(NEWARK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Symphony and Music Director Xian Zhang open the Symphony’s milestone centennial season with a pair of classical programs featuring pianists Yefim Bronfman and Michelle Cann October 7–9.
The programs feature contemporary works by composers Jessie Montgomery and Dorothy Chang paired with blockbuster works, including Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto and Brahms’ Fourth Symphony. Interdisciplinary elements enhance the performances, with dancers from Nimbus Dance joining the orchestra for opening weekend and poets from the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival giving readings during the second subscription weekend.
For the season’s opening concerts, October 7–9, Bronfman performs Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto. The program features Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite—with dancers from Nimbus Dance performing original choreography at the concerts in Newark and Morristown—and opens with Montgomery’s Banner.
Performances take place October 7 at 8:00pm at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, October 8 at 8:00pm at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank and October 9 at 3:00pm at Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown.
Cann joins the Symphony for Strauss’ Burleske for Piano and Orchestra, October 20–23. The program opens with Chang’s Northern Star and closes with Brahms’ Fourth Symphony. Poets from the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival will share dramatic readings between orchestral works at the weekend’s performances at NJPAC in Newark.
Performances take place on October 20 at 1:30pm and October 23 at 3:00pm at NJPAC and on October 21 at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton.
Tickets are available online at njsymphony.org or by phone at 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476).
All New Jersey Symphony performances follow safety measures in partnership with the venues and based on the guidance provided by the CDC and the State of New Jersey.
Opening Weekend: Yefim Bronfman Plays Rachmaninoff
Friday, October 7, at 8:00pm | New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark
Saturday, October 8, at 8:00pm | Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank
Sunday, October 9, at 3:00pm | Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown
Xian Zhang conductor
Yefim Bronfman piano
Nimbus Dance
New Jersey Symphony
Jessie Montgomery Banner
Copland Appalachian Spring Suite
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Learn more at njsymphony.org/openingweekend.
Xian Zhang Conducts Brahms
Thursday, October 20, at 1:30pm | New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark
Friday, October 21, at 8:00pm | Richardson Auditorium in Princeton
Sunday, October 23, at 3:00pm | New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark
Xian Zhang conductor
Michelle Cann piano
New Jersey Symphony
Dorothy Chang Northern Star
Strauss Burleske for Piano and Orchestra
Brahms Symphony No. 4
Learn more at njsymphony.org/brahms.
The 2022–23 Princeton Series is dedicated to the life and legacy of Anna Drago.
Michelle Cann appears by arrangement with the Curtis Institute of Music.
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