2020–21 Season Compose Your Own Series
Choose any three or more concerts and SAVE compared to buying single tickets!
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 have the first opportunity to secure the best seats and savings over single ticket prices.
Browse the amazing concerts below, choose three or more, and then put your package together using the “Compose Your Own Series” button.
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All Compose Your Own package prices in A–D and P1–P3 sections are guaranteed at a 10% SAVINGS over the cost of single tickets! P-section tickets are guranteed at a 5% savings over the cost of single tickets.
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Fall performances canceled
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Unfortunately, the NJSO has been forced to make the difficult decision to cancel all scheduled in-person mainstage performances, community activities and donor events through December 31, 2020. We hope you’ll consider purchasing a subscription for the Winter/Spring season, and please know that we stand by our commitment to provide you the best in customer service, including flexible ticket options and a money-back guarantee.
You’ll love these concerts!
Select three or more of the 2020–21 season concerts below, and then order online here, request a call back, or call and leave a message at 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476) to purchase a Compose Your Own Series.
Gershwin’s An American in Paris
2021 Winter Festival Week I: Gershwin & the Sounds of America
XIAN ZHANG conductor
TERRENCE WILSON piano
AARON DWORKIN narrator
Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F
2021 Winter Festival Week II: Gershwin & the Sounds of America
FABIEN GABEL conductor
AARON DIEHL piano
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
2021 Winter Festival Week III: Gershwin & the Sounds of America
XIAN ZHANG conductor
CHRIS KOMER horn
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CHOIR | Eric Conway, director
- VARIOUS Jazz French Horn Concerto (World Premiere, NJSO Commission) Movements by PAQUITO D’RIVERA, VIVIAN LI, CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE, GARY MORGAN
- GERSHWIN Selections from Porgy and Bess
2021 Lunar New Year Celebration
Special Concert—Celebrate the year of the Ox with the NJSO!
XIAN ZHANG conductor
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
Gemma New conducts the NJSO premiere of Walton Symphony No. 1
GEMMA NEW conductor
KAREN GOMYO violin
- THOMAS ADÈS New Work (US Premiere, NJSO Co-Commission)
- TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
- WALTON Symphony No. 1 (NJSO Premiere)
Zhang Conducts Mahler 7
2020–21 Season
XIAN ZHANG conductor
TOM BORROW piano
Chopin’s First Piano Concerto
Also featuring Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2, “Little Russian”
XIAN ZHANG conductor
HAOCHEN ZHANG piano
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert
Special Concert—See it on the big screen as the NJSO plays the score live.
Thirty years after the defeat of the Empire, Luke Skywalker has vanished, and a new threat has risen: The First Order, led by the mysterious Supreme Leader Snoke and his enforcer, Kylo Ren. General Leia Organa’s military force, the Resistance—and unlikely heroes brought together by fate—are the galaxy’s only hope. Experience the complete film with the NJSO performing John Williams’ thrilling score live.
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
Vadim Gluzman returns to perform Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2
MARIO VENZAGO conductor
VADIM GLUZMAN violin
Conrad Tao Plays Tchaikovsky
Also featuring Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9
JADER BIGNAMINI conductor
CONRAD TAO piano
- CONRAD TAO Spoonfuls for Piano and Orchestra (East-Coast Premiere)
- SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9
- TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
Mendelssohn’s ‘Italian’ Symphony
Also featuring works by Mozart, Rossini and Vivaldi with NJSO soloists
XIAN ZHANG conductor
BRENNAN SWEET violin
ELZBIETA WEYMAN viola
KATHLEEN NESTER piccolo
Alma Deutscher Debuts with the NJSO
Special Concert
ALMA DEUTSCHER composer, violin, piano
MICHAEL FRANCIS conductor
Program to include selections from:
ALMA DEUTSCHER Violin Concerto
ALMA DEUTSCHER Piano Concerto
Joshua Bell Returns
Hear the nation’s most acclaimed violinist perform Bruch’s beautiful Violin Concerto No. 1
XIAN ZHANG conductor
JOSHUA BELL violin
- RENE ORTH Chasing Light (NJSO Premiere)
- BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
- BLOCH Baal Shem for Violin and Orchestra (NJSO Premiere)
- PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5