Xian Zhang described as the ‘future of the art’ by The New Yorker

Dec 19, 2022

While discussing about the future of classical music, Alex Ross of The New Yorker gave New Jersey Symphony Music Director Xian Zhang a shoutout, describing her as a likeler path forward for the art in talking about why conductors should focus on “a single city and put down roots.”

Zhang is a strong proponent of contemporary scores, emphasizing those of nonwhite and female composers. Perhaps most important, she is an empatheic musician who mediates among the players more than she dictates to them.

Alex Ross of The New Yorker

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