Xian Zhang conductor Join us for this evening of community and cultural exchange that is wonderful for families and children, as we celebrate the Year of the Snake. Music Director Xian Zhang, pianist Min Kwon, the Peking University Alumni Chorus, the Starry Arts Children’s Chorus, and the Edison Chinese School Lion Dance Team all return for this joyous concert–plus a special appearance by opera star Michael Fabiano! Revel in Xian’s signature blend of East and West in this celebratory performance, including favorites like Spring Festival Overture and “The Red Dragonfly” alongside selections from Puccini’s most beloved operas. Come early to experience the pre-concert Cultural Exchange Festival in the Prudential Hall Lobby, which this year features artisans and performers from Prince Kung’s Palace Museum in Beijing. Li Huanzhi Spring Festival Overture
Min Kwon piano
Michael Fabiano tenor
Peking University Alumni Chorus
Starry Arts Children’s Chorus | Rebecca Shen, director
Edison Chinese School Lion Dance Team
New Jersey Symphony
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Selections from Piano Concerto No. 23
Traditional / arr. Patricio Molina Arirang
Traditional “Yuan Ri”
Traditional / arr. Nicholas Hersh “The Red Dragonfly”
Giacomo Puccini “E Lucevan le stelle” from Tosca
Giacomo Puccini Selections from Turandot
Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Ravel (1/9/25-1/9/25)
Holst’s The Planets—An HD Odyssey (1/31/25-1/31/25)
Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes (2/2/25-2/2/25)
Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony (2/15/25-2/15/25)
Brahms and Chopin (2/20/25-2/20/25)
The Firebird with Xian Zhang (3/7/25-3/7/25)
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 (3/13/25-3/13/25)
Vadim Gluzman Plays Brahms (3/23/25-3/23/25)
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Xian Zhang (4/3/25-4/3/25)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert (4/12/25-4/12/25)
Discover Mozart & Bach (5/17/25-5/17/25)
Xian Conducts Mozart (5/17/25-5/17/25)
Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich (6/8/25-6/8/25)
New Jersey Performing Arts Center is at 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ.
The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert (12/7/24-12/7/24)
Dorado Schmitt and Sons: Django Festival All-Stars (11/23/24-11/23/24)
Paquito D'Rivera with New Jersey Symphony (11/8/24-11/8/24)
Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade (11/3/24-11/3/24)
Social Justice through Spoken Word (10/19/24-10/19/24)
Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene with Renée Fleming (10/6/24-10/6/24)
Notes from America with Kai Wright (9/29/24-9/29/24)
Hillary Rodham Clinton Tour (9/17/24-9/17/24)
The Godfather Live in Concert (8/16/24-8/16/24)
Videos
Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (2/2 - 2/2) | ||
Ladies of Laughter
Bergen PAC (2/3 - 2/3) | ||
Madama Butterfly
Sieminski Theater at the Cultural Arts Center of Fellowship Village (2/8 - 2/9) | ||
Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich
Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University (6/6 - 6/6) | ||
Dancing With the Stars: Live!
State Theatre New Jersey (1/28 - 1/28) | ||
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (3/13 - 3/13) | ||
Xian Conducts Mozart
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (5/18 - 5/18) | ||
Cuentos del Arbol
Pushcart Players (9/29 - 6/30) | ||
Vadim Gluzman Plays Brahms
Count Basie Center for the Arts (3/22 - 3/22) | ||
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