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Order today to get
the best seats for the New Jersey Symphony’s 2023–24
concert season!
Single
tickets for all concerts went on sale Tuesday, including concerts with world-class artists like Joshua Bell, Augustin Hadelich, Gil Shaham, Jennifer Koh and Daniil Trifonov.
The season features monumental works
like Schumann’s Cello Concerto, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and "Eroica" Symphony, Vivaldi’s The
Four Seasons, Orff’s
Carmina Burana and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
Symphony. Patrons will also enjoy world premieres,
co-commissions and contemporary works from world-renowned composers and
the New Jersey Symphony’s own Resident
Artistic Catalyst, Daniel Bernard Roumain.
Don’t
delay—some classical concerts sold out last season! When you order early,
you get the best seats. Browse
the concerts below, and save when you purchase three or more through Compose Your Own Series
or through a subscription package
at your favorite venue.
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SAVE when you Compose Your Own Series. Choose any three or
more concerts and save up to 10%.
The Compose Your Own Series package gives you the flexibility to build your own
series by choosing your favorite programs, venues and seating
sections. Plus, you’ll save up to 10% compared to purchasing single
tickets.
Compose Your Own
Series
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Get your tickets now for these exciting classical concerts!
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Ellington
& Dvořák: New Worlds
October
14–15
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The first half of the season-opener celebrates the
invaluable art of Black composers past and present. Valerie
Coleman’s Umoja
launches the concert, and William Grant Still and Duke Ellington
paint lush musical portraits of a hopeful future. On the second
half, Dvořák’s Ninth was inspired by Indigenous and Black song,
and since its 1893 premiere has been an absolute audience favorite.
Jazz pianist Aaron Diehl and his Trio star with the New
Jersey Symphony—all led by one of America’s most acclaimed
conductors, Robert Spano.
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Schumann’s
Cello Concerto
October
19–22
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Discover astonishing new talent! In the solo spotlight,
cellist Sterling Elliott performs Schumann’s ravishing Cello
Concerto, and on the podium, Joseph Young conducts an exciting new
work by award-winning American composer Jessie Montgomery. Bringing
it all home is the virtuosic showpiece that made Edward Elgar a
household name, his Enigma Variations.
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Ruth
Reinhardt Conducts Bartók & Mendelssohn
November
9–12
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We set sail with a young Mendelssohn as he paints a
musical portrait of the Scottish islands. Then, Time for Three—they
call themselves "a
classically-trained garage band"—join the New Jersey Symphony
for Pulitzer Prize-winner composer Kevin Puts’ joyous and Grammy
Award-winning piece, Contact.
Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra spotlights every section of the
orchestra to dazzling effect, and its last moments feature some of
the most exciting final bars in all of classical music.
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Presented in Newark and Morristown
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Joshua
Bell Leads the New Jersey Symphony
November
30–December
3
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Joshua Bell has earned
the adoration of audiences all over the world for his gorgeous
violin playing—and he’s gaining increasing recognition for his
conducting. Both are on vivid display as, first, he stands in the
Symphony’s spotlight to solo in music of hold-your-breath beauty,
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Then, taking the concertmaster’s
seat, violin still in hand, he’ll lead Beethoven’s sunniest
symphony.
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Beethoven’s
Violin Concerto with Augustin Hadelich
January
12–14
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When Augustin Hadelich performs, time stands still. He
makes a classic like Beethoven’s serenely beautiful Violin Concerto
sound as if it was written yesterday, just for him. DBR’s
provocative i am a white person who ______
Black people opens the concert with a blend
of tender and edgy energy. And the Symphony’s bells and chimes peal
in the final pages of Mussorgsky's Pictures
at an Exhibition to stamp the concert in joy.
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Presented in Princeton, Red Bank and Newark
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NOTE: The
Newark Museum of Art will curate the artwork projected during the
Pictures at an Exhibition performances in Red Bank and Newark.
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The
American Dream
January
20–21
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Our nation’s music is a kaleidoscope that always turns to
the new. Bernstein captured the energy and audacity of New York in
his 1944 musical, On the Town,
and made waves with a racially diverse cast; and his West
Side Story put the tragedy of Romeo and
Juliet on Manhattan fire escapes and sidewalks. We
Came
to America is a musical journey of the
immigrant experience, composed by Rob Kapilow from crowd-sourced
stories into which he crafted melodies. Meanwhile, Still’s Darker
America focuses on people who came to
America by force, not choice.
