Classical, October-June

New Jersey Symphony will open its 2024-25 season with “Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene with Renée Fleming” at NJPAC in Newark, Oct. 6.

Oct. 6: New Jersey Symphony, “Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene with Renée Fleming” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor. Season opening gala concert.
Oct. 6: Montclair Early Music, “Memento Mori” at Montclair Public Library.

Oct. 8: Rutgers Choral Community Sing at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Oct. 8: Harmonium Choral Society’s Beer Choir at Glenbrook Brewery, Morristown.

Oct. 9: Cécile McLorin Salvant, vocals, with Sullivan Fortner, keyboards, Emi Ferguson, flute, Dušan Balarin, theorbo and lute, Yasushi Nakamura, bass, and Keita Ogawa, percussion, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. “Book of Ayres: A Fusion of Early Music & Jazz” (premiere).

Oct. 10: Adelphi Orchestra at Fair Lawn Community Theater. Kyunghun Kim, conductor. Program includes Wagner’s Waldweben (from “Siegfried”) and Wesendonck Lieder (featuring Shanley Horvitz, soprano); Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica.
Oct. 10: William Paterson University Chamber Winds at Shea Center Auditorium at William Paterson University, Wayne. “Fanfare, Elegy and Monument” featuring music by Paul Dukas, Ronald Lo Presti, David Maslanka and Payton MacDonald.

Oct. 11: Junwen Liang, piano, at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.

Oct. 13 and Dec. 7: Rutgers Wind Ensemble at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Oct. 15: Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra at Shea Center Auditorium at William Paterson University, Wayne. Program includes Holst’s The Planets and Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture.

Oct. 17: Rutgers Symphonic Winds and Rutgers Symphony Band at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Oct. 17: “Classical Season Celebration” with Enriqueta Somarriba, piano, at Studio at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Oct. 18: Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra at West Side Presbyterian Church. Ridgewood. “Journey of Discovery” program includes Brahms’s Academic Festival Overture; Vaughan Williams’ Lark Ascending (Danbi Um, violin); Holst’s The Planets.

Oct. 19: “Rutgers Sings!” at Kirkpatrick Chapel at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Oct. 19-20: Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Rosen Milanov, conductor; Basia Danilow, violin; Alistair MacRae, cello; Steven Beck, piano. Program includes Michael Abels’ More Seasons; Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25, “Classical”; Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C Major, Op. 56, “Triple Concerto.”

Oct. 20: Bay Atlantic Symphony at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

Oct. 21: Capital Philharmonic at Patriots Theatre at War Memorial, Trenton. Maja Rajkovic, piano. Program includes Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3; Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.”

Oct. 30: Igor Levit, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Bach’s Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903; Brahms’ Ballades, Op. 10; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 (arr. Liszt).

Nov. 1: New Jersey Symphony, “Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade” at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Xian Zhang, conductor; Inon Barnatan, piano. Program includes Gabriela Ortiz’s Kauyumari; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.

Nov. 2: New Jersey Symphony, “Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. Xian Zhang, conductor; Inon Barnatan, piano. Program includes Gabriela Ortiz’s Kauyumari; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.
Nov. 2: Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center at The Concert Hall at Drew University, Madison. Program includes works by Beethoven, Reinhold Glière, Francis Poulenc, Bohuslav Martinů and Mikhail Glinka.
Nov. 2: Rutgers Kirkpatrick Choir at Kirkpatrick Chapel at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Nov. 3: New Jersey Symphony, “Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor; Inon Barnatan, piano. Program includes Gabriela Ortiz’s Kauyumari; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.
Nov. 3: Igor Levit, “Citizen. European. Pianist.” conversation/performance with moderator Deborah Amos at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.

