New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

The "Jupiter" Symphony offers inspiration for the sheer miracle and Swiss-watch perfection of its final movement - and heartache, because this was Mozart's last symphony. Beloved Principal Bassoon Robert Wagner has served NJ Symphony audiences for 42 years; he plays the East Coast premiere of Christopher Rouse's lyrical concerto. And why not play with convention and end with a starter: the rousing "Hi-yo, Silver!" curtain-raiser to Rossini's Guillaume Tell. NOKUTHULA NGWENYAMA Primal Message MOZART Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter" ROUSE Bassoon Concerto (East Coast Premiere, NJ Symphony Co-Commission) ROSSINI Overture to Guillaume Tell XIAN ZHANG conductor ROBERT WAGNER bassoon NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY