Xian Zhang conductor You may be lifted out of your seat as the final pages of Stravinsky’s landmark ballet, The Firebird, light up the hall in phosphorescent musical color. The only way to top that is by adding the talents of our special guests, the award-winning Jersey City company, Nimbus Dance, who join us to premiere two newly choreographed works. Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude from Cello Suite No. 2
Jonathan Spitz cello
Nimbus Dance | Samuel Pott, artistic director & choreographer
New Jersey Symphony
Caroline Shaw Valencia
Qasim Naqvi God Docks at Death Harbor (Piano Quintet Version)
Igor Stravinsky Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss
Igor Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird
2026 Lunar New Year Celebration (2/7/26-2/7/26)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert (5/30/26-5/30/26)
New Jersey Performing Arts Center is at 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ.
Elf in Concert (12/6/25-12/6/25)
Discover Rhapsody in Blue (11/8/25-11/8/25)
How to Train Your Dragon in Concert (7/13/25-7/13/25)
Classical Favorites: Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and More! (7/9/25-7/9/25)
Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich (6/8/25-6/8/25)
Xian Conducts Mozart (5/18/25-5/18/25)
Discover Mozart & Bach (5/17/25-5/17/25)
Broadway Birthday Salute Honoring Gov. Thomas H. Kean (4/21/25-4/21/25)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert (4/12/25-4/12/25)
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Chicago the Musical
Mayo Performing Arts Center (1/16 - 1/18) | |
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Misery
Barn Theatre (1/16 - 2/1)
PHOTOS
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Ben Folds with the New Jersey Symphony
State Theatre New Jersey (6/14 - 6/14) | |
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert
Count Basie Center for the Arts (5/29 - 5/29) | |
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NARNIA, The Musical!
The Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts (1/23 - 2/1) | |
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Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra
Richardson Auditorium (3/13 - 3/13) | |
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Spring Awakening
ducret Center of Art (3/20 - 3/22) | |
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Pretty Woman: The Musical
Surflight Theatre (7/28 - 8/16) | |
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Romeo & Juliet
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (1/30 - 1/30) | |
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