Nov. 6: Yunchan Lim, piano, at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

Nov. 7: Benjamin Grosvenor, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Brahms’ Intermezzi, Op. 117; Schumann’s Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17; Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

Nov. 7-8: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC. Newark. Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor. Paquito D’Rivera, guest artist and co-curator; Paquito D’Rivera Quintet. Program is part of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival and includes George Gershwin/Paquito D’Rivera’s Medley for Jazz Quintet and Orchestra; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Paquito D’Rivera’s Adagio on a Mozart Theme; Daniel Freiberg’s Latin American Chronicles; Carlos Chávez’s Symphony No. 2, “Sinfonía India”; Aaron Copland’s El Salón México; Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2; José Pablo Moncayo’s Huapango.

Nov. 8: Chang-Yi Lin, piano, at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
Nov. 8: Rutgers Brass Ensemble at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Nov. 10: New Jersey Symphony at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor. Paquito D’Rivera, guest artist and co-curator; Paquito D’Rivera Quintet. Program is part of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival and includes George Gershwin/Paquito D’Rivera’s Medley for Jazz Quintet and Orchestra; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Paquito D’Rivera’s Adagio on a Mozart Theme; Daniel Freiberg’s Latin American Chronicles; Carlos Chávez’s Symphony No. 2, “Sinfonía India”; Aaron Copland’s El Salón México; Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2; José Pablo Moncayo’s Huapango.
Nov. 10: Rutgers Sinfonia at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Nov. 13: Belcea String Quartet, Ébène String Quartet at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20; George Enescu’s Octet in C Major, Op. 7.

Nov. 15: Rutgers Symphony Orchestra at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Nov. 16: “Tosca,” presented by Center Stage Opera Co. at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.

Nov. 20: Isidore String Quartet at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Billy Childs’ String Quartet No. 3, “Unrequited”; Ruth Crawford Seeger’s String Quartet; Mozart’s String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance.”

Nov. 21: Renaissance Quartet with Randall Goosby at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton. Program includes Mendelssohn’s Quartet No. 1 in E flat, Op. 12; Janáček’s Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata”; Daniel Hass: Quartet No. 1 “Love and Levity.”

Nov. 23: Kronos Quartet at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
Nov. 23: Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra at West Side Presbyterian Church. Ridgewood. Seasonal choral works including Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy with Pro Arte Chorale.

Nov. 24: Richardson Chamber Players at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.
Nov. 24: Junwen Liang, piano, at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
Nov. 24: Adelphi Chamber Ensemble at Community of St. John Baptist, Mendham.

Nov. 30: Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea, “Holiday Concert” at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.

Dec. 2: Stravinsky’s “L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale),” co-presented by Capital Philharmonic and Passage Theatre at Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton.
Dec. 2: “Brass Prism” at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Dec. 3: Rutgers Symphony Band at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Dec. 3: William Paterson University Percussion Ensemble at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.

Dec. 4: Voorhees Choir at Voorhees Chapel at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Dec. 5: Rutgers Symphonic Winds at Nicholas Music Center at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Dec. 6: String Ensemble/Baroque Players at Shindell Choral Hall at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Dec. 7: Chanticleer, “A Chanticleer Christmas” at Princeton University Chapel.
Dec. 7: New Jersey Festival Orchestra with The Holiday Tenors at Presbyterian Church, Westfield. David Wroe, conductor.

Dec. 7-8: Harmonium Choral Society at Presbyterian Church, Morristown. Program includes Sarah Quartel’s Snow Angel, Joe Gregorio’s Unbound Angels, and works by Buxtehude, Bruckner, Hailstork, Betinis, Rossi and others.
Dec. 7-8: “Christmas in Carol and Song” at Kirkpatrick Chapel at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Dec. 8: New Jersey Festival Orchestra with The Holiday Tenors at The Concert Hall at Drew University, Madison. David Wroe, conductor.
Dec. 8: Handel’s Messiah, presented by Stockton Choral Program at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.
Dec. 8, 2 p.m.: “Sounds of Chamber Music” at Shindell Choral Hall at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Dec. 8, 5 p.m.: Chamber Competition Winners Concert at Shindell Choral Hall at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Dec. 9: Rutgers University Choir at Kirkpatrick Chapel at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

Dec. 11: Janine Jansen, violin, and Denis Kozukhin, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Robert Schumann’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 105; Clara Schumann’s Three Romances, Op. 22; Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100, and Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108.

