More Info for Classical Favorites: Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and More!
July 9, 2025 
2024-25 Season

Classical Favorites: Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and More!

2025–26 Season Preview Concert

Gregory D. McDaniel conductor
New Jersey Symphony

Enjoy a delightful summer evening of orchestral favorites featuring works from Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ludwig van Beethoven and more! Conducted by New Jersey Symphony Colton Conducting Fellow Gregory D. McDaniel, this preview of the 2025–26 season delivers a lineup of beloved works you won’t want to miss!

Performed in Newark
More Info for Summer Soirée
July 10, 2025 
2024-25 Season

Summer Soirée

New Jersey Symphony Summer Fundraiser

The Summer Soirée is the perfect opportunity to support the arts while enjoying a beautiful summer night with friends. Members of the New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players will be performing live, providing the perfect soundtrack for the evening. There will also be delicious food and drinks catered by Via 45, so you can enjoy a bite while you take in the music and views of the Navesink River.

Presented in Fair Haven
More Info for How to Train Your Dragon in Concert
July 11 - 13, 2025 
2024-25 Season

How to Train Your Dragon in Concert

New Jersey Symphony at the Movies

Lawrence Loh conductor
New Jersey Symphony

DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon is a captivating and original story about a young Viking named Hiccup, who defies tradition when he befriends one of his deadliest foes—a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. Together, these unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save both their worlds. Featuring John Powell’s Oscar-nominated score performed live to picture, How to Train Your Dragon in Concert is a thrilling experience for all ages.

Performed in Morristown, New Brunswick and Newark
More Info for WQXR Classical Kids Fair
July 13, 2025 
2024-25 Season

WQXR Classical Kids Fair

Presented in Collaboration with WQXR and NJPAC

Get ready to “strike a chord” with your children at the WQXR Classical Kids Fair! The New Jersey Symphony partners with WQXR and NJPAC to present an afternoon of fun activities, and live performances, that spark imagination and wonder through the joys of classical music.

Make your family time harmonious at New Jersey’s first WQXR Classical Kids Fair!

Presented in Newark
More Info for An Evening of Chamber Music with Allison Loggins-Hull
July 16, 2025 
2024-25 Season

An Evening of Chamber Music with Allison Loggins-Hull

Chamber Music After Hours at Provost Square Plaza

Allison Loggins-Hull flute
New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players
    Héctor Falcón
violin
    Maya Shiraishi violin
    Kathleen Nester flute
    Andrew Adelson oboe
    Juan Esteban Martinez clarinet
    Robert Wagner bassoon
    Andrea Menousek horn

Join the New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players and Resident Artistic Partner and flutist Allison Loggins-Hull for a program that explores the idea of home through music.

Performed in Jersey City
More Info for New Scores: The Cone Composition Institute Concert
July 19, 2025 
2024-25 Season

New Scores: The Cone Composition Institute Concert

Part of the Edward T. Cone Composition Institute

Christopher Rountree conductor
Steven Mackey institute director and host
New Jersey Symphony

Witness the future of classical music in-the-making as the New Jersey Symphony performs works by four emerging composers selected for the Edward T. Cone Composition Institute. Institute Director Steven Mackey hosts the culminating concert, as Christopher Rountree takes the podium.

Performed in Princeton
More Info for Sounds of the Rising Sun
July 30, 2025 
2024-25 Season

Sounds of the Rising Sun

Chamber Music After Hours at Provost Square Plaza

New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players
    James Tsao
violin
    Maya Shiraishi violin
    Brett Deubner viola
    Hyewon Kim cello

Embark on a musical journey featuring the rich culture of East Asia. With a selection of traditional Asian songs and contemporary works by Asian composers in arrangements by American composers, this performance will immerse you in the festivities and stories of Asia as you hear Eastern music performed on Western instruments.

Performed in Jersey City
More Info for The Music of India with Kulture Kool
Aug 13, 2025 
2024-25 Season

The Music of India with Kulture Kool

Chamber Music After Hours at Provost Square Plaza

Kulture Kool co-curators & dancers
Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury sitar
New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players
    JoAnna Farrer
violin
    Héctor Falcón violin
    Elzbieta Weyman viola
    Ted Ackerman cello
    James Musto tabla

Rhythm and dance are on the musical menu for this performance as the New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players and featured guest artists perform themes from Bollywood, plus works for string quartet that feature Hindustani melodies and rhythms. Come sing, clap, and dance along in our summer celebration of Bollywood and Indian classical music.

Performed in Jersey City
More Info for Moonrise: A Celestial Celebration
Oct 4, 2025 
2025-26 Season

Moonrise: A Celestial Celebration

Presented by the Union County Performing Arts Center

Gregory D. McDaniel conductor
New Jersey Symphony

In honor of the Museum of the Moon landing at the Union County Performing Arts Center’s Main Stage, the New Jersey Symphony presents a captivating evening of orchestral music celebrating our celestial neighbor. From orchestral masterworks like Claude Debussy’s Claire de Lune and Jessie Montgomery’s Starburst, to popular favorites like Glenn Miller’s Moonlight Serenade and music from Moonstruck and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, this program, conducted by New Jersey Symphony Colton Conducting Fellow Gregory D. McDaniel, has something for everyone!

Performed in Rahway
More Info for TwoSet Violin with the New Jersey Symphony
Oct 5, 2025 
2025-26 Season

TwoSet Violin with the New Jersey Symphony

Part of the TwoSet Violin World Tour

TwoSet Violin
Maurice Cohn
conductor
New Jersey Symphony

World-famous YouTube classical music comedy duo TwoSet Violin take the stage with the New Jersey Symphony for a wide-ranging night of musical fun! Violinists Eddy Chen and Brett Yang will take their unique brand of earnest and silly musical comedy to a new level in this performance, with the backing of a full symphony orchestra.

Performed in Newark
More Info for Opening Night Celebration
Oct 10, 2025 
2025-26 Season

Opening Night Celebration

Dinner Prelude, Concert and After-Party

You are invited to the New Jersey Symphony’s 2025 Season Opening Celebration honoring Xian Zhang’s 10th season as Music Director. Guests will enjoy an elegant dinner prelude, the season opening concert featuring Music Director Xian Zhang, guest artist Joyce Yang and the New Jersey Symphony and a dessert after-party.

Presented in Newark
More Info for Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1
Oct 10 - 12, 2025 
2025-26 Season

Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1

Opening Weekend | New Jersey Symphony Classical

Xian Zhang conductor
Joyce Yang piano
New Jersey Symphony

Performed in Newark and Red Bank