at the David Geffen Hall

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023

The New York Philharmonic ushers in the Year of the Rooster with a festive concert featuring Puccini’s ravishing Turandot; beloved Chinese folk songs including “Jasmine Flower”; a new trumpet concerto, Joie Éternelle (Eternal Joy); and Ravel’s immortal Boléro — which crescendos into an auspicious new year of good fortune!

Programme:

Li Huanzhi Spring Festival Overture
Traditional "Jasmine Flower"
Adam “Ah, vous dirai-je, maman,” from Le Toréador
Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Chen Qigang Joie Éternelle (Eternal Joy), for trumpet and orchestra (U.S. Premiere)
Traditional "Three Rose Wishes"
Puccini “Signore, ascolta!” from Turandot
Traditional "I Lived at the Heart of the Yangtze River"
Ravel Boléro

Performers:

Long Yu (Conductor)
Sumi Jo (Soprano)
Frank Huang (Violin)
Alison Balsom (Trumpet)

Tickets:

http://nyphil.org/concerts-tickets/1617/chinese-new-year-celebration?clicklocation=hp_mc

(*approximate duration)