Baltimore Symphony: Lunar New Year
$35-$55 (ages 7-17 free)
- Stella Chen, violin
- Hera Hyesang Park, soprano
- Yue Bao, guest conductor
Chen Gang / He Zhanhao — Butterfly Lovers' Concerto (excerpt)
Maurice Ravel — Tzigane
John Barnes Chance — Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — "Deh vieni, non tardar" from Le nozze di Figaro ("The Marriage of Figaro"), K. 492,
Joowon Kim — Like the Wind That Met with Lotus
Traditional — Sae Taryeong ("Bird Song")
Antonín Dvořák — Slavonic Dance in G minor, Op. 46, No. 8
Traditional — Mo Li Hua ("Jasmine Flower") (arr. Julia Tsien)
The concert will be led by conductor Yue Bao, Assistant Conductor of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, and feature works by renowned composers played by a world-class symphony orchestra. With performances by Stella Chen, winner of the Queen Elisabeth International Competition and rising international opera star, Hyesang Park, this will be a showcase of phenomenal talent. Additionally, In honor of the cultural celebration, guests can enjoy performances by Chinese and Korean artists and family-friendly activities during our pre and post-concert events. The evening will be a jubilant experience that embodies connectivity and cultural appreciation through music.
Pre-concert performances and activities begin at 6:30pm in the lobby:
- Korean Han Pan (hand drum)
- Chinese-style dances
- Traditional Korean Women's costume fan dance
- Traditional Chinese Women's costume runway show with Peking Opera music
- Korean Steppingstone Nanta (stick drum)
- Chinese Tai Chi Kungfu Fan
- Chinese Paper Cutting
- Korean and Chinese Calligraphy
- Korean traditional consume displays and photo opportunity
- Chinese traditional instrument display and petting zoo
As a special post-concert performance, the Student String Ensemble will be performing traditional Korean and Chinese tunes with soloist Stella Chen and BSO musicians.
About Stella Chen, violin
About Hera Hyesang Park, soprano
Hera Hyesang Park is an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon recording artist working with orchestras and opera houses worldwide. The Korean soprano has made house and role debuts as Adina in Donizetti's The Elixir of Love (at Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin), Despina in Mozart's Così fan tutte (Bavarian Staatsoper and Glyndebourne Festival), Musetta in Puccini's La bohème (Komische Oper), Juliette in Gounod’s Roméo et Julliette (Korean National Opera), and Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute (Teatro Colón Buenos Aires). Her concert appearances have included Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem at Carnegie Hall, Mahler's Symphony No. 4 with the Naples Philharmonic and San Diego Symphony, Handel's Acis and Galatea at Tanglewood and Caramoor with Philharmonia Baroque, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Seoul Philharmonic, and recitals at Vocal Arts DC, Alice Tully Hall, Friends of Chamber Music Miami, Montreal's Bourgie Hall, and Madrid's Auditorio Nacional de Música.
https://herahyesangpark.com/