NJPAC Announces New Season of Classical Performances for 2017-18

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Classical Shows at NJPAC. Get your tickets now at NJPAC.org or 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722).

Season Finale with Zhang & Bronfman
Thursday, June 8, 2017 1:30 PM, Friday, June 9, 2017 8:00 PM &
Sunday, June 11, 2017 3:00 PM
Tickets $20 - $90
Two stellar artists close the season: Xian Zhang joins forces with pianist Yefim Bronfman, described by the Chicago Tribune as "a marvel of digital dexterity, warmly romantic sentiment and jaw-dropping bravura."
XIAN ZHANG CONDUCTOR
Yefim Bronfman PIANO
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Denk Plays "EMPEROR"
Saturday, October 7, 2017 7:30 PM
XIAN ZHANG CONDUCTOR
Jeremy Denk PIANO
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
BEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor"
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

Zhang Conducts Beethoven
Thursday, October 12, 2017 1:30 PM
Sunday, October 15, 2017 3:00 PM
XIAN ZHANG CONDUCTOR
ALBAN GERHARDT CELLO
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
KERNIS Musica celestis (NJSO Premiere)
TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.6, "Pastoral"

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with pianist André Watts
Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:00 PM
André Watts plays Mozart's "Jeunehomme" Concerto with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He "consistently provides a maximum of enjoyment no matter what he plays," says The Los Angeles Times. André Watts is one of the classical music's most enduring superstars. Watts brings his elegant luster to Mozart's first great Piano Concerto, No. 9, the "Jeunehomme." Plus, the GRAMMY®-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, in its NJPAC debut, plays Beethoven's path-breaking First Symphony.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert
Saturday, October 28, 2017 2 PM & 8:30 PM
Tickets $35 - $89
This unforgettable concert will feature the full-length film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™, projected in high-definition on a giant screen, with composer John Williams' thrilling score performed live by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.

Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman
Saturday, November 18, 2017 7:30 PM
Tickets $39 - $109
Itzhak Perlman. Pinchas Zukerman. A rare joint recital. Two of the greatest violinists of our time - perhaps of all time - in one of the classical season's hottest tickets!

Handel's Messiah
Sunday, December 17, 2017 3:00 PM
Tickets $24 - $89
One of the most magnificent achievements in music, Handel's Messiah is an annual holiday season must for music lovers everywhere. NJSO Music Director Xian Zhang conducts this iconic, centuries-old oratorio, known as Handel's masterpiece.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman
Saturday, January 20, 2018 8:00 PM
Tickets $39 - $99
This season, NJPAC audiences are invited to experience two sides of violin virtuoso Pinchas Zukerman - first in recital with Itzhak Perlman, and here as conductor and soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Winter Festival America, Inspiring: Dvorak's "New World" Symphony
Friday, January 26, 2018 8:00 PM
XIAN ZHANG CONDUCTOR
CHOLE HANSLIP VIOLIN
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
BRITTEN Simply Symphony
KORNGOLD Violin Concerto
DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World"

Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell
Sunday, March 18, 2018 3:00 PM
Tickets $39 - $109
Joshua Bell leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in Beethoven's poetic "Pastoral" Symphony - and performs Wieniawski's Second Violin Concerto.

National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba
Friday, March 23, 2018 8:00 PM
Tickets $39 - $89
The National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba, conducted by Enrique Pérez-Mesa, makes its NJPAC debut with a Latin-flavored and dance-inspired program that includes Ravel's Boléro
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The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
Sunday, April 8, 2018 3:00 PM
Tickets $39 - $119
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma returns with his Silk Road Ensemble. A celebration of music, crisscrossing centuries, continents and cultures.

London Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
Saturday, May 5, 2018 2:00 PM
Tickets $39 - $109
The London Symphony Orchestra's current leader, Sir Simon Rattle, brings a program devoted to Gustav Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 9 - the composer's final symphony, and arguably his greatest achievement.

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