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Anna Keiserman performs in Branchburg, April 21.

April 2: The U.S. Army Field Band’s Concert Band & Soldiers’ Chorus at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

April 3: Jonathan Biss, piano, and Mitsuko Uchida, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes music by Franz Schubert.

April 4: New Jersey Symphony at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. ” ‘Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’ in Concert.”

April 5: New Jersey Symphony at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. ” ‘Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’ in Concert.”
April 5: New Jersey Opera Theater, “Opera Gems: An Evening of Opera’s Most Treasured Masterpieces” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
April 5: Anna Lapwood at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
April 5: Margarita Rovenskaya, piano, at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.

April 6: New Jersey Symphony at State Theatre, New Brunswick. ” ‘Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’ in Concert.”

April 7: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. ” ‘Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’ in Concert.”
April 7: Escher Quartet, presented by Red Bank Chamber Music Society at Trinity Episcopal Church, Red Bank. Music by Joseph Haydn, Leoš Janáček, Franz Schubert.
April 7: All Seasons Chamber Players at Reformed Church of Oradell.
April 7: Symphony in C at Haddonfield United Methodist Church. Program includes Saint-Saëns’ Piano Quartet in Bb Major, Op. 41; Fauré’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15.

April 8: Golda Schultz, soprano, and Jonathan Ware, piano, at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. “This Be Her Verse: Exploring the Female Perspective” program includes music by Clara Schumann, Emile Mayer, Rebecca Clarke, Nadia Boulanger and Kathleen Tagg.

April 11: Rowan University String Ensemble at Boyd Recital Hall at Rowan University, Glassboro.

April 14: Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey at Dolan Hall at Saint Elizabeth University, Morristown. Program includes Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto featuring Alyson Whelan; Franz Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony; Peter Jarvis’ Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra featuring Jesse Gerbasi (world premiere).
April 14: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with violinist Bomsori Kim at Bickford Theatre at Morris Museum, Morris Township.

April 15: Rowan University Percussion Ensemble at Pfleeger Concert Hall at Rowan University, Glassboro.

April 17: Rowan University Contemporary Music Ensemble at Boyd Recital Hall at Rowan University, Glassboro.

April 18: Rowan University Wind Ensemble at Pfleeger Concert Hall at Rowan University, Glassboro.

April 20: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Concert Hall at Drew University, Madison. Wu Han, piano; Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; David Finckel, cello. Program includes works by Beethoven, Bruch, Brahms, Mendelssohn.
April 20: Rowan University Concert Choir, University Chorus & Voces Chamber Ensemble at Pfleeger Concert Hall at Rowan University, Glassboro.

April 21: “Scenes From La Traviata,” presented by Opera at Florham at The Mansion at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison.
April 21: Robert McDonald, piano, at Music at Bunker Hill series at Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church, Sewell. Program includes Bach’s French Suite #4 in E-flat Major; Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 111; Nielsen’s Chaconne; Debussy’s Preludes Bk. 2; Fauré’s Valse Caprice #2 in D-flat, Op. 38.
April 21: Anna Keiserman, piano, at Welpe Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg. Mozaika Concert Series. Program includes works by Mykola Lysenko, Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Dmitri Shostakovich and Vsevolod Zaderatsky.
April 21: All Seasons Chamber Players at Teaneck Public Library.

April 23: Rowan University Concert Band and Brass Band at Pfleeger Concert Hall at Rowan University, Glassboro.

April 27: Harmonium Choral Society Chamber Singers at Calvary Episcopal Church, Summit.
April 27: All Seasons Chamber Players at Fort Lee Public Library.

April 28: Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea, “Opera’s Greatest Hits” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
April 28: Harmonium Choral Society Chamber Singers at Grace Church, Madison.
April 28: Leonia Chamber Musicians at Presbyterian Church in Leonia. With Soyeon Park, piano. Program includes Dvořák’s String Quartet No. 14 in A♭ Major, Op. 105; Schumann Piano Quintet in E♭ Major.

April 29: MCCC Chamber Ensemble Spring Concert at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

April 30: MCCC Spring Choral Concert at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

May 2: Doric String Quartet at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes music by Brett Dean, Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert.

