News & Updates

Oct 1, 2018

Watch: Opening Weekend Tributes

The NJSO remembers Principal Bass Paul Harris and composer George Walker on opening weekend.

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Sep 27, 2018

WQXR: Conductors’ ‘Pieces of a Lifetime’

WQXR asked 11 conductors—including NJSO Music Director Xian Zhang—the one piece they would choose if they could only conduct one work for…

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Sep 27, 2018

Watch: Seong-Jin Cho Plays Chopin

Meet pianist Seong-Jin Cho and hear him talk about Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto before he makes his NJSO debut.

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Sep 25, 2018

Augustin Hadelich returns to NJSO for Britten’s Violin Concerto

Grammy-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich performs Britten’s Violin Concerto in his return to the NJSO, November 1–4 in Newark, Princeton,…

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Sep 24, 2018

NYCulture Beat previews Seong-Jin Cho’s NJSO debut

NYCulture Beat previews Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho’s October debut with the NJSO.

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Sep 21, 2018

Watch: Opening Weekend Celebrations

Music Director Xian Zhang talks about the powerful messages of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Kate Whitley’s Speak Out.

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Sep 19, 2018

The Ultimate Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of Beethoven’s magnum opus ahead of the NJSO’s opening-weekend performances.

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Sep 17, 2018

‘Ode to Joy’ in Pop Culture

Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” in pop culture, from John McClane to Beaker.

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Sep 14, 2018

NY Times fall arts preview highlights ‘vibrant’ NJSO program

“This fine ensemble is perpetually underrated; a highlight of its season is a vibrant program ... that includes Milhaud, Gershwin, Stravinsky and…

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Sep 14, 2018

WQXR: Conductors’ ‘Roads Not Taken’

WQXR asked 11 conductors what they might have been had they not taken to the podium as a profession.

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Sep 5, 2018

Seong-Jin Cho plays Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto in NJSO debut

Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho—winner of the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition—performs Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto in his…

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Sep 4, 2018

Listen: WWFM looks back on the life of George Walker

WWFM’s “A Tempo” looks back on the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and Montclair resident George Walker.

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