Concert Information

XIAN ZHANG conductor
INON BARNATAN piano

Powerhouse pianist Inon Barnatan makes a stunning case for 19th-century composer Clara Schumann. Xian Zhang’s own passion for dance leaps onto center stage as she conducts Prokofiev’s dynamic ballet.

The Jan 3 concert opens with a performance by the NJSO Youth Orchestras’ Academy Orchestra.

• SMETANA “The Moldau” from Má vlast

  Sail with us down a fabled river, lined on either side by castles and forests full of myth and mystery.

• CLARA SCHUMANN Piano Concerto (NJSO Premiere)

  A great pianist, Clara Schumann composed this glittering and graceful concerto in her teens—a remarkable achievement.

• PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet

  Xian has won acclaim in opera and ballet houses around the world; you’ll hear why in Prokofiev’s riveting ballet about Shakespeare’s doomed lovers.

*contents borrowed from New Jersey Symphony Official website