Newark, NJ USA – New Jersey Symphony – Montgomery, Tchaikovsky, Dvořák

PERFORMERS
Joyce Yang, piano
New Jersey Symphony
Xian Zhang, conductor

PROGRAMME
Jessie Montgomery: Hymn for Everyone
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8

VENUE NOTE:
Jessie Montgomery: Hymn for Everyone
We launch the season with Montgomery’s open-arms musical welcome. In her Hymn for Everyone you’ll hear an echo of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often called the Black National Anthem.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Slammed as a flop at its premiere, Tchaikovsky more than had the last laugh: here’s jaw-dropping virtuosity for the soloist, sweeping melodies for the orchestra, and an audience favorite around the world.

Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 8
Dvořák’s pen might as well have been a paint brush. In his tuneful Eighth you can practically see autumn’s most vivid colors and the heart-melting glow of an October sunset.