Dec. 13: Hans Tashjian, bass-baritone, and Anna Keiserman, piano, at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.

Dec. 15: New Jersey Opera Theater present Gian Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
Dec. 15: Bay Atlantic Symphony ,”Holiday Expressions” featuring Melissa Chavez, soprano, and Ruotao Mao, violin, at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

Dec. 16: “The Brandenburg Concertos,” performed by The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.

Dec. 20-21: New Jersey Symphony at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Sonya Headlam, soprano; John Holiday, countertenor; Ed Lyon, tenor; Kevin Deas, bass-baritone; Montclair State University Singers (Heather J. Buchanan, director). Program includes George Frideric Handel’s Messiah.

Dec. 22: New Jersey Symphony at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark. Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Sonya Headlam, soprano; John Holiday, countertenor; Ed Lyon, tenor; Kevin Deas, bass-baritone; Montclair State University Singers (Heather J. Buchanan, director).Program includes George Frideric Handel’s Messiah.

Dec. 31: Capital Philharmonic at Patriots Theatre at War Memorial, Trenton. Program includes Richard Stauss’ Don Juan and works by Johann Straus, Gershwin, Richard Rodgers and John Dickson.
Dec. 31: Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert at State Theatre, New Brunswick. Strauss Symphony of America with András Deák, conductor; Katarzyna Dondalska, soprano; Franz Gürtelschmied, tenor; dancers from Budapest Ballet and international champion ballroom dancers.

Jan. 5: Father Alphonse’s Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

Jan. 9 and 11: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Kevin John Edusei, conductor; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano. Program includes Donghoon Shin’s Of Rats and Men; Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G; Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2.

Jan. 10: New Jersey Symphony at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Kevin John Edusei, conductor; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano. Program includes Donghoon Shin’s Of Rats and Men; Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G; Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2.

Jan. 11-12: Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Rossen Milanov, conductor; Leila Josefowicz, violin. Program incudes Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky’s Manfred.

Jan. 12: New Jersey Symphony at State Theatre, New Brunswick. Kevin John Edusei, conductor; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano. Program includes Donghoon Shin’s Of Rats and Men; Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G; Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2.

Jan. 19: Bay Atlantic Symphony at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

Jan. 25: New Jersey Symphony, “Lunar New Year Celebration” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor; Min Kwon, piano; Peking University Alumni Chorus; Starry Arts Children’s Chorus (Rebecca Shin, director).

Jan. 30: New Jersey Symphony, “Holst’s The Planets — An HD Odyssey” at State Theatre, New Brunswick. Xian Zhang, conductor; Nancy Zhou, violin; Montclair State University Prima Voce (Heather J. Buchanan, director). Program includes Caroline Shaw’s The Observatory; Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending; Gustav Holst’s The Planets (presented as an “HD Odyssey” with projected NASA images).
Jan. 30: Christian Gerhaher, baritone, and Gerold Huber, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes work by Robert Schumann.

Jan. 31 and Feb. 1: New Jersey Symphony, “Holst’s The Planets — An HD Odyssey” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor; Nancy Zhou, violin; Montclair State University Prima Voce (Heather J. Buchanan, director). Program includes Caroline Shaw’s The Observatory; Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending; Gustav Holst’s The Planets (presented as an “HD Odyssey” with projected NASA images).

Feb. 1: Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra of Moravia at State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Feb. 2: New Jersey Symphony, “Holst’s The Planets — An HD Odyssey” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. Xian Zhang, conductor; Nancy Zhou, violin; Montclair State University Prima Voce (Heather J. Buchanan, director). Program includes Caroline Shaw’s The Observatory; Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending; Gustav Holst’s The Planets (presented as an “HD Odyssey” with projected NASA images).