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Presented in Newark and Morristown
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Vivaldi’s
The
Four Seasons
February
22–25
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The spotlight shines on New Jersey Symphony musicians!
Reena Esmail’s wildly colorful overture RE|Member
came to life during the pandemic and celebrates the regathering of
musicians, and (spoiler!) has a fun bit of stage wizardry for oboe.
The singing oboe of our magnificent principal Robert Ingliss takes
pride of place in Strauss’ Oboe Concerto, written in the hopeful
weeks after WWII. And Concertmaster Eric Wyrick will spark
springtime hope in every heart from the first notes of Vivaldi's The
Four Seasons.
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Presented in Newark, Red Bank and New Brunswick
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Xian
Conducts Carmina
Burana
March
1–3
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Orff’s Carmina Burana
pulses with springtime life, the text of this cantata taken from
the bawdy writings of medieval monks who had more on their minds
than scripture. That same spirit lives in Augusta Read Thomas’ 2010
orchestral showpiece, Jubilee,
which The
New Yorker calls "joyous and electric."
Between these, a work of exquisite musical reflection by Bach, his
concerto for oboe d'amore, the duskier cousin of the modern oboe.
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Tchaikovsky’s
Fifth Symphony
March
14–17
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Twenty-three years have flown since the New Jersey
Symphony premiered David Ludwig’s amazing NightVision.
The Symphony caught him on the cusp of a remarkable career that now
finds him Dean of Juilliard. Young pianist Tom Borrow has been
named "the very definition of ‘one to watch’" (International
Piano) and he brings his astonishing
technique and spirit to Mozart’s most dramatic concerto.
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 with its riveting brass choruses will
fill the hall with electricity and hope.
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Presented in Newark, Princeton and Morristown
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Gil
Shaham and Xian Zhang
March
22–24
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Gil Shaham shines in two violin concertos, the
first by Chevalier de Saint-George, the French Creole whose music
is a high-water mark of late-18th-century grace; then the beautiful
dark ruby of Bach’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Bookending these, Mozart
serenades: Number 11 for winds, its opening bars soft as a spring
breeze; and Number 13 for strings—tossed off as background party
music but beloved worldwide and known as A Little Night Music.
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Presented in Newark and Red Bank
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Jennifer
Koh and Jun Märkl Return!
May
4–5
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A program of surprises led by a treasured guest, Jun
Märkl, beginning with the rarely done Prometheus
of Franz Liszt, best known for his fire-breathing piano pieces.
Then Newark’s own Tyshawn Sorey upends the classical
concerto in his haunting new For
Marcos Balter, intentionally
"hiding" soloist Jennifer Koh in the orchestra, blending
her lines seamlessly with the ensemble. And the biggest surprise: a
chamber piece that becomes a glorious Brahms-like symphony.
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Presented in Newark and Morristown
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Jeremy
Denk, Anna Clyne, Beethoven’s "Eroica"
May
17–19
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The sound of
revolution. France’s Berlioz
crafted a whole new world for the orchestra in his Roman Carnival
Overture. Closer to home, The New York Times selected Anna Clyne for
their feature "Five
Minutes that Will Make You Love Classical Music,"
and her new piano concerto ATLAS in the hands of Jeremy Denk shows you
way. And Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 bursts with an energy that shocked his
contemporaries 200 years ago and still sounds new.
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Presented in Princeton and Newark
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Montero
Performs Montero plus Bizet’s Carmen
May
30–June 2
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The Latin soul in song and dance, beginning with Brazil’s
Villa-Lobos and his tender and joyous Bachianas
Brasileiras No. 4. Then, Venezuelan piano
genius Gabriela Montero takes the stage with her Concerto, filled
with heart and get-on-your-feet dance. France’s Bizet was obsessed
with Spain, and he brought the fiery Spanish anti-heroine Carmen
to life on the opera stage to worldwide acclaim.
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Presented in Newark and New Brunswick
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Daniil
Trifonov Plays Gershwin
June
7–9
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American music swings into summer with hits from
Gershwin’s pathbreaking opera, Porgy
and Bess. Letting their instruments do
the singing, the New Jersey Symphony soars through
"Summertime," "It Ain’t Necessarily So" and
other glories of Gershwin’s masterpiece. Only one way to top that:
superstar pianist Daniil Trifonov playing Brahms with the New
Jersey Symphony last season was a revelation, so we are thrilled at
his return to wrap our season with a bang in Gershwin’s
dance-filled Concerto in F. The New Jersey Symphony premieres an
all-new commission from Resident Artistic Catalyst Daniel Bernard
Roumain. A master storyteller, DBR will continue to wow
New Jersey audiences with his genre-bending music.
