Xian Zhang has been named to the position of Principal Guest Conductor of the China NCPA Orchestra. Zhang is entering her 10th year as Music Director of New Jersey Symphony and is also set to take over as Music Director of the Seattle Symphony this month. Zhang first collaborated with the China NCPA Orchestra in 2015. In her new role, {…}
Seattle Symphony has announced its 2025-26 season, the first with Xian Zhang as its new music director. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances on offer. Gemma New conducts works by Gabriella Smith and Vaughan Williams with Wendy Bryn Harmer and Jarrett Ott as the vocal soloists. The concert also features cellist Gabriel Cabezas and the Seattle Symphony Chorale. {…}
(Photo credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) This season’s premiere of Met Opera’s “Tosca” features Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, in the titular role, marking her 100th Met performance. Her Met debut was in 2004 as Olympia in Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” and her performances leading up to this season have all been unforgettable, especially Kurzak as Tosca. Her voice alongside tenor {…}
(Image Source: IMG Artists) Seattle Symphony has named Xian Zhang as its next music director. Zhang will initiate her five-year tenure starting during the 2025-26 season. The conductor, who is the New Jersey Symphony‘s first woman Music Director, made her debut with the ensemble back in 2008 and has been a major collaborator since. “I am overjoyed to be the {…}
Carnegie Hall has announced a conductor change for the upcoming performance by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s on May 9, 2024. The ensemble, which will perform an All-Brahms concert on May 9, will now be conducted by Xian Zhang, who replaces Bernard Labadie, who withdrew due to illness. Zhang is no stranger to the ensemble, having made her Carnegie Hall {…}
