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The Great Chinese New Year Concert

At the beginning of the Chinese "Year of the Dragon".

About the Concert

Also in 2024, one of the best traditional Chinese orchestras comes to the Palace of Culture to share the joy of the Chinese Spring Festival with the audience. The Chinese New Year Concert celebrates the entry into the Year of the Dragon, which begins on February 10, 2024 according to the lunar calendar. The Great Chinese New Year Concert was conceived to enrich the cultural exchange between East and West and to bring traditional Chinese music, which has a history of over 3000 years, to stages around the world.

Each year since 1998, a traditional orchestra from a different Chinese region has been selected by a panel of experts to perform the highlights of its local music in the West. As the orchestra changes each year, the audience is given the opportunity to experience the diverse ethnic musical styles that China has to offer. From the sounds of the horsehead fiddle from Inner Mongolia to the Cantonese melodies of the Gaohu, listeners will be taken on an impressive musical journey through China.

At the invitation of the Dresden Philharmonic.

Program

开场 Opening

李焕之《春节序曲》Li Huanzhi  《Spring Festival Overture》

民族管弦乐Traditional Orchestra piece

1.《天地永和·序曲》Eternal Music of Heaven and Earth – Overture

民族管弦乐Traditional Orchestra piece

曲Composer: 郝维亚Hao Weiya

2.《元宵·观灯》Yuanxiao: Lantern Watching

民族管弦乐Traditional Orchestra piece

曲Composer: 马久越 Ma Jiuyue

配器Orchestrator：金帆Jin Fan

3.《清明·春晓》Qingming: Spring Dawn

中阮与乐队 Zhongruan Concerto

中阮Zhongruan: 冯满天Feng Mantian

4.《端午·龙船》Dragon Boat: Duanwu

弹拨乐与打击乐 Plucked Instrument and Percussion

曲Composer: 李尚谦Li Shangqian

——中场休息——Intermission

5.《七夕·相遇》Meeting on Qixi

二胡 笛子与乐队 Erhu and Flute Concerto

曲Composer: 王云飞Wang Yunfei

二胡Erhu soloist: 段超 Duan Chao

笛子Bamboo soloist: 丁晓奎Ding Xiaokui

6.《中秋·彩云追月》Mid-Autumn Festival: Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon

传统名曲Traditional Famous Melody

编配Rearranged by: 罗伟伦Luo Weilun

7.《重阳·知音》Chongyang: Soul mate

曲Composer: 杜咏Du Yong

古琴Guqin: 路宁Lu Ning    

8.《冬至·福吉天长》Winter Solstice: Blessing and Longevity

曲Composer: 赵聪Zhao Cong

琵琶独奏 Pipa soloist: 聪Zhao Cong

配器Orchestrator: 尹天虎 Yin Tianhu

9.《春季·中国节》Spring Festival: Chinese Festival

民族管弦乐Traditional Orchestra piece

曲Composer: 王丹红Wang Danhong

Video: https://www.youtube.com/@CNTO/featured

Contributer

Liu Sha
Conductor
Yang Zhijian
Guqin
Zhao Cong
Pipa
Ding Xiaokui
Bamboo Flute
Duan Chao
Erhu
China National Traditional Orchestra

Biographies

Liu Sha

Resident conductor of the China National Traditional Orchestra, Liu Sha is widely recognized as a leading figure among the new generation of traditional orchestra conductors.

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Yang Zhijian

A graduate in architecture from Tongji University, Yang Zhijian is a contemporary expert in Guqin making and playing. 

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Zhao Cong

Director of China National Traditional Orchestra, principal pipa soloist, a musician of state honor, National Art Fund sponsored young composer, and a well-respected figure in the international classical music world

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