2020–21 Subscriptions
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The season starts off with a literal bang in Beethoven’s Wellington’s Victory! This is paired with Music Director Xian Zhang leading Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, used so powerfully in The King’s Speech.
Enjoy more great masterworks throughout the season, including Mozart’s Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”; Mahler’s Seventh Symphony; Chopin’s First Piano Concerto; Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto; Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto; Mendelssohn’s Fourth Symphony, “Italian,” and much more.
The 2021 Winter Festival, Gershwin & the Sounds of America, highlights some of Gershwin’s most famous works and a diverse set of American composers and artists on the stage.
The 2020–21 season continues Beethoven’s 250th birthday celebration, featuring Beethoven works on Opening Weekend, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, Fifth Symphony and all 10 Violin Sonatas performed by Concertmaster Eric Wyrick!
Add on to your subscription special presentations including Jurassic Park in Concert, Handel’s Messiah and Alma Deutscher Debuts with the NJSO.
Superstar violinist Joshua Bell caps the season with Bruch’s beautiful Violin Concerto No. 1.
Browse the 2020–21 concerts and listen to music clips.
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- 15% savings for most sections
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New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark
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NJPAC in Newark really does have it all—a warm, inviting atmosphere, convenient on-site dining and parking options, spacious lobby areas and superb acoustics for orchestral concerts
Classical Series
Series 1 - Friday and Saturday Evenings
Series 2 - Thursday and Sunday Afternoons
Series 3 - Thursday Afternoons
Series 4 - Friday Evenings
Series 5 - Saturday Evenings
Series 6 - Sunday Afternoons
NJPAC Series OverviewFamily Series
Saturday Afternoons at 2 pm
Saturday Afternoons at 3:30 pm -
State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick
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There’s plenty to love at State Theatre in New Brunswick, located in the heart of the New Brunswick arts district.
Classical Series
Series 1 – Saturday Evenings and Sunday Afternoons
Series 2 – Saturday Evenings
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Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank
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Enjoy the NJSO in the ornate surroundings of the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, which is conveniently located near great restaurants and free parking.
Classical Series
Saturday Evenings -
Richardson Auditorium in Princeton
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Prefer your concerts at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton? The music envelops you in this intimate space, located on the Princeton University campus, directly across from Palmer Square.
Classical Series
Friday Evenings -
Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown
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Fans attending Sunday-afternoon performances at Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown can relax in the recently renovated lobby space.
Classical Series
Sunday Afternoons -
Englewood Series (bergenPAC in Englewood and West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood)
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Make it a Thursday evening out at bergenPAC in Englewood and West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood.
Classical Series
Thursday Evenings
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Opening Weekend: Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony
Jennifer Koh performs a new violin concerto by Newark’s Tyshawn Sorey.
XIAN ZHANG conductor
JENNIFER KOH violin
- BEETHOVEN Wellington’s Victory
- TYSHAWN SOREY Work for Violin and Orchestra (World Premiere, NJSO Commission)
- BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
Zhang Conducts Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’
Also featuring NJSO principal musicians performing concertos!
XIAN ZHANG conductor
BART FELLER flute
JONATHAN SPITZ cello
Beethoven’s Violin Sonatas 1–4
Part 1 of Beethoven’s Complete Violin Sonatas with Concertmaster Eric Wyrick.
ERIC WYRICK violin
DREW PETERSEN piano
- BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 1
- BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 2
- BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 3
- BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 4
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 in Concert
Special Concert—See it on the big screen as the NJSO plays the score live.
In the epic finale to the Harry Potter Film Concert Series, the battle between good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 in Concert brings the final chapter to the big screen as the NJSO performs every note of the epic score from Alexandre Desplat. The stakes have never been higher!
Mozart & Brahms
Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 performed by Mexican-born pianist Jorge Federico Osorio.
JUN MÄRKL conductor
JORGE FEDERICO OSORIO piano
Beethoven’s Violin Sonatas 5–7
Part 2 of Beethoven’s Complete Violin Sonatas with Concertmaster Eric Wyrick.
ERIC WYRICK violin
ALAN FEINBERG piano
- BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 5, “Spring”
- BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 6
- BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 7
Jurassic Park in Concert
Special Concert—See it on the big screen as the NJSO plays the score live.
Featuring visually stunning imagery and groundbreaking special effects, the action-packed adventure of Jurassic Park pits man against prehistoric predators in the ultimate battle for survival. Experience this epic film in HD with the NJSO performing John Williams’ iconic score live to picture. Welcome … to Jurassic Park!
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
Featuring the return of violinist Augustin Hadelich.
XIAN ZHANG conductor
AUGUSTIN HADELICH violin
Beethoven’s Violin Sonatas 8–10
Part 3 of Beethoven’s Complete Violin Sonatas with Concertmaster Eric Wyrick.
ERIC WYRICK violin
SIMONE DINNERSTEIN piano
- BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 8
- BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 9, “Kreutzer”
- BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 10
Handel’s Messiah
Special Concert—Join us for one of the NJSO’s great holiday traditions.
RUTH REINHARDT conductor
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY SINGERS | Heather J. Buchanan, conductor
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
POSTPONED: Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert
In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past. Experience this thrilling film like never before as the NJSO performs Oscar®-winning composer John Williams’ exhilarating 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