Classical, October-June

Itzhak Perlman will perform at NJPAC in Newark, Oct. 25.

Oct. 1: Brentano String Quartet at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Haydn’s String Quartet in F-Major, Op. 50, No. 5 “The Dream”; Pēteris Vasks’ Meditation from Quartet No. 4; Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2.

Oct. 2: Princeton Opera Company, “An Evening of Arias” at Greenwood Gardens, Short Hills.

Sept. 24: New Jersey Symphony Chamber Concert at Jersey City Music and Arts Festival, Provost Street.

Oct. 8: Rutgers Baroque Players at Schare Recital Hall at Mason Gross Performing Arts Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Program includes works by Handel, Lully, Telemann and Vivaldi.

Oct. 10: Adelphi Orchestra at Fair Lawn Community Center Theater. Kyunghun Kim, conductor; Sophia Werner, violin. Program includes Barber: Adagio for Strings and Violin Concerto, Op. 14; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F major.
Oct. 10: Light Opera of New Jersey Youth Ensemble at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Basking Ridge.
Oct. 10: Rutgers Wind Ensemble at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Oct. 11: The Barn Trio at The Barn Gallery at Ringwood State Park. Lenny Paykin, cello; Carla Auld, flute; Gabriel Schaff, violin. “Music That Shaped America” program.

Oct. 15: Classical Season Celebration at State Theatre, New Brunswick. With Christina Bouey, violin; Yoon Lee, piano.
Oct. 15: Rutgers Symphonic Winds and Symphony Band at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Oct. 16: Lyndon Ji, piano, Afternoon Recital Series at Bösendorfer Recital Room at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.

Oct. 17: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Concert Hall at Drew University, Madison. Program includes works by Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert and Felix Mendelssohn.

Oct. 17-18: Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Rossen Milanov, conductor; Dmitry Shishkin, piano. Program includes Joan Tower’s Suite from Concerto for Orchestra; Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Béla Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra.
Oct. 17: Adelphi Chamber Ensemble at Kinnelon Public Library.

Oct. 18: Karina Bruk and Paul Conrad, piano duos, at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Program includes Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances From West Side Story.
Oct. 18: James Popik’s “The Sourland Symphony” at Sweet Music Academy, Howell.
Oct. 18: Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano, and Jason Vieaux, guitar, Music at Bunker Hill series at Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church, Sewell. “Songs of the Americas” programs featuring works by Granados, Rodrigo, Copland and Sondheim.
Oct. 18: Carolyn Enger, piano, at Watchung Arts Center.

Oct. 23: New Jersey Symphony at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. “Season Opening: Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ & Schubert’s ‘Great.’ ” Xian Zhang, conductor; George Li, piano. Program includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor,” and Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C Major, ‘The Great.”

Oct. 24: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. “Season Opening: Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ & Schubert’s ‘Great.’ ” Xian Zhang, conductor; George Li, piano. Program includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor,” and Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C Major, ‘The Great.”
Oct. 24: Rutgers Symphony Orchestra at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Program includes Schumann’s Rhenish Symphony; Angélica Negrón’s Campos Flotantes; Korngold’s Violin Concerto (featuring Christina Bouey).

Oct. 25: Itzhak Perlman at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Oct. 25: New Jersey Symphony at State Theatre, New Brunswick. “Season Opening: Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ & Schubert’s ‘Great.’ ” Xian Zhang, conductor; George Li, piano. Program includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor,” and Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C Major, ‘The Great.”
Oct. 25: Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey at Patriots Theater at War Memorial, Trenton. Sebastian Grand, conductor. Program includes Oh God … Beautiful Machine by Vince di Mura and Yusef Komunyakaa.
Oct. 25, 3 p.m.: New Jersey Youth Symphony, “America250: Harmony Across Cultures” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway. Helen H. Cha-Pyo, conductor; Inner City Dance Ensemble; Korean Traditional Music and Dance Center; Edmar Castañeda, harp; Ema Mitrovic, mezzo-soprano.
Oct. 25, 7 p.m.: New Jersey Youth Symphony, “America250: Harmony Across Cultures” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway. Oliver Hagen, conductor. With Plainfield Symphony Orchestra (Charles Prince, conductor). Program includes music by Morton Gould, John Philip Sousa, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Edwin Franko Goldman and others.

