President & CEO Gabriel van Aalst has resigned from the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Van Aalst announced his resignation on June 18 and the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Symphony accepted the resignation. Van Aalst will become the President & CEO of Dayton Live, the primary host and presenter for performing arts in Miami Valley, Ohio. The former {…}
The New Jersey Symphony has announced that it will be consolidating its classical series concert weekends for the upcoming 2023-24 season and reducing its administrative staff by 15.4 percent in an effort to reduce costs. The orchestra also noted that current administrative employees will be required to take furloughs and senior leadership will take salary reductions. Additionally, musicians, who recently {…}
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is set to present Händel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 16 and 18, 2022. Xian Zhang will conduct a cast featuring Ellie Dehn, Maya Lahyani, Miles Mykkanen, and Nicholas Newton. They will be joined by the Montclair State University Singers. The performance on the 16th will take place at the Richardson Auditorium in Princeton while the latter {…}
On July 20, the New Jersey Symphony will perform at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center. The performance will see Maestra Xian Zhang conducting the featured soloists Shanghai Isaac Stern-winning violinist Nancy Zhou (violin), Chopin-competition prize-winner Chelsea Guo (piano), Esther Maureen Kelly (soprano), and Yongzhao Yu (tenor) in a program entitled “East/West: A Symphonic Celebration.” The program will feature a wide variety of music inspired by China and {…}
On July 20, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will perform a concert at Alice Tully Hall. Maestra Xian Zhang, Music Director of the Orchestra will feature soloists Shanghai Isaac Stern-winning violinist Nancy Zhou, Chopin-competition prize-winner pianist Chelsea Guo, soprano Esther Maureen Kelly, and tenor Yongzhao Yu. The program, titled “East/West: A Symphonic Celebration,” will feature Chinese-French composer Qigang Chen’s “Er {…}
(Credit: Decca / Andrew Eccles) Soprano Renée Fleming will give a special virtual concert with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Fleming will sing Wagner’s “Wesendonck Lieder,” Michelle Moncayo’s “Elizabeth, New Jersey,” and Jane Wong’s “The Deciphered World.” Bizet’s Adagietto from “L’Arlésienne” Suite No. 1, and Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll” will be performed in the rest of the program. Xian Zhang conducts. {…}
New York City’s classical music station WQXR has announced the launch of a second season of “New York in Concert.” A guide to the city’s classical scene will consist of a 10-part weekly series and will be hosted by WNYC and WQXR’s radio host John Schaefer. Organizations highlighted include Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Harlem Chamber Players, Metropolitan Museum of Art, {…}
WQXR, New York City’s only all-classical radio station, announced four platforms to aid the city’s creative community and sustain the arts culture for which The Big Apple is famous. The station’s multi-pronged approach named STAR (Salutes The ARts) represents the first initiative led by WQXR’s new Chief Content Officer and Senior Vice President, Ed Yim. STAR comprises four initiatives: the {…}