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Presented in Princeton, Red Bank and Newark
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Don’t
miss these spectacular special concerts your whole family will enjoy!
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Jurassic
Park in Concert
October
25–29
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This action-packed
adventure pits man against prehistoric predators in the ultimate
battle for survival. Featuring visually stunning imagery and
groundbreaking special effects, this epic film is sheer movie magic
65 million years in the making. Welcome … to Jurassic Park!
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Presented in Morristown, Red Bank, Newark and New Brunswick
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A Gospel Holiday
New
Jersey Symphony Family Concert: Fun for All Ages
December 9
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Spotlighting celebrated artists from
Newark and beyond, the New Jersey Symphony lauds the power of the
first instrument—the human voice—with a gospel music-inspired
holiday extravaganza. Come ready to sing, dance and clap along!
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Handel’s Messiah
December 15–17
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Join us as the Symphony performs
this great holiday tradition! Nicholas McGegan will conduct
Handel’s incomparable classic Messiah.
Joining McGegan and the musicians will be the talented singers of
Montclair State University, who will delight audiences as they sing
the glorious "Hallelujah Chorus."
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Presented in Princeton and Newark
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2024
Lunar New Year Celebration
February
3
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Join us for this evening of
community and cultural exchange that is wonderful for families and
children as we celebrate the Year of the Dragon. Music Director
Xian Zhang ignited the first Lunar
New Year Celebration six years ago, and this festive tradition
continues with conductor Yue Bao and pianist Tony Siqi Yun.
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Respect:
A Tribute to Aretha Franklin
February
16–18
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A tribute to the Queen of Soul,
this program features symphony favorite Capathia Jenkins and
three-time Grammy Award-nominee Ryan Shaw performing such iconic
hits as "Respect,"
"Think,"
"A
Natural Woman,"
"Chain
of Fools,"
"Amazing
Grace"
and many others.
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Presented in Red Bank, Newark and New Brunswick
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Batman
in Concert
March
2
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We’re sending out a Bat Signal …
you’re invited to Batman
in Concert. Watch Tim Burton’s 1989 film (PG-13) on the big screen
as the New Jersey Symphony performs Danny Elfman’s iconic score,
live.
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Star
Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert
April
4–7
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In the spectacular climactic sixth episode of the Star Wars
saga, Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the
final blow to the Rebel Alliance. Luke Skywalker joins R2-D2, C-3PO
and Princess Leia to free Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt and launch a
desperate attack upon the entire Imperial Fleet.
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Presented in Morristown, Red Bank, New Brunswick and Newark
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Discover
Beethoven’s Eroica
New
Jersey Symphony Family Concert: A Music Discovery Zone
May
18
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Discover what makes a
live orchestra concert so special. We’ll take a deep dive into
Beethoven’s "Eroica"–his breakout Third Symphony that
broke all the rules and forged a new future for the symphonic form.
Inspired by Leonard Bernstein’s masterful way of putting young
audiences at the center of music-making, this interactive concert
will feature inside tips, listening cues and fun facts that make
for the perfect Saturday afternoon family outing!
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We
thank our generous sponsors!
Daniel Bernard Roumain’s commission is
generously sponsored in part by Judith Musser.
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Jurassic Park
is copyrighted and licensed by Universal City Studios LLC and Amblin
Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The October 29 performance of Jurassic
Park
in Concert is presented in collaboration with State Theatre New Jersey.
The
February 18 performance of Respect: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin is
presented in collaboration with State Theatre New Jersey.
Batman
and all related characters and elements © & ™ DC and Warner Bros.
Entertainment Inc. WB SHIELD: © & ™ WBEI. TM & © DC Comics. Batman
in Concert is presented in collaboration with the New Jersey Performing
Arts Center.
Presentation
of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in
Concert is licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century
Fox, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music. © 1983 & TM LUCASFILM
LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © DISNEY The April 6 performance of Star
Wars: Return of the Jedi
in Concert is presented in collaboration with State Theatre New Jersey.
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Jersey Symphony, 60 Park Place, Suite 900, Newark, NJ 07102, United
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