May 4: Symphony in C at Gordon Theater at Rutgers University-Camden. Program includes Bernstein’s On the Town – Three Dance Episodes; Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 1 (featuring Hao Zhou); Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 “New World Symphony.”
May 4: Somerset Hills Chorus at St. Mary’s Abbey, Morristown. Program includes Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.”

May 5: Princeton Pro Musica at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Program includes Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell’s Sanctuary Road.

May 10: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, “The Pirates of Penzance” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.

May 11: New Jersey Festival Orchestra at Presbyterian Church, Westfield. David Wroe, conductor. Program includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and a violin concert TBA.

May 11-12: Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Rossen Milanov, conductor; Sara Davis Buechner, piano. Program includes John Luther Adams’ Become River; Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15; Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120.

May 12: Adelphi Orchestra at Fair Lawn Community Center Theater. Kyunghun Kim, conductor; Esther Yang, violin. “Complexity & Simplicity” program includes Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Haydn; Mozart’s Concerto for Violin, No. 3; Schubert’s Symphony No 5 in B flat major.
May 12: Ardelia Trio, presented by Red Bank Chamber Music Society at Trinity Episcopal Church, Red Bank. Music by Johann Hummel, Rebecca Clarke and Johannes Brahms.

May 14: Miroslav Hristov, violin, and Vladimir Valjarevic, piano, at Welpe Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg. Mozaika Concert Series.

May 15: Joshua Bell, violin, Larisa Martinez, soprano, Peter Dugan, piano at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.

May 17: New Jersey Symphony at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Markus Stenz, conductor; Jeremy Denk, piano. Program includes Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture; Anna Clyne’s Piano Concerto (New Jersey Symphony co-commission); Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3.
May 17: Awadagin Pratt, piano, at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.

May 18-19: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Markus Stenz, conductor; Jeremy Denk, piano. Program includes Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture; Anna Clyne’s Piano Concerto (New Jersey Symphony co-commission); Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica.”

May 19: All Seasons Chamber Players at Ridgefield Public Library.

May 22: MCCC Chamber Ensemble Spring Concert at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

May 26: Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano, at Music at Bunker Hill series at Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church, Sewell. Program includes music by Handel, Ortiz, Rameau.

May 30-31: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor. “Epic Scores of John Williams and More!”

June 1: New Jersey Symphony at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. Xian Zhang, conductor. “Epic Scores of John Williams and More!”

June 1-2: Harmonium Choral Society at United Methodist Church, Morristown.

June 2: New Jersey Symphony at State Theatre, New Brunswick. Xian Zhang, conductor. “Epic Scores of John Williams and More!”

June 7: New Jersey Symphony at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Xian Zhang, conductor; Daniil Trifonov, piano. Program includes a new work by Daniel Bernard Roumain (world premiere, New Jersey Symphony commission); Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture (arr. Bennett) and Concerto in F.

June 8: New Jersey Symphony at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank. Xian Zhang, conductor; Daniil Trifonov, piano. Program includes a new work by Daniel Bernard Roumain (world premiere, New Jersey Symphony commission); Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture (arr. Bennett) and Concerto in F.

June 9: New Jersey Symphony at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark. Xian Zhang, conductor; Daniil Trifonov, piano. Program includes a new work by Daniel Bernard Roumain (world premiere, New Jersey Symphony commission); Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture (arr. Bennett) and Concerto in F.
June 9: Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey at Dolan Hall at Saint Elizabeth University, Morristown. Program includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2; Gustav Holst’s St. Paul’s Suite; Antonin Dvořák’s Serenade for Winds.

Sept. 20: Lyrica Chamber Music’s Twelfth Night Ensemble at Greenwood Gardens, Short Hills.

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.

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

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

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.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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 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 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 20, 2025: 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, 2025: 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, 2025: 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.

April 3-5, 2025: 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, 2025: 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.”

May 16, 2025: 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, 2025: 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.”

April 27, 2025: Father Alphonse’s Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea, “An Afternoon at the Opera” at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.

June 5, 2025: 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, 2025: 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, 2025: 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 8, 2025: 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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