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GALA OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION |
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PRESS |
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Post-Concert Press: |
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September 16, 2010 The Star-Ledger, "
Under new conductor Lacombe, NJSO offers a crisp, clean sound" |
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"When a violinist of Bell’s stature is in town — and especially if something goes wrong — there’s not much that can steal the spotlight from him. But at Jacques Lacombe’s first performance as music director of the NJSO, the conductor showed character and skill as he shared center stage with Bell, soprano Jeanine De Bique and a big announcement."
Read the article [nj.com]
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September 15, 2010 The Star-Ledger,
"New N.J. Symphony director begins run as orchestra announces it raised $25M in 20 months" |
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September 15, 2010 The New York Times, " A New Leader Brings Along Some Old Favorites" |
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"Music directors typically use their first official concert in the position to make a statement about their interests and programming ideas. When Jacques Lacombe opened the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s fall season at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center here on Tuesday, this charismatic new conductor revealed his tastes with an affable smorgasbord of popular works and a new piece."
Read the article [nytimes.com]
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Pre-Concert Press: |
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September 13, 2010 The Star-Ledger; "Arrival of music director signals new era for New Jersey Symphony" |
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"The start of a music director’s tenure with an orchestra is always eagerly anticipated, but Jacques Lacombe’s debut with the New Jersey Symphony Tuesday night promises more drama than usual ..."
Read the article [nj.com] |
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September 9, 2010 The Wall Street Journal; "A New Sound in New Jersey" |
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The Wall Street Journal's Barrymore Scherer speaks with NJSO Music Director Jacques Lacombe and writes, "[T]his past spring, when I attended a Newark performance under Mr. Lacombe's baton, what I heard bespoke a vital, artistically significant musical organization ... Mr. Lacombe could not have chosen better works to show off his players' mettle. From the conversations I overheard around me, the audience seemed to agree."
Read the article [wsj.com]
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Read more pre-concert press news articles at www.njsymphony.org/news. |
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MUSICIAN INSIGHT |
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Darryl Kubian, violin |
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Right off the bat, having a full house is one of the most inspiring things. Especially in these times, to see this kind of support is really meaningful—it inspires us to play our best, and it gives hope for the future of live music.
Last night, you could sense a real energy coming from the hall. I sit right on the edge of the stage, and I could feel collective breathing and anticipation from the audience. It heightens the level of performance.This concert was more than just special—you could feel a real freshness, not only in the approach to music making.
The orchestra really moved with Jacques, we felt so united with him, performing as one unit. Moving forward, it’s going to be very exciting to see pieces that we have played before become revitalized. |
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UPCOMING CONCERTS |
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LANG LANG WITH YOUR NJSO
September 22
Lang Lang—perhaps the best-recognized pianist of our day—joins the NJSO as soloist for two works: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and Liszt’s flashy Piano Concerto No. 1. |
BEETHOVEN'S NINTH
September 24–26
Culminating in the magnificent “Ode to Joy,” the Ninth Symphony is performed with a special narration between movements crafted from touchstone historic speeches. Aaron Copland’s solemn and stirring Canticle of Freedom offers a modern American perspective on the theme of human liberty.
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ROMEO AND JULIET
September 30–Oct. 3
Unforgettable scores by Tchaikovsky and Berlioz portray star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. Barely out of his teens, dynamic violinist Ray Chen has already won several international competitions; here he brings youthful passion and mature virtuosity to Mendelssohn’s irresistible Violin Concerto. |
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