2021 Lunar New Year Celebration

Our 2021 Lunar New Year Celebration was enjoyed across the globe with a week-long virtual festival and concert. Celebration sponsors and supporters enjoyed a VIP event featuring an exclusive performance by acclaimed guitarist Xuefei Yang and interviews with Xian Zhang, Bart Feller and Na-Young Baek.

Xian Zhang, conductor & piano
Xuefei Yang, guitar
George Li, piano
Jonathan Spitz, cello
Na-Young Baek, cello
Bart Feller, flute
Peking University Alumni Chorus
Starry Arts Group Children’s Chorus | Rebecca Shen, director

LI HUANZHI Spring Festival Overture
TCHAIKOVSKY Andante cantabile for Cello and Orchestra
LUIZ BONFA Manhã de Carnaval
SCHUBERT/arr. Liszt Der Erlkönig
TRADITIONAL “Purple Bamboo Tune”
TRADITIONAL Fisherman’s Song at Eventide
CHU WANG-HUA “Happy Days”
DON BESIG “Flying Free”
PIAZZOLLA Libertango
GU JIANFEN “Spring Dawn”
GU JIANFEN “Singing and Smiling”
TRADITIONAL “Farewell”
TRADITIONAL “Gong Xi Gong Xi”

Programs and artists are subject to change.

Festival Day 5: Fri, Feb 5

TRADITIONAL Gao Shan Liu Shui (High Mountains and Running Brook) | Watch on YouTube
   Yang Yi, guzheng
TRADITONAL/arr. Zouye Spring Celebration | Watch on YouTube
NJSO Chamber Players  
   Wendy Chen, violin
   Alexandra Neglia, violin
   David Blinn, viola
   Laura Andrade, cello

Festival Day 4: Thu, Feb 4

TRADITIONAL Blossoms on a Moonlit River in Spring | Watch on YouTube
   Xuefei Yang, guitar
Chinese Cooking Demonstration | Watch on YouTube
   Xin Zhao, violin

Festival Day 3: Wed, Feb 3

CHOPIN Ballade No. 4 in F Minor | Watch on YouTube
   Harmony Zhu, piano
TRADITIONAL Yang Guan San Die | Watch on YouTube
   Yuxiao Chen, xun

Festival Day 2: Tue, Feb 2

Korean Cooking Demonstration | Watch on YouTube
   Ha-Young Jung, NJSO Principal Bass
TRADITIONAL/arr. Zouye A Wonderful Night | Watch on YouTube
   Xin Zhao, violin & commentary
   James Tsao, violin
   Frank Foerster, viola
   Philo Lee, cello

Festival Day 1: Mon, Feb 1

LI KAICHOU “Your Smile is So Beautiful” | Watch on YouTube
   Starry Arts Group Children’s Chorus | Rebecca Shen, director
TRADITIONAL Fisherman’s Song at Eventide | Watch on YouTube
   Ming Yang, violin
   Jade Lucia Nieczkowski, piano

The Lunar New Year Celebration is generously sponsored in part by an anonymous donor in honor of Music Director Xian Zhang. Major support for the festival is also provided by A. Michael and Ruth C. Lipper, Prudential Financial, Norm Slonaker & Linda Dujack, Margaret Lam & David Yen and BROAD U.S.A.