Feb. 4: The Crossing at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Donald Nally, conductor. Program includes David Lang’s poor hymnal.

Feb. 5: Raphaël Feuillâtre, guitar, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Works by J.S. Bach, François Couperin, Jacques Duphly, Pancrace Royer, Migues Llobet Solés, Julián Arcas, Francisco Tarrega, Augustín Barrios Mangoré, Astor Piazzolla.

Feb. 7: “Madama Butterfly,” presented by New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

Feb. 8-9: Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Gérard Korsten, conductor; Orli Shaham, piano. Program includes Mozart’s Ballet Music from the opera Idomeneo (excerpts); Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466; Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 453.

Feb. 12: Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh, “Finding Home in Music” conversation/performance with moderator Deborah Amos at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.

Feb. 13: DoosTrio (Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh, Wu Man, pipa, and Sandeep Das, tabla) at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. “Ancient traditions of Iran, China, and India through a 21st-century lens.”
Feb. 13: Adelphi Orchestra at Berrie Center at Ramapo College, Mahwah. Kyunghun Kim, conductor. Program includes Cohen’s Between the Suns; Weber: Concerto for Clarinet No. 2 (featuring Kingsley Hsieh); Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1.

Feb. 20: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Christoph König, conductor; Tony Siqi Yun, piano. Program includes Allison Loggins-Hull’s Can You See?; Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1; Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1.
Feb. 20: Takács String Quartet with Stephen Hough, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. With Beethoven’s String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1; Stephen Hough’s Les Six Rencontres; Brahms’ Quintet in F Minor for Piano and Strings, Op. 34.

Feb. 21: Czech National Symphony Orchestra at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton. Steven Mercurio, conductor; Sandy Cameron, violin; Maxim Lando, piano.

Feb. 22: New Jersey Symphony at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. Christoph König, conductor; Tony Siqi Yun, piano. Program includes Allison Loggins-Hull’s Can You See?; Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1; Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1.
Feb. 22: Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center at The Concert Hall at Drew University, Madison. Program includes works by Mozart and Mendelssohn.

Feb. 23: New Jersey Symphony at State Theatre, New Brunswick. Christoph König, conductor; Tony Siqi Yun, piano. Program includes Allison Loggins-Hull’s Can You See?; Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1; Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1.

March 2: Richardson Chamber Players at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.
March 2: Stockton Chamber Players at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

March 4: Adelphi Orchestra at Fair Lawn Community Theater. Kyunghun Kim, conductor. Program includes Sibelius’ Concerto for Violin in D minor (featuring Matthew Hakkarainen); Svendsen’s Symphony No. 2.

March 7: Adelphi Chamber Ensemble at River Vale Public Library.

March 7 and 9: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor; Jonathan Spitz, cello; Nimbus Dance (Samuel Pott, artistic director and choreographer). Program includes Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude from Cello Suite No. 2; Caroline Shaw’s Valencia; Qasim Naqvi’s God Docks at Death Harbor (Piano Quintet Version); Igor Stravinsky’s Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss; Stravinsky’s Suite from The Firebird.

March 8: New Jersey Symphony at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. Xian Zhang, conductor; Jonathan Spitz, cello; Nimbus Dance (Samuel Pott, artistic director and choreographer). Program includes Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude from Cello Suite No. 2; Caroline Shaw’s Valencia; Qasim Naqvi’s God Docks at Death Harbor (Piano Quintet Version); Igor Stravinsky’s Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss; Stravinsky’s Suite from The Firebird.
March 8: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Bruce Liu at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.

March 8-9: Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Rossen Milanov, conductor; Sō Percussion, percussion quartet. Program includes Carlos Simon’s Four Black American Dances; Viet Cuong’s Re(new)al; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral.”

