Program & Artists
Li Huanzhi Spring Festival Overture
Wang Danhong Excerpts from Cloud and Blossom concerto
Carl Maria von Weber Concertino for Horn and Orchestra
Chen Gang The Sun Shines on Tashkurgan
Henryk Wieniawski Polonaise de concert
Richard Wagner “Ride of the Valkyries” from Die Walküre
Traditional (arr. Zhang Shiye, orch. Lin Miaoling) A Grand Victory Shanxi folk music for winds and percussion
Franz von Suppé Light Cavalry Overture
Huang Anlun Xu Beihong Capriccio
Jindong Cai conductor
Xiaoyan Zoey Luo pipa
Jin Zhicheng French horn
Luo Chaowen violin
Yazhi Guo and Hiu Man Chan suona
Tickets
Starting at $15
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
Celebrate two holidays in one! On Valentine’s Day, bring your loved ones and welcome the Year of the Horse at the 7th annual The Sound of Spring Chinese New Year concert. TŌN and conductor Jindong Cai perform a program in praise of love and horses—filling Sosnoff Theater with joyful Chinese and Western symphonic music for the whole family.
Special guest soloists include winds virtuoso Yazhi Guo, plus a selection of outstanding young performers with top international accolades from the legendary Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and the groundbreaking US-China Music Institute at Bard.
Be sure to come early for the ever-popular Chinese instrument demonstration, with tea and snacks, courtesy of the US-China Music Institute.
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