NJ Advance Media and NJArts.net praise the first concert of the New Jersey Symphony’s centennial season
NJ Advance Media says the New Jersey Symphony’s first concert of the centennial season was filled with Americana triumph.
The well-attended and well-played concert Friday reminded how classical music still holds a place of pride in the Garden State — and America — in 2022. For a century now, New Jersey Symphony has been slowly but surely advancing American music of both the classical and contemporary styles.
James C. Taylor of NJ Advance Media
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In addition, NJArts.net said the concert was a vision of what to expect throughout the season while praising the Symphony’s performance.
Zhang was the evening’s north star in a visionary program of composers Jessie Montgomery, Aaron Copland and Sergei Rachmaninoff. The orchestra was a study of exquisite contrasts under her clean, precise baton. The musicians have the grand luster, poise and discipline of a nationally leading orchestra, but beneath the veneer beats a warm regional heart.
Courtney Smith of NJArts.net