |
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Lucie Arnaz: I Got the Job! Songs From My Musical Past
Enlow Recital Hall (9/29 - 9/29) | |
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Duel Reality
McCarter Theatre Center (10/9 - 10/13) | |
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Julie Benko
Arch Performances at the Berrie Center for the Arts (9/28 - 9/28) | |
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The Price Is Right Live!
Bergen Performing Arts Center (9/28 - 9/28) | |
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Sense and Sensibility
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (9/4 - 9/22) | |
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Lonely Planet
Luna Stage (11/14 - 12/8) | |
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Broadway Concert: People Will Say We’re in Love
Cape May Stage (9/23 - 9/23) | |
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Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (3/15 - 3/15) | |
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Brain Regan
State Theatre New Jersey (10/6 - 10/6) | |
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Macbeth
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (10/16 - 11/17) | |
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