23344 GRAND CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT 2024

Hamburg, 2/2024. Li Xincao, conductor. 

Zhao Cong — Pipa
Tang Feng — Erhu
Yang Zhijian — Guqin
China National Traditional Orchestra
Li Xincao — Conductor
In Chinese culture, the New Year is one of the most important holidays, celebrated on the new moon between January and February and marking the transition from winter to spring with parades, fireworks, food, festivities, and—of course—music! Ring in 2024, the Year of the Dragon, with a grand concert in the famed Hamburg Elbphilharmonie as the China National Traditional Orchestra, conducted by Li Xincao, performs a delightfully spirited program featuring renowned performers on traditional Chinese instruments: Ding Xiaokui on the dizi (a transverse flute), Duan Chao on the erhu (the two-stringed fiddle with a highly distinctive sound), Yang Zhijian on the guqin (a plucked seven-string instrument, sometimes referred to as the "father of Chinese music"), and on the pipa, similar to a lute, the CNTO's own artistic director Zhao Cong!
Program
Li Huanzhi, The Great Harmony of Heaven and Earth (Spring Overture)
Ma Jiuyue, Lantern Festival: Watching Lanterns
Li Bochan, Qingming: Endless Yearning
Li Shangqian, Dragon Boat Festival: Dragon Boat
Wang Yunfei, Meeting on Qixi
Tang Feng/Lin Hai, Mid-Autumn Festival: Pale Clouds and Dancing Wind
Traditional/Gong Yi, Double Ninth Festival: Flowing Water
Zhao Cong, Winter Solstice: Blessing and Longevity
Zhao Jiping, Spring Festival: National Wind