NJSO Virtual 20–21
A specially designed virtual season featuring orchestral concerts and a number of other exciting programs!
TALLY SESSIONS vocalist
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA STRINGS
Tally Sessions performs “Being Alive,” the finale of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, with NJSO strings in the finale of the NJSO and Paper Mill Playhouse’s four-part series highlighting great songs from the theater.
Enjoy this special spring-inspired recording of “Sakura, Sakura” (“Cherry blossom, Cherry blossom”) by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players.
Featuring:
MAYA SHIRAISHI violin
JAMES TSAO violin
DAVID BLINN viola
SARAH SEIVER cello
LEWIS PAER bass
Presented in partnership with The Newark Museum of Art as part of the Community Day: Cherry Blossom Festival.
Free! Watch it on demand after the premiere.
ERIC WYRICK violin
DAVID BLINN viola
NA-YOUNG BAEK cello
ALEXANDER BICKARD bass
ANDREW LAMY clarinet
ROBERT WAGNER bassoon
LAWRENCE DIBELLO horn
The grounds of Van Vleck House & Gardens in Montclair provide a gorgeous backdrop for the first movement of Beethoven’s Septet.
XIAN ZHANG conductor
SIMONE DINNERSTEIN piano
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
YURI ALVES director
IGOR ALVES producer
DREAMPLAY FILMS
TIM MARTYN audio producer
This concert was recorded live and filmed on RED cinema cameras at NJPAC in Newark. The film features the NJSO and Simone Dinnerstein on stage and captivating images of and inspired by the people of Newark. Presented in 4K anamorphic widescreen.
NOKUTHULA NGWENYAMA Primal Message (East Coast Premiere)
BACH Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
Ring in spring as the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents our premier annual gala, Spring into Music. This year’s virtual benefit celebrates the 30th anniversary of the NJSO Youth Orchestras—a musical training program coached by NJSO musicians that gives qualified students, especially Black and Latinx youth in the Greater Newark area, unparalleled opportunities to achieve personal and musical excellence.
Enjoy a digital New Jersey Symphony Orchestra performance of Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major featuring Hannah Lee, an exceptional young talent from the NJSO Youth Orchestras, the world premiere of The Enchanted Forest—an amazing work composed by students of the NJSO Youth Orchestras—plus chamber music, special guest appearances and much more!
XIAN ZHANG conductor
INON BARNATAN piano
CORI BARNES dancer
M.A. TAYLOR dancer
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
YURI ALVES director
IGOR ALVES producer
DREAMPLAY FILMS
TIM MARTYN audio producer
This concert was recorded live and filmed on RED cinema cameras at NJPAC in Newark. The film features the NJSO and Inon Barnatan on stage, dance performances by Cori Barnes and M.A. Taylor and behind-the-scenes images of NJSO musicians. Presented in black-and-white 4K Ultra HD.
PRICE Piano Concerto in One Movement
MOZART Symphony No. 39
A specially designed virtual season featuring orchestral concerts and a number of other exciting programs!
Watch NJSO musicians share performances, insight, tips on technique and more.
Hear NJSO concert recordings originally broadcast on WWFM and WQXR.
NJSO premieres Gratias Tibi, a message of thanks to all frontline workers.
Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals serves as the backdrop to your submitted art with animals. Watch all episodes on our Facebook and YouTube channels—and right here on our website!
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