Symphony

Works by Strauss

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At NJPAC, conductor Xian Zhang leads the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra in a program pairing Sergei Prokofiev with Richard Strauss under the heading “Works by Strauss.” Prokofiev’s sharp rhythms and dance-derived momentum sit against Strauss’s late-Romantic orchestral writing, a repertoire long tied to New York’s concert life through early 20th‑century appearances by the New York Philharmonic and visiting European conductors. Heard together, the works sketch a passage from tonal opulence to modern pressure. The programming makes a clear case for Strauss as a hinge between eras.