Upcoming Shows
Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra
Mar 14
Ruth Reinhardt conductorEva Gevorgyan pianoNew Jersey SymphonyMusic has a life-giving force and uncanny power of resilience. Bela Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra was written on what...
Xian Conducts Prokofiev & Strauss
Apr 11
Xian Zhang conductorFrancesca Dego violinNew Jersey SymphonyProkofiev asks for astonishing skill from every musician in his tour-de-force concerto. For his part, Strauss invites the artists...
KIMBERLY AKIMBO
May 21 – May 24, 2026
Kimberly Akimbo, the winner of five Tony Awards including Best Musical, follows the story of a quirky teenager navigating family dysfunction and a rare genetic...
Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert
May 29
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductorNew Jersey SymphonyDon’t miss this big-screen battle with the score performed live by the New Jersey Symphony. The Resistance is in desperate need...
Season Finale: Symphonie fantastique
Jun 6
Xian Zhang conductorEmanuel Ax pianoNew Jersey SymphonyBerlioz used all the colors in a composer’s paintbox–and created a few new ones all his own–for his Symphonie...
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Paper Mill Playhouse-Kindness Takes Center Stage
by Marina Kennedy - February 10, 2026
The re-imagined production of 'Come From Away' is now on stage at Paper Mill Playhouse through Sunday, March 1. The production, ingeniously directed and choreographed by Richard J. Hinds, features actors playing musical instruments live onstage...
Review: EBENEZER SCROOGE’S BIG JERSEY CHRISTMAS SHOW at GSP-Holiday Fun for All
by Marina Kennedy - December 10, 2025
The Christmas spirit is on full display at George Street Playhouse with a show that will surely please all. 'Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Jersey Christmas Show' will be performed through...
Review: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at STNJ-A Holiday Treasure
by Marina Kennedy - December 09, 2025
‘Tis the season for a show that will delight and inspire. 'It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play' is now being performed at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) and it tops off their 2025 season....
Past Shows
Romeo & Juliet
Jan 31
Xian Zhang conductorThe Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey | Brian B. Crowe, directorEarl Baker Jr. Friar Laurence, Lord MontagueClark Carmichael Mercutio, PrinceDino Curia BenvolioJesmille Darbouze Lady CapuletIsaac Hickox-Young RomeoHassiem Muhammad Tybalt, ParisDavid Shih CapuletAlison...
Elf in Concert
Dec 7
Conner Gray Covington conductorNew Jersey SymphonyBuddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to...
Disney's Fantasia in Concert
Oct 25
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductorNew Jersey SymphonyExperience Disney’s groundbreaking marriage of symphonic music and animation, Fantasia. Beloved repertoire from the original 1940 version and Fantasia 2000, including...
Opening Weekend: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1
Oct 11
Xian Zhang conductorJoyce Yang pianoNew Jersey SymphonyFrom Montgomery’s Hymn for Everyone to Dvoák’s autumnal Eighth, our season-opening concert is full of musical warmth. Tchaikovsky’s riveting...
Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich
Jun 7
Xian Zhang conductorConrad Tao pianoNew Jersey SymphonyRussian fireworks to close our season: Shostakovich’s blazing triumph of a symphony written after a frightening threat to his...
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert
Apr 9
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductorNew Jersey SymphonyThirty years after the defeat of the Empire, Luke Skywalker has vanished, and a new threat has risen: The First Order,...
Brahms Violin Concerto with Vadim Gluzman
Mar 22
Lina González-Granados conductorVadim Gluzman violinNew Jersey SymphonyWhen a dear friend brings you a present…that’s the feeling of violinist Vadim Gluzman, who’s given New Jersey Symphony...
Nimbus Dance & NJ Symphony Present Firebird and Dark Water
Mar 8
Nimbus Dance collaborates with the New Jersey Symphony for two world premiere works this spring. Firebird, choreographed by Artistic Director Samuel Pott, reimagines the iconic...
The Firebird with Xian Zhang
Mar 8
Xian Zhang conductorJonathan Spitz celloNimbus Dance | Samuel Pott, artistic director & choreographerNew Jersey SymphonyYou may be lifted out of your seat as the final...
Brahms and Chopin
Feb 22
Christoph König conductorTony Siqi Yun pianoNew Jersey SymphonyCompelling new voices and the pleasure of dear friends. Christoph König is a cherished, frequent guest on the...
Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony
Feb 14
George Daugherty conductorGeorge Daugherty & David Ka Lik Wong creatorsNew Jersey SymphonyBugs Bunny at the Symphony is back! Celebrate Looney Tunes and its legendary stars,...