Oct. 27: Ema Nikolovska, mezzo-soprano, with Sean Shibe, guitar, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes music by Schubert, Dowland, Bob Dylan, Thomas Adès, Laurie Anderson, Sasha Scott, Cassandra Miller, Linda Catlin-Smith, Nahre Sol.
Oct. 27: Princeton Chamber Music Series at Channing Hall at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton. Ian Barnett and Daniel Lee, violin; Jisang Kymm, viola; Elliott Kim, cello; Per Tengstrand, piano. Program includes Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16; Schumann’s Andante cantabile from Piano Quartet in E-flat Major Op. 47; Mendelssohn’s Allegro vivace from String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13.

Oct. 31: Kirkpatrick Choir at Kirkpatrick Chapel at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Nov. 1: “America at 250,” Orchestra Series at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
Nov. 1: Bay Atlantic Symphony at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway. “Mozart Mania!” program includes Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 and Requiem. With Jennifer Casey Cabor, soprano; Taylor Hilary Boikins, mezzo-soprano; Min Jim, tenor; Jim Williams, bass; The Greater South Jersey Chorus.
Nov. 1: “Pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen: In Conversation & Performance,” Music & Healing Series at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.

Nov. 3: Joshua Bell at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Nov. 3: Ulysses String Quartet at Schare Recital Hall at Mason Gross Performing Arts Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Nov. 5: Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello, with Alexandre Tharaud, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes music by Francis Poulenc, Johannes Brahms, Alban Berg, Franz Schubert, Benjamin Britten, J.S. Bach, Marin Marais, Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré.

Nov. 6: Margarita Rovenskaya, piano, Afternoon Recital Series at Bösendorfer Recital Room at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
Nov. 6: Rutgers Glee Club at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Program includes Tyler’s Suite, written by John Corigliano, Stephen Schwartz, Ann Hampton Callaway and others.

Nov. 7: New Jersey Symphony at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. “Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey.” Rick Steves, host. Program includes A Symphonic Journey accompanied by high-definition cinematography.
Nov. 7: Voorhees Choir at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Nov. 8: New Jersey Symphony at State Theatre, New Brunswick. “Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey.” Rick Steves, host. Program includes A Symphonic Journey accompanied by high-definition cinematography.
Nov. 8: Rutgers Sinfonia at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Program includes works by Gershwin, Chopin, Cawrse, and Falla.

Nov. 12: Double Sens Orchestra, featuring and led by violinist Nemanja Radulović, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”), arr. Radulović; J.S. Bach’s Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004; Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade, Op. 35.

Nov. 14-15: Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Rossen Milanov, conductor; Simone Porter, violin. Program includes Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s Overture in C; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5; Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 88.
Nov. 14-15: Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey at Bickford Theatre at Morris Museum, Morris Township. Program includes Alessandro Scarlatti’s La Giuditta. “A Viennese Celebration” featuring the music of Johann Strauss.

Nov. 15: Adelphi Orchestra at Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee. Program includes Mozart’s Divertimento for Strings in D Major; MOzart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219, “Turkish” (featuring TianYou Ma); Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550.
Nov. 15: Brook Orchestra at Brook Arts Center, Bound Brook. Thomas Vacca, conductor. Program includes music by Brahms, Offenbach, Carl Maria von Weber.
Nov. 15: Rutgers Percussion Ensemble at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Program includes works by Lansky, Koshinski and Levitan.
Nov. 15: Opera (TBA) at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

Nov. 17: Eric Lu, piano (program includes Brahms’ Theme & Variations, Op. 18b; Schubert’s 4 Impromptus, Op. 142; Chopin’s Polonaise, Op. 71 No. 2; Chopin’s Sonata No. 3, Op. 58) at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
Nov. 17: Princeton Chamber Music Series at Channing Hall at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton. Daniel Lee and Natasha Wipfler-Kim, violin; Jisang Kymm, viola; Max Salzinger, cello; Per Tengstrand, piano. Program includes Chopin’s Piano Concerto in E minor Op. 11; Chopin’s Ballad No. 1 in G minor Op. 23; Chopin mazurkas, nocturnes and more.

