New York Philharmonic Announces Details for Lunar New Year Concert & Gala.

Conductor Long Yu (Photo by Xu Qing)

Conducted by Long Yu

With Violinist Ning Feng, Erhu Player Yiwen Lu, and Vocalists Gong Linna and Hasibagen, All in Their New York Philharmonic Debuts

Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, January 31, 2023

The New York Philharmonic will celebrate the Lunar New Year, welcoming the Year of the Rabbit with a Concert and Gala on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at the Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall. Conductor Long Yu — who introduced this annual NY Phil tradition in 2012 — will conduct Li Huanzhi’s Spring Festival Overture; Qigang Chen’s La Joie de la souffrance (The Joy of Suffering), with erhu player Yiwen Lu as soloist (in her Philharmonic debut); Tan Dun’s Heart Sutra, from Buddha Passion, featuring vocalists Gong Linna and Hasibagen (debuts); and Bernstein’s West Side Story Suite for Violin and Orchestra, arranged by Brohn, with violinist Ning Feng as soloist (debut).