The Sound of Spring
- January 26, 2025 at 3 PM
- Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall
Program & Artists
Li Huanzhi Spring Festival Overture
Wu Zuqiang, Liu Dehai, and Wang Yanqiao Little Sisters of the Grassland pipa concerto
Yu Hongmei Ink Plum for erhu and orchestra
Zhang Shuai East West III: Tao for All
Tang Jianping Cang Cai concerto for percussion, mvt. 1, 3
Xinyan Li Majestic Gallop concerto for sheng and orchestra (commissioned for The Sound of Spring)
Li Shaosheng “The Majestic Land”
Jindong Cai conductor
JinOu Anastasia Dong ’24, CMC ’25 pipa
Yan Guowei erhu
Zhang Jingli percussion
Wang Lei sheng
Tickets
$25–$100
Presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music
2 PM Pre-concert celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year
3 PM Performance
Don’t miss this joyful New York tradition for the most important holiday in the Chinese lunar calendar. Celebrate the Year of the Snake with music! Now in its sixth year, The Sound of Spring returns to Jazz at Lincoln Center for its sixth year of celebratory Chinese orchestral music.
Featuring guest appearances by the melodic and virtuosic erhu soloist Yan Guowei, the exciting and passionate percussionist Zhang Jingli, and the great sheng master Wang Lei, all from the legendary faculty of the Central Conservatory of Music, China. The US-China Music Institute is also proud to present the pipa soloist Jinou Anastasia Dong, winner of the Bard Conservatory’s Concerto Competition, in her NYC debut.
Special pre-concert event starts at 2 PM. Come early and bring the kids for a live Chinese instrument demonstration and try them on their own!
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