Lunar New Year Celebration

Celebrate the Year of the Rat with us! Join Music Director Xian Zhang and the NJSO for a joyful Lunar New Year concert blending Eastern and Western musical traditions—an unmissable celebration of community and cultural exchange. The evening begins with a pre-concert festival of entertainment and activities in the Prudential Hall lobby.

XIAN ZHANG conductor
CHIARA TAIGI soprano | DASHUAI CHEN tenor
HAO JIANG TIAN bass
PEKING UNIVERSITY ALUMNI CHORUS
STARRY ARTS GROUP CHILDREN’S CHORUS Rebecca Shen, director
YUXIAO CHEN xun (pottery flute)
EDISON CHINESE SCHOOL LION DANCE TEAM
MIYA YVETTE MENSCHER co-host
WESLEY CHU YANG MEYNEN co-host
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

LI HUANZHI Spring Festival Overture

GIUSEPPE VERDI
“Sperate o figli” from Nabucco
“Va’ Pensiero” from Nabucco

GEORGES BIZET
“Au fond du temple saint” from Les Pêcheurs de perles

TRADITIONAL
“Kangding Love Song”

GIACOMO PUCCINI
“O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi

PIETRO MASCAGNI
“Regina Coeli” from Cavalleria Rusticana

GIUSEPPE VERDI
“Sempre Libera” from La Traviata

FRANZ LEHÁR
“Lippen Schweigen” from The Merry Widow

WANG LIPANG (Arr. Lang)
Overture to Dream of the Red Chamber

TRADITIONAL (Arr. Nicholas Hersh)
“The Little Swallow”