Concert Information

Estimated Concert Duration: 90 minutes with no intermission

Yue Bao conductor
Tony Siqi Yun piano
Peking University Alumni Chorus
Edison Chinese School Lion Dance Team
New Jersey Symphony

Li Huanzhi Spring Festival Overture
Xinghai "Yellow River Boatmen's Song" from Yellow River Concerto
Ravel "Allegramente" from Piano Concerto in G
Huang Ruo Selections from Folk Songs for Orchestra
I. Flower Drum Song from Feng Yang
IV. Girl from the Da Ban City
Dvorak Slavonic Dance No. 8, Op. 46
Verdi "Va Pensiero" from Nabucco
Traditional Jasmine Flower Song
Zhou Tian Gift

The Symphony's 2024 Lunar New Year Celebration continues our tradition, first developed by Music Director Xian Zhang, of blending music from East and West in a celebration of cultural collaboration. This year, under the baton of conductor Yue Bao, the Symphony will perform selections from Huang Ruo's Folk Songs for Orchestra and Zhou Tian's Gift plus tried-and-true favorites like Spring Festival Overture. Rising star Tony Siqi Yun joins at the piano to perform selections from the Yellow River Concerto and Ravel's Piano Concerto in G. You won't want to miss this celebration to ring in the Year of the Dragon!

Date:
February 3, 2024

Hours:
7pm

Location:
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, One Center Street
Newark, NJ 07102

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