The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert
Dec 6
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductorNew Jersey SymphonyThe New Jersey Symphony presents Disney’s The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert featuring the complete film, with the score performed live...
Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade
Nov 2
Xian Zhang conductorInon Barnatan pianoNew Jersey SymphonyStories and music together – what could be better? Kauyumari tells the tale of a joyful search for the...
The Godfather Live in Concert
Aug 18
Nicholas Hersh conductorNew Jersey SymphonyRelive the chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan’s rise and near fall from power in The Godfather as the New Jersey...
Daniil Trifonov Plays Gershwin
Jun 8
Xian Zhang conductorDaniil Trifonov pianoNew Jersey SymphonyAmerican music swings into summer with hits from Gershwin’s pathbreaking opera, Porgy and Bess. Letting their instruments do the...
Epic Scores of John Williams and More!
Jun 1
Xian Zhang conductorJessica Rivero Altarriba conductorBrett Boles hostMin Kwon pianoNew Jersey SymphonyKorngold Fanfare from The King’s RowProkofiev Suite from Lieutenant KijéRachmaninoff Adagio sostenuto from Piano...
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert
Apr 5
Nicholas Hersh conductorNew Jersey SymphonyComing to New Jersey from a galaxy far, far away—experience Star Wars: Return of the Jedi like never before as your...
Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
Feb 24
Xian Zhang conductorRobert Ingliss oboeEric Wyrick violinNew Jersey SymphonyThe spotlight shines on New Jersey Symphony musicians! Reena Esmail’s wildly colorful overture RE|Member came to life...
Aretha: A Tribute
Feb 16
Lucas Waldin conductorCapathia Jenkins vocalistRyan Shaw vocalistNew Jersey SymphonyAretha Franklin OvertureChain of FoolsI Say a Little PrayerBirth of BluesSir DukeNobody Does it BetterWhat a Friend...
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with Augustin Hadelich
Jan 13
Xian Zhang conductorAugustin Hadelich violinNew Jersey SymphonyWhen Augustin Hadelich performs, time stands still. He makes a classic like Beethoven’s serenely beautiful Violin Concerto sound as...
Jurassic Park in Concert
Oct 27
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductorNew Jersey SymphonyThis action-packed adventure pits man against prehistoric predators in the ultimate battle for survival. Featuring visually stunning imagery and groundbreaking special...
Schumann’s Cello Concerto
Oct 21
Joseph Young conductor Sterling Elliott celloNew Jersey SymphonyDiscover astonishing new talent! In the solo spotlight, cellist Sterling Elliott performs Schumann’s ravishing Cello Concerto, and on the...
Season Finale with Joshua Bell
Jun 10
Xian Zhang conductor Joshua Bell violin New Jersey Symphony An all-new commission from the genre-bending Resident Artistic Catalyst Daniel Bernard Roumain kicks off an epic...
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert
May 19
Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor New Jersey Symphony Coming to New Jersey from a galaxy far, far away, experience Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back like never...
Symphonie fantastique
Apr 29
Gemma New conductor George Li piano New Jersey Symphony Former Associate Conductor Gemma New returns to New Jersey stages to conduct Berlioz's extraordinary Symphonie fantastique....
New Jersey Symphony Stars
Mar 18
Xian Zhang conductor Eric Wyrick violin Ha Young Jung bass Chris Komer horn Garth Greenup trumpet Nayoung Baek cello New Jersey Symphony Eh, what's opera,...
The Best of John Williams
Feb 24
Damon Gupton conductor New Jersey Symphony Celebrate the music of iconic composer John Williams as your New Jersey Symphony brings to life some of his...
Once On This Island
Feb 17 – Feb 19, 2023
From the Tony Award-winning songwriting team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Seussical, Ragtime), comes the Olivier Award-winning Once on This Island. This highly original...
Hilary Hahn & Xian Zhang Unite!
Jan 28
Xian Zhang conductor Hilary Hahn violin New Jersey Symphony Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn accentuates all the brilliant colors and shades of melancholy in Sibelius'...
Jaws in Concert
Oct 28
Nicholas Hersh conductor New Jersey Symphony The original summer movie blockbuster, with an Academy Award-winning score by composer John Williams, Jaws is an unforgettable film-with-live-orchestra...
Yefim Bronfman Plays Rachmaninoff
Oct 8
Xian Zhang conductor Yefim Bronfman piano Nimbus Dance Company New Jersey Symphony The excitement of our centennial season begins with Banner, a contemporary work by...
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