The Irish Tenors
with the NJSO
Special Presentation
Get in the spirit of the season when The Irish Tenors are joined by members of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra for a festive night of traditional and secular holiday songs. From “O! Holy Night” to “White Christmas” to “Jingle Bell Rock,” The Irish Tenors keep audiences of all ages enchanted from the first note to the final ovation.
New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker with the NJSO
2021–22 Season
An annual seasonal favorite enchants youngsters and grown-ups alike with splendid dancing, live orchestra, eye-popping special effects and a touch of holiday magic.
TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker
Based on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffman
Grieg’s Piano Concerto
2021–22 Season
ANDREY BOREYKO conductor
VLADIMIR FELTSMAN piano
- THOMAS ADÈS Shanty – Over the Sea (US Premiere, NJSO Co-Commission)
- GRIEG Piano Concerto
- STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1947)
Xian Zhang Conducts Marsalis & Dvořák
2021–22 Season
XIAN ZHANG conductor
ERIC OWENS narrator
- WYNTON MARSALIS Fanfare (World Premiere, NJSO Co-Commission)
- JOAN TOWER Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1
- DVOŘÁK Serenade for Wind Instruments
- DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture
- COPLAND Lincoln Portrait
2022 Lunar New Year Celebration
2021–22 Season
XIAN ZHANG conductor
TONG CHEN conductor
CHELSEA GUO piano & soprano
PEKING UNIVERSITY ALUMNI CHORUS
STARRY ARTS GROUP CHILDREN’S CHORUS | Rebecca Shen, director
- LI HUANZHI Spring Festival Overture
- TRADITIONAL Dance of the Yao People
- CHOPIN Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante
- MOZART Alleluia from Exsultate, jubilate
- TRADITIONAL “Jasmine Flower Song”
- COPLAND “Long Time Ago” from Old American Songs
- TRADITONAL/arr. Nicholas Hersh “Red Dragonfly”
- J. STRAUSS JR. Thunder and Lightning Polka
- HANS CHRISTIAN LUMBYE Champagne Galop
Casablanca in Concert
NJSO at the Movies
CONSTANTINE KITSOPOULOS conductor
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
"Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine." Walk into ours and see Casablanca on the big screen, with live orchestral accompaniment. Cozy up with a loved one as you savor the beautiful visuals, relive the story of Rick and Ilsa's love and experience this classic film.
February 13 performance presented in collaboration with State Theatre New Jersey.
Karen Gomyo Plays Mozart
2021–22 Season
FABIEN GABEL conductor
KAREN GOMYO violin
- SAMY MOUSSA Nocturne
- MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3
- SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’
2021–22 Season
JOSÉ LUIS DOMÍNGUEZ conductor
ERIC WYRICK violin
JUAN PABLO JOFRE bandoneon
- FARRENC Overture in E Minor
- JUAN PABLO JOFRE Double Concerto for Violin and Bandoneon
- TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
Ravel’s Boléro
2021–22 Season
XIAN ZHANG conductor
BART FELLER flute
JONATHAN SPITZ cello
- RAVEL Suite from Ma mère l’Oye
- NIELSEN Flute Concerto
- SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1
- RAVEL Boléro
Trifonov Is Back!
2021–22 Season
XIAN ZHANG conductor
DANIIL TRIFONOV piano
- TCHAIKOVSKY Capriccio italien
- MASON BATES Piano Concerto
- TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture
- TCHAIKOVSKY Suite from Swan Lake
Beethoven’s Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 5
2021–22 Season
XIAN ZHANG conductor
LOUIS LORTIE piano
- BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
- BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Beethoven’s Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3 & 4
2021–22 Season
XIAN ZHANG conductor
LOUIS LORTIE piano
- BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2
- BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
- BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4