NJ.com praises ‘ambitious and accomplished’ season finale

June 14, 2018

NJ Advance Media writes that the NJSO’s “last concert of its 95th season was also its most ambitious and accomplished concert of the season.”

The outlet praises Music Director Xian Zhang, who has extended her NJSO tenure through the 2023–24 season: “The NJSO music director has achieved a great deal with the Jersey band during her tenure so far -- perhaps most of all the energy she brings to the podium and the sense of excitement she instills in the orchestra ... [I]nstantly as she launched into the dazzling Bernstein overture, one could feel the connection between players and conductor.”

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