March 9: Adelphi Chamber Ensemble at Mahwah Public Library.

March 13 and 15: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor; Xavier Foley, double bass. Program includes Claude Debussy’s Clair de Lune; Xavier Foley’s Soul Bass for Double Bass and Orchestra; a new work for double bass and orchestra by Xavier Foley (World Premiere, New Jersey Symphony Commission); Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2.

March 14: New Jersey Symphony at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Xian Zhang, conductor; Xavier Foley, double bass. Program includes Claude Debussy’s Clair de Lune; Xavier Foley’s Soul Bass for Double Bass and Orchestra; a new work for double bass and orchestra by Xavier Foley (World Premiere, New Jersey Symphony Commission); Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2.

March 15: Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center at The Concert Hall at Drew University, Madison. Program includes works by Mozart, Franz Schubert and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.

March 16: New Jersey Symphony at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. Xian Zhang, conductor; Xavier Foley, double bass. Program includes Claude Debussy’s Clair de Lune; Xavier Foley’s Soul Bass for Double Bass and Orchestra; a new work for double bass and orchestra by Xavier Foley (World Premiere, New Jersey Symphony Commission); Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2.
March 16: Capital Philharmonic at Patriots Theatre at War Memorial, Trenton. Yvonne Lam, violin. Program includes Stravinsky’s Petrushka; Valerie Coleman’s Seven O’Clock Shout; Philip Glass’ Violin Concerto No. 1.
March 16: Bay Atlantic Symphony at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

March 20: New Jersey Symphony at State Theatre, New Brunswick. Lina González-Granados, conductor; Vadim Gluzman, violin. Program includes Robert Schumann’s Overture, Scherzo and Finale; Gabriela Ortiz’s Clara; Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto.

March 22: New Jersey Symphony at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. Lina González-Granados, conductor; Vadim Gluzman, violin. Program includes Robert Schumann’s Overture, Scherzo and Finale; Gabriela Ortiz’s Clara; Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto.

March 23: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Lina González-Granados, conductor; Vadim Gluzman, violin. Program includes Robert Schumann’s Overture, Scherzo and Finale; Gabriela Ortiz’s Clara; Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto.
March 23: Thomas Dunford, lute, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes John Dowland’s A Dream, The King of Denmark’s Galliard, Melancholy Galliard, Mrs. Winter’s Jump, Lachrimae and Frog Galliard; Erik Satie’s Gymnopédie No. 1 and Gnossienne No. 1; Marin Marais’ Les Voix Humaines in D Major (from Suite No. 3) and L’Americaine in E Major (from Suite d’un Goût Etranger); Bach’s Suite for Cello in G Major, BW 1007 (arr. Dunford); Girolamo Kapsberger’s Toccata VI (from Primo Libro d’intavolatura de lauto); Joan Ambrosio Dalza’s Calata alla Spagnola (from Quarto Libro d’intavolatura de lauto).
March 23: Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra at West Side Presbyterian Church. Ridgewood. “Richard Kogan Talks and Plays Tchaikovsky.” Program includes Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 (Richard Kogan, piano); Elgar’s Serenade for Strings; Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 1.

March 25: Julia Fisher, violin and Jan Lisiecki, piano, at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton. Program includes Mozart’s Sonata in B major KV 378; Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major Op. 24 “Spring”; Schumann Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 121.

March 27: Mahler Chamber Orchestra with Mitsuko Uchida, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat Major, K. 456, and Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467; and Leoš Janáček’s Mládí (Youth).

March 29: “Carmina Burana,” presented by Atlantic City Ballet, Greater South Jersey Chorus and Ocean City Pops at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

April 2: Martin Fröst, clarinet, Antoine Tamestit, viola, and Shai Wosner, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Dvořák’s Legends, Op. 59, Nos. 1-3 (arr. Wosner); Brahms’ Clarinet Trio, Op. 114 (arr. Wosner) and Hungarian Dances (selection, arr. Fröst); Bizet’s Tarantelle (arr. Wosner); and “Dance Mosaic” (a selection of Swedish, Bulgarian, French and other folk dance tunes, arr. Fröst and Wosner).