Nov. 19 and 22: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. “Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances.” Eric Jacobsen, conductor; Christian McBride, double bass; Chris Komer, horn. Program includes Claude Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun; George Duke’s Dark Wood: Bass Concerto for McBride; Christian McBride’s Fried Bacon; Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances.

Nov. 20 and 22: Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s “Elizabeth Cree,” presented by Opera Theater Rutgers and Helix! New Music Ensemble at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Nov. 21: New Jersey Symphony at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. “Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances.” Eric Jacobsen, conductor; Christian McBride, double bass; Chris Komer, horn. Program includes Claude Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun; George Duke’s Dark Wood: Bass Concerto for McBride; Christian McBride’s Fried Bacon; Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances.

Nov. 22: Masterwork Chorus Holiday Concert at Chatham United Methodist Church. Martin Sędek, conductor. Program includes vocal works by Schubert featuring the Mass in F Major.
Nov. 22: Mimi Stillman, flute, and Dolce Suono Ensemble, Music at Bunker Hill series at Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church, Sewell.

Nov. 23: Rutgers String Ensemble at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Nov. 29: Maxim Lando, piano, at State Theatre Studio, New Brunswick.

Dec. 2: Rutgers Symphony Band at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Dec. 3: Asmik Grigorian, soprano, with Lukas Geniušas, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes music by Tchaikovsky and Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.
Dec. 3: Rutgers Symphonic Winds at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Program includes works by female composers, including Nadine Silverman’s Supernova, performed by CODA Brass Quintet.

Dec. 5-6: “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” presented by Light Opera of New Jersey at Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

Dec. 6: Masterwork Chorus “Messiah Sing” at Chatham United Methodist Church. Martin Sędek, conductor.
Dec. 6: Adelphi Chamber Ensemble at Ramsey Free Public Library.

Dec. 7: Rutgers Wind Ensemble at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. “Synesthesia” program includes Philip Sparke’s A Colour Symphony; John Mackey’s Kingfishers Catch Fire.
Dec. 7: Rutgers University Choir at Kirkpatrick Chapel at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Dec. 9: Tony Siqi Yun, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. J.S. Bach/Busoni’s Prelude “Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ,” BWV 639; Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90; Franz Liszt’s “Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude” from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses: J.S. Bach/s Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (arr. Busoni).

Dec. 12: Canadian Brass, Christmas show at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 12: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Concert Hall at Drew University, Madison. Program includes works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.

Dec. 13: “Pipes of Christmas” at Central Presbyterian Church, Summit.
Dec. 13: Bay Atlantic Symphony at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway. “Holiday Cheer” program. Mandy Brown, soprano. Program includes Adolph Adams’ Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night), Pietro Yon’s Gesù Bambino, Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring and Orchestral Suite No. 3; Valerie Coleman’s Umoja, Russell Steinberg’s Lights On! A Hanukkah Celebration.
Dec. 13: New Jersey Youth Symphony at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway. Helen H. Cha-Pyo, conductor. With NJYS Youth Orchestra (Oliver Hagen, conductor); NJYS Jazz Orchestra. “Two Nutcrackers” program includes Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker Suite”; Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s “The Nutcracker Suite.

Dec. 14: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (program includes Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos) at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.

Dec. 18: New Jersey Symphony at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. “Handel’s Messiah.” Kedrick Armstrong, conductor; Jessica Rivera, soprano; Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano; Martin Bakari, tenor; Kevin Short, bass-baritone; Montclair State University Singers (Heather J. Buchanan, director). Program includes George Frideric Handel’s Messiah.

Dec. 19: New Jersey Symphony, presented by Peak Performances at Kasser Theater at Montclair State University. “Handel’s Messiah.” Kedrick Armstrong, conductor; Jessica Rivera, soprano; Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano; Martin Bakari, tenor; Kevin Short, bass-baritone; Montclair State University Singers (Heather J. Buchanan, director). Program includes George Frideric Handel’s Messiah.

Dec. 20: New Jersey Symphony at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark. “Handel’s Messiah.” Kedrick Armstrong, conductor; Jessica Rivera, soprano; Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano; Martin Bakari, tenor; Kevin Short, bass-baritone; Montclair State University Singers (Heather J. Buchanan, director). Program includes George Frideric Handel’s Messiah.
Dec. 20: Brook Orchestra, “Holiday Pops” at Brook Arts Center, Bound Brook. Thomas Vacca, conductor.

