THE SOUND OF SPRING - A Chinese New Year Concert with The Orchestra Now at Rose Theater of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall

Celebrate Chinese New Year in style with The Orchestra Now, conducted by Jindong Cai. Now in its fourth year, The Sound of Spring is an authentic Chinese New Year concert specially selected for the people of New York, with a program featuring the beloved Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto, along with other festive works to welcome in the year of the Rabbit.

the program

Spring Festival Overture 《春节序曲》
Li Huanzhi 李焕之 (1919–2000)

The Indomitable Spirits of the Snow Mountain for Erhu and Orchestra 《雪山魂塑》二胡与乐队
Liu Wenjin 刘文金 (1937-2013)
Beitong Liu, erhu

Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto 《梁山伯與祝英台小提琴协奏曲》
He Zhanhao 何占豪 (b. 1933) and Chen Gang 陈钢 (b. 1935)
Na Sun, violin

Intermission

Prancing Dragons and Jumping Tigers for Percussion and Orchestra 《龙腾虎跃》打击乐与乐队
Li Minxiong 李民雄 (1932–2009)
Petra Elek, percussion

King Chu Doffs His Armor Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra 《霸王卸甲》琵琶与乐队
Zhou Long 周龙 (b. 1953)
Gao Hong, pipa

Riding on the Wind, Op. 27 《御风万里》（作品第27号)
Guo Wenjing 郭文景 (b. 1956)

This program will also be performed at Bard College’s Fisher Center on January 27.