NJ Symphony opens season with Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ and Schubert’s ‘Great’ — plus a plea for support

By: Courtney Smith

Outlets: NJArts

Published: October 27, 2026

Words: 1,484

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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New Jersey Symphony opened its 104th season with two early 19th-century masterworks by Austro-German composers at the height of their creativity. The program, titled “Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ & Schubert’s ‘Great,’ ” featured guest pianist George Li in Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, the “Emperor,” and closed with Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9, the “Great C Major.”

At the Oct. 24 performance at NJPAC in Newark, the musicians were held backstage to warm up. At curtain …

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