Dec. 31: “Salute to Vienna: New Year’s Concert” at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Jan. 3: “Father Alphonse’s New Year’s 2027” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

Jan. 8: New Jersey Symphony at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. “Mozart & Ravel.” Valentina Peleggi, conductor; Blake Pouliot, violin. Program includes Anna Clyne’s Masquerade; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish”; Maurice Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite; Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1.

Jan. 9: New Jersey Symphony at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. “Mozart & Ravel.” Valentina Peleggi, conductor; Blake Pouliot, violin. Program includes Anna Clyne’s Masquerade; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish”; Maurice Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite; Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1.

Jan. 10: New Jersey Symphony at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. “Mozart & Ravel.” Valentina Peleggi, conductor; Blake Pouliot, violin. Program includes Anna Clyne’s Masquerade; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish”; Maurice Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite; Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1.
Jan. 10: Ilya Yakushev, piano, Winter Thaw Music Festival at Sitnik Theatre at Lackland Performing Arts Center, Hackettstown.

Jan. 17: Princeton Chamber Music Series at Channing Hall at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton. Per Tengstrand, piano. Program includes Beethoven’s sonatas.

Jan. 22-23: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.” Xian Zhang, conductor; Tony Siqi Yun, piano. Program includes Richard Wagner’s Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Alexander Zemlinsky’s The Mermaid.

Jan. 23-24: Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Rossen Milanov, conductor; Christine Goerke, soprano. Program includes Richard Wagner’s Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde; Gustav Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder; more.

Jan. 24: New Jersey Symphony at State Theatre, New Brunswick. “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.” Xian Zhang, conductor; Tony Siqi Yun, piano. Program includes Richard Wagner’s Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Alexander Zemlinsky’s The Mermaid.Stephen Hough, PianoStephen Hough, PianoS

Jan. 28: Stephen Hough, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes music by Schubert, Brahms, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Beethoven, Schumann, Richard Sherman/Stephen Hough.

Jan. 30: New Jersey Symphony, “2027 Lunar New Year Celebration” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Naomi Woo, conductor; Sophia Liu, piano. Program TBA.

Jan. 31: Sean Lee, violin, “The 24 Paganini Caprices” at State Theatre Studio, New Brunswick.

Feb. 1: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine with pianist Antonii Baryshevskyi (program includes Bortniansky’s Il Quinto Fabio Overture; Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4; Silvestrov’s Silent Music; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5) at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

Feb. 3: Junction Trio (Stefan Jackiw, violin; Jay Campbell, cello; Conrad Tao, piano) at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 63; and a new work by Andrew Norman co-commissioned by Princeton University Concerts.

Feb. 4: Sō Percussion with Helado Negro at South Orange Performing Arts Center.

Feb. 5: Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” presented by New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

Feb. 10: Danish String Quartet at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Gabriella Smith’s Carrot Revolution; Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 14 in F-sharp Major, Op. 142 (arr. Danish String Quartet); Nordic Folk Music.

Feb. 13-14: Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Rossen Milanov, conductor; Joshua Roman, cello. Program includes Michael Abels’ Liquify; Dmitri Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1; Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird: Suite (1919).

Feb. 14: Bay Atlantic Symphony, at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway. Jed Gaylin, conductor; Ruotao Mao, violin; Nina Vieru, violin; Ana Tsinadze, viola; Rose Bart, cello; Christopher di Santo, clarinet. A Valentine’s Day Card, With Love!” program includes Mozart’s Kegelstatt Trio; Brahms’ Quintet for Strings and Clarinet.

Feb. 17: Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton. Masaaki Suzuki, conductor. Program includes Bach’s St. Matthew Passion).

Feb. 18: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. “Gil Shaham Plays Dvorák.” Xian Zhang, conductor; Gil Shaham, violin. Program includes Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 3; Antonín Dvorák’s Violin Concerto and Carnival Overture.

Feb. 19: Princeton Chamber Music Series at Channing Hall at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton. Leland Ko, cello; Per Tengstrand, piano. Program includes Lei Liang’s Mongolian Suite for Solo Cello; Bach’s Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C Major; Beethoven’s Sonata for cello and piano No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69.

