Lunar New Year Concert 2023 is an evening of the orchestral concert to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year at Sydney Town Hall on Friday 10 February 2023.

George Ellis, one of Australia's most talented conductors and composers will lead the extraordinary Willoughby Symphony Orchestra together with the selected popular Australian Chinese soloists including popular soprano Cathy-Di Zhang, baritone Haotian Qi, Peking opera singer Yan Wu, Erhu Tuqiang Zhang, and his Sydney Chinese Music Ensemble, etc. this all-star cast brings you remarkable and immersive live music experience of authentic classics.

The concert features immensely acclaimed loads of Chinese and Western classical music such as Spring Festival Overturn, a joyful exuberant piece composed by Huanzhi Li, Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite ‘Trepak’, and a line-up of other enchanting classics and representative eastern and western works. They will highlight the concert with its grand returns with a perfect festival ambiance to the audiences.

As the featured musical event in the Happy Chinese New Year in Sydney, the concert will showcase diverse creativities and illuminate the depth and breadth of cultural celebrations.

With artistic support from China National Opera & Dance Drama Theatre, the concert is proudly presented by Ausfeng Events in association with the Oz-Sino Association for Advancement of Culture and Arts, and sponsored by NSW Multiculture and Wentworth Institute.

The concert is one of Sydney’s largest Lunar New Year celebrations in the year of the rabbit not to be missed.

Featuring:

• Willoughby Symphony Orchestra

• George Ellis Conductor

• Cathy-Di Zhang Soprano

• Haotian Qi Baritone

• Yan Wu Peking Opera singer

• Sydney Chinese Music Ensemble

Program

1. Spring Festival Overture Li Huanzhi

2. Marriage of Figaro Overture Mozart

3. Spring of the Tian Shan Mountains Yu Lichun

4. Hungarian Dances no.1 and no.5 Brahms

5. How Not to Think of Her Zhao Yuanren

6. Could Have Danced AlI Night from My Fair Lady Frederick Loewe

7. Overture of Symphony no.1 Guan Xia

8. Trepak' from Nutcracker Suite Tchaikovsky

9. Farandole' from LArlesienne Suite no.2 Bizet

10. Love from Qiao's Courtyard Zhao Jiping

11. Ode to Pear Blosson Yang Nailin

12. Swan Goose Qi Dalengtai

13. New Horse Racing Huang haihuai

14. Road to Heaven Yin Qing

15. Toreador Song' from Carmen' Bizet

16. “Brindisi- Libiam' from La Traviata Verdi

17. Fanfare' from William Tell Overture Rossini

Venue: Sydney Town Hall

Date & Time: 10 Feb 2023, 8:00PM