Gil Shaham Newark Tickets - New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Gil Shaham with New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Xian Zhang

Mar 24, 2024 · New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ

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Gil Shaham

18 concerts

Champaign-Urbana, Illinois-born violinist Gil Shaham moved to Israel as a child and debuted with the Israel Philharmonic in 1981. A Deutsche Grammophon artist and founder of Canary Classics (2004), he won a Grammy with André Previn and earned the Avery Fisher Prize (2008).

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

14 concerts

The New Jersey Symphony, founded in 1922 by Philip James, is the state orchestra of New Jersey. Renowned for its classical music performances, it has earned Emmy and Grammy Awards. The Symphony is celebrated for its collaborations and for appointing Henry Lewis as the first African-American music director of a major US orchestra.

Xian Zhang

25 concerts

Xian Zhang, a Chinese-American conductor born in Dandong, China, is renowned for her dynamic classical music interpretations. She serves as Music Director for the New Jersey Symphony and Seattle Symphony. Zhang was the first woman to lead a major Italian symphony orchestra and hold a titled role with a BBC orchestra. Her Grammy-winning album "Letters for the Future" highlights her collaborations. She champions Chinese composers.

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