New Jersey Symphony October 2025 Events
Oct 5: TwoSet Violin with the New Jersey Symphony
World-famous YouTube classical music comedy duo TwoSet Violin take the stage with the New Jersey Symphony for a wide-ranging afternoon of musical fun!
Oct 10–12: Opening Weekend: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Pianist Joyce Yang, described by The Washington Post as an “astonishing artist,” performs the audience favorite in a program that celebrates Music Director Xian Zhang’s 10th season with the New Jersey Symphony.
Oct 23–26: Disney’s Fantasia in Concert
Experience Disney’s groundbreaking marriage of symphonic music and animation.
Oct 24: Steve Hackman’s Beethoven X Beyoncé
Northeast premiere! The newest fusion production by Steve Hackman combines pop’s Queen with classical music’s King.
NEWARK, NJ—This October, experience the New Jersey Symphony in new ways! With a wide variety of events from which to select, there is a program for everyone. The world-famous TwoSet Violin—a YouTube classical music comedy duo—will make a stop at NJPAC in Newark (October 5) on their world tour, bringing their unique brand of earnest and silly musical comedy to a new level in this performance, with the backing of a full symphony orchestra.
The following weekend, the 2025–26 season classical series officially opens with pianist Joyce Yang performing one of Tchaikovsky’s most treasured works, his Piano Concerto No. 1. Opening Weekend (October 10–12) also celebrates the Symphony’s Music Director Xian Zhang’s 10th season—a remarkable milestone of a decade filled with musical innovation and spectacular performances.
The whole family will love Disney’s Fantasia in Concert (October 23–26), with repertoire from the original 1940 version and Fantasia 2000 being performed by the New Jersey Symphony while Disney’s stunning footage is shown on the big screen at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, and State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick. That same weekend at NJPAC in Newark, experience the one-night-only northeast premiere of Steve Hackman’s Beethoven X Beyoncé (October 24). Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, the symphonic repertoire’s most joyful and exuberant celebration of dance, is the canvas onto which fifteen of Beyoncé’s most popular songs across her entire catalog are interwoven, including “Girls,” “Crazy in Love,” “Sorry,” “Cuff It,” “Single Ladies,” and “Texas Hold ‘Em.” The production’s emotional peak is when two of the most recognizable melodies from each composer are intertwined: “Halo” and the hauntingly beautiful second movement of the Beethoven. Three powerhouse female soloists, as well as a guest drummer, guitarist/keyboardist, and bassist, join the orchestra for a night of musical magic.
Tickets are available at njsymphony.org.
TwoSet Violin with the New Jersey Symphony
Sunday, October 5, 2 pm | New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark
TwoSet Violin
Maurice Cohn conductor
New Jersey Symphony
Opening Weekend: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1
Friday, October 10, 7:30 pm | New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark
Saturday, October 11, 7:30 pm | Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank
Sunday, October 12, 2 pm | New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark
Xian Zhang conductor
Joyce Yang piano
New Jersey Symphony
Jessie Montgomery Hymn for Everyone
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 8
Disney’s Fantasia in Concert
Thursday, October 23, 7 pm | Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown
Saturday, October 25, 2 pm | Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank
Sunday, October 26, 2 pm | State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor
New Jersey Symphony
Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts. The October 26 performance is presented in collaboration with State Theatre New Jersey.
Beethoven X Beyoncé
Friday, October 24, 7:30 pm | New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark
Steve Hackman conductor & creator
Malia Civetz vocalist
Brayla Cook vocalist
Brooke Simpson vocalist
TaRon Lockett drums
Justin Goldner guitar & keyboard
Dmitry Gorodetsky bass
New Jersey Symphony
Please note: This performance contains adult language and themes. Discretion is advised. Beyoncé does not appear.
New Jersey Symphony
The New Jersey Symphony is a GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning orchestra. Under the direction of the Music Director Xian Zhang, the Symphony performs more than 60 concerts at mainstage venues across the state, including Newark, Princeton, New Brunswick, Red Bank and Morristown as well as schools and public spaces statewide. Programming at the Symphony reflects an unwavering commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion while providing students across the state unparalleled opportunities to achieve musical excellence through its Youth Orchestra and other outreach programs. In 2024, the Symphony announced it would continue to deliver its statewide activities from a new, permanent office, rehearsal and concert space in Jersey City, set to open in 2026.
For more information about the New Jersey Symphony, visit njsymphony.org or email information@njsymphony.org. Tickets are available for purchase by phone 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476) or on the Orchestra's website.
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