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LUNAR NEW YEAR 2026: YEAR OF THE HORSE

  • Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall 777 Ward Avenue Honolulu, HI, 96814 United States (map)

Intro

A lunar new year finale! Music and Artistic Director Dane Lam leads your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra with an all-star program of seasonal favorites featuring renowned violinist Cho-Liang Lin and the phenomenal virtuosity of 16-year-old Canadian pianist Sophia Liu. 

Ticket holders: We invite you to join us in the auditorium at 6:30 PM for a special pre-concert talk.

  • Dane Lam, conductor

    Sophia Liu, piano

    Cho-Liang Lin, violin

    Program and artists are subject to change.

  • SPRING & ROMANCE

    LI Huanzhi Spring Festival Overture

    ĐẶNG Hữu PhúcSelections from Four Symphony Paintings from

    Vietnamese Folk Music

    HE Zhanhao The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto

    CHEN Gang

    Cho-Liang Lin, violin

    HORSE & HORIZONS

    LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major

    I. Allegro maestoso

    II. Quasi adagio

    III. Allegretto vivaci – Allegro animato

    IV. Allegro marziale animato

    Sophia Liu, piano

    arr. Angel Peña Arirang

    YE Xiaogang Cantonese Suite

    II. Horses Jingles

    XIAN Xinghai The Yellow River Piano Concerto

    IV. Defend the Yellow River (保衛黄河)

    Sophia Liu, piano

    ROSSINI William Tell Overture

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    Program and artists are subject to change.

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Conductor’s Circle Sponsors

Lucy Xie and Jerry Guo

Masterworks Series Sponsor

 

Season Sponsor

 
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