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CHRISTOPH KÖNIG
conductor
 
 
MAHLER FIVE
Friday, April 30 at 8 pm
Richardson Auditorium in Princeton
Saturday, May 1 at 8 pm
NJPAC in Newark
Sunday, May 2 at 3 pm
State Theatre in New Brunswick
CHRISTOPH KÖNIG conductor
JENNIFER CHECK soprano
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STRAUSS Four Last Songs
MAHLER Symphony No. 5
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Friends and rivals during their lifetimes, Mahler and Strauss opened spectacular new vistas in orchestral sound. The soaring vocal lines of Strauss’s lushly scored Four Last Songs surge with heartfelt emotion. Mahler’s haunting Fifth Symphony unfolds on a broad canvas with its intensity.
 

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GREATER NEWARK YOUTH ORCHESTRA'S
20TH ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT
Saturday, May 8 at 7 pm
Science Park High School in Newark
Free admission! Ticket reservations are required.
Call 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476) to reserve your ticket.

Experience the artistry of the Greater Newark Youth Orchestras in their 20th Annual Spring Concert!

  • Performances by the Greater Newark Youth and Chamber Orchestras and the Greater Newark Violin Ensemble
  • Led by Jeffrey Grogan, Henry Kao and Naomi Youngstein.
  • Featuring works by Bach, Pachabel, Shostakovich and Humperdinck.
  • A performance by this year's concerto competition winner, cellist Jeffrey Chen!
 


Sponsored in part by the Merck Company Foundation, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, George A. Ohl Foundation, Turrell Fund, Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation, Drs. Algernon and Elois Rogers-Phillips and Rutgers University–Newark Campus.
 
 

BENJAMIN HOCHMAN piano
 
 

THIRTEENTH ANNUAL UJA BENEFIT CONCERT

Wednesday, May 12 at 7:30 pm
NJPAC in Newark

GERALD STEICHEN conductor

BENJAMIN HOCHMAN piano
 

BERNSTEIN Candide Overture

GROFE Mississippi Suite

GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue

BERNSTEIN West Side Story Symphonic Dances
 
Join us for this annual event, which is endowed through a partnership between the NJSO and the United Jewish Communities of MetroWest, NJ.
 
Prices: $100, $75, $50, $35, $25 and $20
 
 
 
 
NJSO FAMILY SERIES
THE FIREBIRD
Saturday, May 15 at 2 pm
NJPAC in Newark

JEFFREY GROGAN conductor
UNDERGROUND RAILWAY THEATER

STRAVINSKY The Firebird
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An engaging combination of theater, puppetry and music tells the charming story of young Ivan and his search for a mysterious bird with a plumage of fire. He encounters a wicked wizard, terrifying little monsters and, eventually, the magical firebird.

 

A Pre-Concert Feature begins at 1 pm in the lobby and is free to all ticketholders. Join us for the annual FiddleFest concert by more than 75 fourth grade string players from 12 Newark Public Schools that participate in the NJSO’s Newark Early Strings Program!

 
 
 
 
HITCHCOCK: SYMPHONY AT THE MOVIES
Saturday, May 15 at 8 pm
NJPAC in Newark
CONSTANTINE KITSOPOULOS conductor
Suspense? Intrigue? Murder? Join the Orchestra for a night at the movies—Hitchcock style. Watch
the action unfold on the big screen while your NJSO performs favorite scenes from such classics as To Catch a Thief, Strangers on a Train, North by Northwest and Dial M for Murder. It’s May ... no fedoras and trench coats allowed!
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BEST OF ... COMPOSERS AT THE KEYBOARD
Thursday, May 20 at 7:30 pm
Community Theatre at the Mayo Center for Performing Arts in Morristown
Friday, May 21 at 7:30 pm
War Memorial in Trenton
Saturday, May 22 at 8 pm
Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank
Sunday, May 23 at 3 pm
bergenPAC in Englewood
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JACQUES LACOMBE conductor
ALESSIO BAX piano

LUCILLE CHUNG piano

Repertoire includes selections from:
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
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SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2
Powerful and versatile, the piano lends itself to both grand statements and intimate expressions. Savor Schumann's lyricism and Rachmaninoff’s pyrotechnics; marvel at Mussorgsky’s vivid paintings in sound and the simple, touching beauty of a Mozart melody.
 
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