PROGRAM 2026

The Year of the Horse

We cordially invite you to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Horse with a magnificent musical experience at the 26th Chinese New Year Concert. In Chinese culture, the horse symbolizes vitality, elegance, strength, and an irrepressible drive to move forward—qualities that also characterize this year’s concert program.

 

Program for concerts in Belgium, Germany, Austria, and Hungary with the Wuxi  Traditional Chinese Orchestra.

Under the baton of Maestro Sun Peng, you can expect a varied journey through the soundscapes of China: from festive overtures and lyrical solo concertos to colorful orchestral works that unite tradition and modernity.

Robert Meyer will guide you through the evening, whose charm and humorous moderation will make the concert a special experience. Together with the musicians of the Wuxi  Traditional Chinese Orchestra, he will build bridges between international cultures and generations.

The stirring sounds of the pipa and the gentle pulse of the erhu sound different and new to our ears. That’s exactly what matters: let’s open ourselves up to a musical experience that represents a different culture, that challenges and fascinates us in equal measure. Enjoy the Chinese musicians’ enthusiasm for playing and their desire to bring their culture to Europe. This is what the name Wu Promotion has stood for for a quarter of a century.

Have fun discovering new sounds!

PROGRAM

 Li Huanzhi
Spring Festival Overture

Zhao Jiping
The Scholar’s Big Tree

Wang Danhong
Ode to the Sun

Wang Danhong
Cloud and Flower Fantasy
Solo pipa: Zhang Hongyan

 

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Zhao Jiping
Guo Feng: National Spirit

Deng Jiandong
Spring Morning
Solo erhu: Deng Jiandong

Wang Yunfei
A Dream of Taihu

Jiang Ying
The Silk Road

Program for concerts in France and Switzerland with the China National Traditional Orchestra

Embark on a virtual journey through China with the China National Traditional Orchestra.
Under the direction of conductors Liu Sha and Mao Hai Tang, the musicians tell stories of lions and birds, of love and romance, and of the harmonies of colors.

China’s most famous traditional instruments – with a history of more than 2,000 years – take center stage:
the Erhu, performed by Li Chao, Tang Feng, or Song Lei; the Pipa, played by Dong Xiaolin; and the Guanzi, masterfully performed by Zhang Jiali, lending the evening its unique hue.

Let yourself be enchanted and dream of the beauties of the Middle Kingdom.

PROGRAM

Wu Hua
Dance of the Awakening Lion

Wang Danhong
Yearning for Lovers in the Embroidery Building

Liu Qing
Puppetry

Chen Si’ang
Snow over the Vermilion Palace

Guo Wenjing
A Va Mountain

 

*** Intermission ***

 

Jiang Ying
Wind Instruments Concerto
Oiseau Little Bird

Liu Tianhua (Arr. Li Bochan)
Erhu Concerto
Une douce nuit A Pleasant Night
Erhu Solisten:
Song Lei (Montpellier), Li Chao (Genf), Tang Feng (Paris)

Tan Dun
Guanzi and Pipa Concerto
Chimes of Celebration
Guanzi Solist: Zhang Jiali
Pipa Solistin: Dong Xiaolin

Zhang Zhao
Harmony of Seven Colors
Mouvement I: Green – Song of the Wind
Mouvement IV: Indigo – Song of the Moon
Mouvement VII: Orange – Song of the Sun (Yi)