April 3-5: New Jersey Symphony at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor; Steven Banks, saxophone; Felicia Moore, soprano; Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano; Issachah Savage, tenor; Reginald Smith Jr., baritone; Montclair State University Chorale (Heather J. Buchanan, director). Program includes Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Polonaise from Eugene Onegin; Billy Childs’ Saxophone Concerto; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, “Choral.”

April 6: New Jersey Symphony at State Theatre, New Brunswick. Xian Zhang, conductor; Steven Banks, saxophone; Felicia Moore, soprano; Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano; Issachah Savage, tenor; Reginald Smith Jr., baritone; Montclair State University Chorale (Heather J. Buchanan, director). Program includes Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Polonaise from Eugene Onegin; Billy Childs’ Saxophone Concerto; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, “Choral.”

April 10: Jess Gillam, saxophone, Thomas Weaver, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes works by Graham Fitkin, Phil Woods, Mel Bonis, Benjamin Britten, Georg Philipp Telemann and others.

April 26: “An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma,” conversation and music, with Jeffrey Brown moderating at McCarter Theater Center, Princeton.
April 26: Chanticleer at Pfleeger Concert Hall at Rowan University, Glassboro.

April 27: Father Alphonse’s Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea, “An Afternoon at the Opera” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

March 1-2: Harmonium Choral Society at United Methodist Church, Morristown. Program includes Eleanor Daley’s Requiem, Caldwell & Ivory’s Ain’t No Grave and works by Schütz, Gawthrop, Sheppard, Arbo and Dave Matthews.

May 3: Itzhak Perlman, with pianist Rohan De Silva at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

May 3-4: Harmonium Chamber Singers at Grace Episcopal Church, Madison. Program includes works by Byrd, Howells, Betinis and others.

May 4: Combined Choir Concert (Stockton Pops, University Chorus and Stockton Oratorio Society) at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

May 4 and 6: Bay Atlantic Symphony at Stockton Performing Arts Center at Stockton University, Galloway.

May 9: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, “HMS Pinafore” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
May 9: Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra at West Side Presbyterian Church. Ridgewood. “A New Era” program includes Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez (Yenne Lee, guitar); Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5; a new commission by Amanda Harberg.

May 10-11: Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Rossen Milanov, conductor; Natasha Paremski, piano; Westminster Symphonic Choir (James Jordan, director). Program includes Tchaikovsky’s “Hymn of the Cherubim” from the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41; Brahms’ Schicksalslied; Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30.

May 16: New Jersey Symphony at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Xian Zhang, conductor; Eric Wyrick, violin; Francine Storck, violin. Program includes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Johann Sebastian Bach’s Double Concerto for Two Violins; Michael Abels’ Delights and Dances; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 35, “Haffner.”

May 17-18: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor; Eric Wyrick, violin; Francine Storck, violin. Program includes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Johann Sebastian Bach’s Double Concerto for Two Violins; Michael Abels’ Delights and Dances; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 35, “Haffner.”

June 5: New Jersey Symphony at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. Xian Zhang, conductor; Conrad Tao, piano. Program includes Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2; Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5.

June 6: New Jersey Symphony at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Xian Zhang, conductor; Conrad Tao, piano. Program includes Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2; Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5.

June 7: New Jersey Symphony at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. Xian Zhang, conductor; Conrad Tao, piano. Program includes Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2; Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5.

June 7-8: Harmonium Choral Society at Morristown United Methodist Church. Program includes Melissa Dunphy’s American Dreamers and works by Saunder Choi, Elizabeth Alexander and others.

June 8: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor; Conrad Tao, piano. Program includes Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2; Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5.

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