(NORTHERN NEW JERSEY / NEW YORK CITY) -- The Adelphi Orchestra, northern New Jersey's premier chamber orchestra, is getting ready to kick off its full 73rd consecutive concert season, headlined by the grand theme "America @ 250." Led by Principal Conductor Kyunghun Kim, the 2026–2027 season celebrates America's Semiquincentennial alongside historic artistic collaborations, featuring acclaimed competition winners, dynamic symphonic programs, chamber music outreach, and opera, choral, and ballet productions across New Jersey and New York City.
SEASON OPENER: "AMERICAN VOICES AT 250"
Concert Program: Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 and Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (Sophia Werner, soloist); Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93.
Featured Soloist: Juilliard Kovner Fellow Sophia Werner—First Place winner of the 2026 Elizabeth Loker International Competition—performs on an extraordinary 1864 J.B. Vuillaume violin on loan from The Juilliard School.
Performances take place Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM | Fair Lawn Community Center (Fair Lawn, NJ) and Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 3:00 PM | Broadway Presbyterian Church (New York, NY).
FALL & WINTER SUBSCRIPTION & COLLABORATIVE CONCERTS
Concert II: "Mozart!" — Sunday, November 15, 2026 @ 4:00 PM at Barrymore Film Center (Fort Lee, NJ). Featuring acclaimed violinist Tianyou Ma in Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 ("Turkish") alongside Symphony No. 40.
Opera Collaboration: Mozart's "Don Giovanni" — Friday, February 5, 2027 @ 7:30 PM at Stockton Performing Arts Center (Galloway, NJ). Presented with New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera.
Concert III: "Beethoven Bicentennial" — February 27 & 28, 2027. Featuring guest violinist Maude Cloutier (2026 Adelphi Competition Grand Prize Winner) in Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, paired with Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral"). Saturday, Feb. 27, 2027 @ 2:00 PM | Broadway Presbyterian Church (NYC) and Sunday, Feb. 28, 2027 @ 2:00 PM | Fair Lawn Community Center (Fair Lawn, NJ)
SPRING & SEASON FINALE CONCERTS
Choral Collaboration: Brahms' "Ein deutsches Requiem" (A German Requiem) — April 3 2027. A major choral-orchestral collaboration presented in partnership with the Ars Musica Chorale.
Concert IV: "Brahms & Beethoven" — Season Finale — May 22 & 23, 2027. Julia Jones (violin) and Elliott Sloss (cello) perform Brahms' Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102, concluding with Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92. Saturday, May 22, 2027 @ 2:00 PM | Broadway Presbyterian Church (NYC) and Sunday, May 23, 2027 @ 2:00 PM | Fair Lawn Community Center (Fair Lawn, NJ)
Ballet Collaboration: Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" — June 5 & 6, 2027 at Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre at Bergen Community College (Paramus, NJ). Collaborative production with Ballet Arts.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & CHAMBER MUSIC
Chamber Music Series: Throughout the season, the Adelphi Chamber Ensemble will present a series of 7 free chamber concerts at local public libraries and senior community centers across northern New Jersey, expanding community engagement and bringing intimate classical performances directly to neighborhood residents.
TICKETS & COMMUNITY ACCESS
General Admission for subscription concerts is $35 with discounts available for Seniors and Students. F For tickets, subscriptions, and full details, visit www.adelphiorchestra.org.
The Adelphi Orchestra is a professional, non-profit ensemble celebrated for its symphonic, chamber, operatic, choral, and dance concerts, led by principal conductor Maestro Kyunghun Kim for over 70 years. For the past 21 years, the orchestra has proudly hosted the Young Artist Competition and Young Artist Concerts, nurturing young talent throughout New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area. Regularly featuring accomplished national and international guest soloists and distinguished conductors, the Adelphi Orchestra has been a finalist in the Jersey Arts People's Choice Award for Favorite Orchestra/Symphony for six years. As one of northern New Jersey's longest continuously performing orchestras, they are an integral part of the state's cultural community.
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