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NJSO opening night honours African-American music
Friday, Sept. 27, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-14 season opening-night program packed a punch that brought the heavily-sold audience to its feet. Maestro Jacques Lacombe led the assembled...
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Review: Violinist Hilary Hahn revisits Brahms’ violin concerto with NJSO
Violinist Hilary Hahn made a highly-anticipated return visit to New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Thursday, March 13, 2014, playing a favourite from the core repertoire: “Violin Concerto in D Major,” Op....
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NJSO preview: Concertmaster Eric Wyrick prepares for Strauss rarity
While preparing for this week’s concert series with New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Eric Wyrick took time Tuesday afternoon, March 18, 2014, to speak with Examiner.com about his special role as...
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NJSO review: Shostakovich 5 triumphs in a winning program
Friday evening, March 21, 2014, guest conductor Gerard Schwarz led New Jersey Symphony Orchestra in a winning program that featured Concertmaster Eric Wyrick as soloist in Richard Strauss’ “Violin...
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Concert review: NJSO ends season on a high note with Beethoven and Strauss
Touted as the last subscription concert of the 2013-14 season, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) presented two German works Friday, May 30, at Newark’s Prudential Hall. Music Director Jacques...
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Review: Jacques Lacombe and NJSO electrify with ‘Carmina Burana’
Friday, Oct. 10, saw opening night of the 2014-15 season of New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, a grand gala event. After cocktails, the elegant crowd bedecked with tuxedos, gowns and sequins entered...
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Preview: Inon Barnatan to play Chopin’s ‘Piano Concerto No. 1’ with NJSO
“Sentiment without sentimentality, very beautiful and touching.” That’s how concert pianist Inon Barnatan described Polish composer Frédéric Chopin’s output in a telephone interview Wednesday, Nov. 19....
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Concert review: NJSO sparkles with Chopin, beguiles with Brahms
Parents, what are your adolescent sons up to? Specifically any 19-year-olds. By age 19 (in 1830), Frédéric-François Chopin had already composed two concertos for piano and orchestra. The second of the...
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NJSO review: Dramatic Tchaikovsky, explosive Prokofiev
Newark’s Prudential Hall at NJPAC throbbed with the sounds of Tchaikovsky, Gounod and especially Prokofiev Friday, Jan. 9, when Sir Jacques Lacombe led the mighty New Jersey Symphony Orchestra in a...
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NJSO preview: Violinist Sarah Chang starts two-week residency, helps children
“Are you all playing from memory? That’s amazing.” So exclaimed superstar violinist Sarah Chang to roughly 100 musicians, aged 8-13, Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 14, who were about to play the first of...
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Maestro Jacques Lacombe announces NJSO’s imaginative 2015-16 season
Saturday evening, Jan. 24, Maestro Jacques Lacombe announced to the press New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s 2015-16 season, which again promises his trademark imaginative programming. From opening...
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Bill Charlap presents ‘Bird Lives’: A Salute to Charlie Parker at NJPAC
If you want a big-name jazz performance tomorrow evening, Saturday, April 11, then snap up tickets—if any yet remain—to see the Bill Charlap Trio, who will tribute the late composer and alto...
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Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald to appear at NJPAC this Sunday
If recognition is a gauge of true talent, then six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, honored also with two Grammy Awards, twelve other distinguished awards and two Emmy nominations, is about as...
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Audra McDonald passionately pleads ‘Keep American musical theater alive’
Despite suffering a cold and announcing “I have no idea what will come out of my mouth this afternoon,” Audra McDonald turned in a dazzling, deeply moving, thought-provoking performance Sunday, April...
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Violinist Stefan Jackiw wins standing ovation at New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Friday evening, April 24, 29-year-old American Stefan Jackiw deployed breathtaking violin technique in concert staples by Dvořák and Ravel, while German guest conductor Christoph König led New Jersey...
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Xian Zhang to lead NJSO in concert programs of Brahms, Strauss and Mozart
In an exclusive interview today, Wednesday, April 29, the ebullient conductor Xian Zhang spoke with Examiner.com about her four-concert series leading New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, which begins at...
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NJSO crowns season with all-Beethoven program, Hamelin plays ‘Emperor’ Concerto
In a music topics highlight, Maestro Jacques Lacombe—Beethoven simply coursing through his veins—led entirely from memory New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and pianist Marc-André Hamelin in a spirited...
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Megan Hilty and NJSO Pops blaze with blistering Broadway blockbusters
Music topics don’t get much better than this, folks. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra joined Megan Hilty—or vice versa—in an exciting program that paid tribute to Hollywood and Broadway musical hits, old...
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Actor Amadeo Fusca pits Martians against Venusians at Newark’s Victoria Theater
Sunday afternoon, Feb. 14, saw the third of four hilarious weekend comedy performances by actor/comedian Amadeo Fusca at NJPAC’s Victoria Theater, based on author John Gray’s 1992 bestseller, “Men Are...
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Saturday at NJPAC: Paul Reiser, ready to bring laughter galore to all New Jersey
Paul Reiser, the actor of “Mad About You” fame, brings his three-year tour of standup comedy this Saturday, May 14, to Newark’s Victoria Theater (NJPAC). In an exclusive interview with Examiner.com,...
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