2024 Lunar New Year Celebration Concert

Celebration of the Year of the Dragon

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
Dvořák 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!

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Cultural Exchange Festival

Saturday, February 3 – Gates Open at 6 pm
Come early to see the return of the pre-concert Cultural Exchange Festival in the Prudential Hall Lobby, where there will be musical performances on traditional Chinese instruments, dancers, singers and a Qipao fashion show! Additionally, the Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Center—New Jersey’s sister province in China—has curated a showcase of traditional arts and crafts activities.

Lunar New Year Celebration VIP Event

Saturday, February 3, at 6 pm
Join us in celebrating the Year of the Dragon at the New Jersey Symphony’s Lunar New Year Celebration VIP Event. The celebration continues our tradition, started by Music Director Xian Zhang, of blending music from East and West in a celebration of cultural collaboration. Net proceeds from this event will raise critical funds that support Xian Zhang’s artistic vision. You won’t want to miss it!

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Festival co-curated by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Eastern Cultural Exchange Association.

Programs, artists and prices are subject to change.