Ruth Reinhardt conductor
Eva Gevorgyan piano
New Jersey Symphony

Music has a life-giving force and uncanny power of resilience. Bela Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra was written on what many thought was the composer’s deathbed, but bringing it into the world gave the composer new life—and gave audiences one of the most radiant pieces of music ever written. Meanwhile, Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto reminds us of humanity’s capacity for beauty, and Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances open the concert with rousing rhythms.

Béla Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2
Béla Bartók Concerto for Orchestra