Feb. 20: New Jersey Symphony at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. “Gil Shaham Plays Dvorák.” Xian Zhang, conductor; Gil Shaham, violin. Program includes Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 3; Antonín Dvorák’s Violin Concerto and Carnival Overture.
Feb. 20: Kronos Quartet: A Hard Rain at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
Feb. 20: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Concert Hall at Drew University, Madison. Program includes works by Mozart.

Feb. 21: New Jersey Symphony at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. “Gil Shaham Plays Dvorák.” Xian Zhang, conductor; Gil Shaham, violin. Program includes Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 3; Antonín Dvorák’s Violin Concerto and Carnival Overture.

Feb. 28: Adelphi Orchestra at Fair Lawn Community Center Theater. Kyunghun Kim, conductor; Maude Cloutier, violin. Program includes Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 and Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 “Pastoral.”

March 3: Isabelle Faust, violin, with Kristian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes music by J.S. Bach, Johann Jakob Froberger, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber.

March 6-7: Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. John Devlin, conductor; Maxim Lando, piano. Program includes Felix Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave); Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”; Johannes Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1.

March 11: New Jersey Symphony at State Theatre, New Brunswick. ;“Joshua Bell Leads Beethoven.” Joshua Bell, conductor and violin. Program includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture, Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 7.

March 12: New Jersey Symphony at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. “Joshua Bell Leads Beethoven.” Joshua Bell, conductor and violin. Program includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture, Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 7.

March 13-14: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. “Joshua Bell Leads Beethoven.” Joshua Bell, conductor and violin. Program includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture, Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 7.

March 14: Adelphi Chamber Ensemble at Mahwah Public Library.

March 17: Bay Atlantic Symphony, at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway. Program includes Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue (featuring pianist Sara Davis Buechner); Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.”

March 18: “Piano Battle” featuring Andreas Kern and Paul Cibis, atVMayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

March 19: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. “Mahler’s Fifth Symphony.” Christoph König, conductor; Gabriel Cabezas, cello. Program includes Allison Loggins-Hull’s Cello Concerto (East Coast Premiere; New Jersey Symphony Commission); Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5.
March 19: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, “The Pirates of Penzance” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

March 20: New Jersey Symphony at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. “Mahler’s Fifth Symphony.” Christoph König, conductor; Gabriel Cabezas, cello. Program includes Allison Loggins-Hull’s Cello Concerto (East Coast Premiere; New Jersey Symphony Commission); Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5.

March 21: New Jersey Symphony at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. “Mahler’s Fifth Symphony.” Christoph König, conductor; Gabriel Cabezas, cello. Program includes Allison Loggins-Hull’s Cello Concerto (East Coast Premiere; New Jersey Symphony Commission); Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5.

March 31: Ébène String Quartet at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18; String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18; and String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127.

April 1 and 4: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. “Xian Zhang Conducts Mozart.” Xian Zhang, conductor; Gregory LaRosa, timpani. Program includes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 29 and Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”; Joseph Pereira’s Timpani Concerto.

April 4: Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia, English horn, Music at Bunker Hill series at Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church, Sewell.

Aug. 9: Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin,” presented by Opera Theater Rutgers and the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

April 10: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Concert Hall at Drew University, Madison. Program includes works by Antonín Dvořák, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Eugène Ysaÿe.

April 13: Princeton Chamber Music Series at Channing Hall at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton. Julia Hwang, violin; Robin Park, cello; Per Tengstrand, piano. Program includes Beethoven’s Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat Major Op. 11 ’Gassenhauer”; Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor.

April 15 and 17: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. “Neruda Songs and Poulenc’s Gloria.” Ludovic Morlot conductor; Liv Redpath soprano; J’Nai Bridges mezzo-soprano; Montclair State University Chorale (Heather J. Buchanan, director). Program includes Peter Lieberson’s Neruda Songs; Francis Poulenc’s Gloria; Maurice Ravel’s Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé.

April 18: New Jersey Symphony at State Theatre, New Brunswick. “Neruda Songs and Poulenc’s Gloria.” Ludovic Morlot conductor; Liv Redpath soprano; J’Nai Bridges mezzo-soprano; Montclair State University Chorale (Heather J. Buchanan, director). Program includes Peter Lieberson’s Neruda Songs; Francis Poulenc’s Gloria; Maurice Ravel’s Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé.
April 18: “The Magic of Opera” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

April 25: Bay Atlantic Symphony at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway. Program includes Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” (featuring narrator Carlos Espinal); Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica.”
April 25: New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra at State Theatre Studio, New Brunswick.

April 26: Hilary Hahn, violin, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello, Benjamin Grosvenor, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Beethoven’s Seven Variations in E-flat Major for Cello and Piano on Mozart’s “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen,” WoO 46; Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2; and Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1, No. 2.

April 29: New Jersey Symphony at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. “Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony.” Xian Zhang, conductor; Gabriela Montero, piano. Program includes Jean Sibelius’s Karelia Overture; Gabriela Montero’s Piano Concerto No. 1, “Latin”; Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.”

April 30: Time for Three (Ranaan Meyer, Nick Kendall and Charles Yang) at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

April 30 and May 2: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. “Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony.” Xian Zhang, conductor; Gabriela Montero, piano. Program includes Jean Sibelius’s Karelia Overture; Gabriela Montero’s Piano Concerto No. 1, “Latin”; Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.”

May 1: New Jersey Symphony at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. “Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony.” Xian Zhang, conductor; Gabriela Montero, piano. Program includes Jean Sibelius’s Karelia Overture; Gabriela Montero’s Piano Concerto No. 1, “Latin”; Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.”

May 8-9: Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Rossen Milanov, conductor. Program includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, “Choral,” with Westminster Symphonic Choir.

May 11: Mitsuko Uchida, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Haydn’s Variations in F Minor, Hob. XVII:6; Schoenberg’s Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19; Mozart’s Rondo in A Minor, K. 511; Schubert’s Piano Sonata No. 22 in A Major, D. 959.

May 14: New Jersey Symphony at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. “Xian Zhang Conducts Tchaikovsky.” Xian Zhang, conductor. Program includes Steven Mackey’s Concerto for Orchestra (East Coast Premiere, New Jersey Symphony Co-Commission); Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.

May 15: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. “Xian Zhang Conducts Tchaikovsky.” Xian Zhang, conductor. Program includes Steven Mackey’s Concerto for Orchestra (East Coast Premiere, New Jersey Symphony Co-Commission); Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.
May 15: Masterwork Chorus at Chatham United Methodist Church. Martin Sędek, conductor. Program includes works by Poulenc and Rutter.

May 16: New Jersey Symphony at State Theatre, New Brunswick. “Xian Zhang Conducts Tchaikovsky.” Xian Zhang, conductor. Program includes Steven Mackey’s Concerto for Orchestra (East Coast Premiere, New Jersey Symphony Co-Commission); Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.

May 18: Princeton Chamber Music Series at Channing Hall at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton. Hana Mundiya, violin; Per Tengstrand, piano. Program includes Mozart’s Sonata for violin and piano in E minor K. 304; Beethoven’s Sonata for violin and piano in D Major Op. 12 No. 1; Poulenc’s Sonata for violin and piano; Ysaye’s Caprice d’après L’Etude en Forme de Valse de Saint-Saens.

May 23: Adelphi Orchestra at Fair Lawn Community Center Theater. Kyunghun Kim, conductor; Julia Jones, violin; Elliot Sloss, cello. Program includes Brahms’ Double Concerto in A Minor; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.
May 23: Michelle Cann, piano, Music at Bunker Hill series at Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church, Sewell.

June 6: Julian Schwarz, cello, and Marika Bournaki, cello, Music at Bunker Hill series at Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church, Sewell. Program includes music by Arthur Foote, Beethoven and Brahms.

June 10 and 13: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. “Season Finale: Ravel’s Boléro with Xian Zhang.” Xian Zhang, conductor; Pablo Sáinz Villegas, guitar. Program includes Leonard Bernstein’s Overture to Candide; Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez; Alberto Ginastera’s Four Dances from Estancia; Maurice Ravel’s Boléro.

June 11: New Jersey Symphony at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Season Finale: Ravel’s Boléro with Xian Zhang.” Xian Zhang, conductor; Pablo Sáinz Villegas, guitar. Program includes Leonard Bernstein’s Overture to Candide; Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez; Alberto Ginastera’s Four Dances from Estancia; Maurice Ravel’s Boléro.

MORE CLASSICAL LISTINGS
SEPTEMBER
_______________________________________