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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
- Max Eidinoff Kairosclerosis
- Hannah Ishizaki Fractured Transformations
- Claire Cope Agita
- Nicole Knorr as the garden bows
- Steven Mackey Tonic
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1
Opening Weekend | New Jersey Symphony Classical
Xian Zhang conductor
Joyce Yang piano
New Jersey Symphony
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Jessie Montgomery Hymn for Everyone
We launch the season with Montgomery’s open-arms musical welcome. In her Hymn for Everyone you’ll hear an echo of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often called the Black National Anthem.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Slammed as a flop at its premiere, Tchaikovsky more than had the last laugh: here’s jaw-dropping virtuosity for the soloist, sweeping melodies for the orchestra, and an audience favorite around the world.
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Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 8
Dvořák’s pen might as well have been a paint brush. In his tuneful Eighth you can practically see autumn’s most vivid colors and the heart-melting glow of an October sunset.