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Lunar New Year

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Yi-Wen Jiang’s string quartet arrangements of popular Chinese folk melodies are at the heart of our celebration of the Year of the Goat—a symbol of peace, compassion, and inner strength in Chinese culture.

Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic ramp up the evening with Bright Sheng’s Hot Pepper. Composed for marimba and violin, Sheng’s piece is based on song from Si Chuan, the Chinese province known for its spicy cuisine. The Los Angeles Times’ Mark Swed wrote that the 10-minute work has “the feel of a Bartók rhapsody, a seductive warm-up of the tune, with some fancy virtuosic ornamentation, and then a section of wildness.”

Arrive as early as 6:30pm for a complimentary glass of wine to complete the perfect early kickoff to the Lunar New Year holiday.

Classical
  • Approx. 2-2.5 hours,
    including 20-minute intermission

Program

Chinary UNG

Spiral III
c. 10 minutes

TRADITIONAL
arr. Yi-Wen JIANG

Selections from ChinaSong

Bing Wang, violin

Tianyun Jia, violin

Jenni Seo, viola

Dahae Kim, cello

c. 15-20 minutes

Bright SHENG

Hot Pepper

Bing Wang, violin

Matthew Howard, marimba

c. 10 minutes

Intermission

DVOŘÁK

String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106

Melody Ye Yuan, violin

Weilu Zhang, violin

Ben Ullery, viola

Zachary Mowitz, cello

c. 38 minutes
Plan Your Visit

Walt Disney Concert Hall

111 S Grand Ave Los Angeles, California 90012

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Walt Disney Concert Hall offers accessibility options for individuals with mobility, auditory, or visual impairments.

Accessibility

Email: WDAccess@laphil.org 
Phone: 213 972 0777

Mailing address:
ADA Compliance Coordinator
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
151 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012-3034

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