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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Romeo & Juliet (1/31/26-1/31/26)
Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra (3/14/26-3/14/26)
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 Street, Red Bank, NJ.
Elf in Concert (12/7/25-12/7/25)
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)
The Firebird with Xian Zhang (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)
Videos
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Misery
Barn Theatre (1/16 - 2/1)
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The Young King
Mile Square Theatre (2/19 - 3/8) | |
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The Vienna Lessons
New Jersey Repertory Company (6/4 - 6/28) | |
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Joshua Bell Leads Mendelssohn's
Richardson Auditorium (5/15 - 5/15) | |
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Ben Folds with the New Jersey Symphony
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (6/13 - 6/13) | |
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Romeo & Juliet
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (1/30 - 1/30) | |
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SCHOOL OF ROCK
StageWorks Theatre Group, Inc. (1/29 - 2/15) | |
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Brit Floyd: The Moon, The Wall and Beyond 2026
State Theatre New Jersey (3/4 - 3/4) | |
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