In celebration of the Lunar New Year, conductor Long Yu will lead The Philadelphia Orchestra and an esteemed group of soloists in a special concert to usher in the Year of the Dragon on Friday, January 12, 2024, in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

　　The evening’s program, carefully curated to inspire a spirit of renewal and auspicious beginnings, will include Chen’s Er Huang with pianist Haochen Zhang; Sarasate’s Fantasy on Bizet’s Carmen, with Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster David Kim; “Deep Night” featuring Yiwen Lu on the jinghu, a Chinese bowed string instrument, and Yifei Fu, percussion; “Song to the Moon” from Dvořák’s opera Rusalka in an arrangement for Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant Principal Cello Yumi Kendall; Li’s Spring Festival Overture featuring Philadelphia Orchestra Associate Principal Flute Patrick Williams and Xiaoxi Li, bamboo flute; and the traditional folksong Jasmine Flower in an arrangement featuring Yifei Fu and Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Timpani Don Liuzzi.

　　The Philadelphia Orchestra’s annual Lunar New Year celebration pays tribute to Philadelphia’s diverse Asian American community and is part of the ensemble’s ongoing relationship with the people of China as well as its commitment to furthering people-to-people exchange through music. In 1973, under the direction of Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra became the first American orchestra to perform in China. Since that first visit, the full Orchestra has returned 11 times. In November 2023, an ensemble of musicians from the Orchestra traveled to China for the official 50th Anniversary China Residency.

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