Xian Zhang conductor Prokofiev asks for astonishing skill from every musician in his tour-de-force concerto. For his part, Strauss invites the artists to become storytellers in A Hero’s Life. With the New Jersey Symphony, Xian Zhang brings these two epics to life, and all the artists are joined by the young Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego. Anton Webern Im Sommerwind
Francesca Dego violin
New Jersey Symphony
Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben
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HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis – Live Comedy Experience in Newark, NJ (12/20/25-12/20/25)
Randall Goosby Returns (1/10/26-1/10/26)
Romeo & Juliet (1/29/26-1/29/26)
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (2/27/26-2/27/26)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ in Concert (3/7/26-3/7/26)
Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra (3/12/26-3/12/26)
Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony (3/27/26-3/27/26)
Discover Beethoven's “Pastoral” Symphony (3/28/26-3/28/26)
Xian Conducts Prokofiev & Strauss (4/12/26-4/12/26)
Mozart's Requiem (4/16/26-4/16/26)
Joshua Bell Leads Mendelssohn's (5/14/26-5/14/26)
Season Finale: Symphonie fantastique (6/7/26-6/7/26)
Ben Folds with the New Jersey Symphony (6/13/26-6/13/26)
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14th ANNUAL SARAH VAUGHAN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ VOCAL COMPETITION (11/23/25-11/23/25)
DORTHAAN’S PLACE: NAT ADDERLEY JR. QUARTET (11/23/25-11/23/25)
STANLEY JORDAN PLAYS JIMI (11/22/25-11/22/25)
CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND with ANDRA DAY, JOSÉ JAMES, and LEDISI (11/21/25-11/21/25)
CARLOS VARELA with special guests DIANA FUENTES and JACKSON BROWNE (11/21/25-11/21/25)
REPRESE! A NIGHT OF JAZZ, HIP HOP, AND POETRY (11/20/25-11/20/25)
SAVION GLOVER: PROjECt.9 (11/15/25-11/15/25)
ARTURO SANDOVAL (11/13/25-11/13/25)
STANLEY CLARKE N•4EVER (11/9/25-11/9/25)
Rhapsody in Blue (11/8/25-11/8/25)
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The Nutcracker American Repertory Ballet
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Return of the Holiday Tenors
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Something Rotten! Jr.
Fresh Theatre Arts (1/10 - 1/11) | |
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Who's Bad
State Theatre New Jersey (2/7 - 2/7) | |
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Holiday POPS!
Princeton Symphony Orchestra (12/13 - 12/13) | |
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The Hook
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