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
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Elf in Concert (12/7/25-12/7/25)
Romeo & Juliet (1/31/26-1/31/26)
Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra (3/14/26-3/14/26)
Xian Conducts Prokofiev & Strauss (4/11/26-4/11/26)
KIMBERLY AKIMBO (5/21/26-5/24/26)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert (5/29/26-5/29/26)
Season Finale: Symphonie fantastique (6/6/26-6/6/26)
Count Basie Center for the Arts is at 99 Monmouth St, Red Bank, NJ.
Disney's Fantasia in Concert (10/25/25-10/25/25)
Opening Weekend: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 (10/11/25-10/11/25)
Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich (6/7/25-6/7/25)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert (4/9/25-4/9/25)
Brahms Violin Concerto with Vadim Gluzman (3/22/25-3/22/25)
Nimbus Dance & NJ Symphony Present Firebird and Dark Water (3/8/25-3/8/25)
Brahms and Chopin (2/22/25-2/22/25)
Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony (2/14/25-2/14/25)
The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert (12/6/24-12/6/24)
Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade (11/2/24-11/2/24)
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