Do-Over

In need of a New Year’s do-over? Watch this video of the Philharmonic’s Chinese New Year concert —recorded live — and you may find the motivation you need. Relive the moments — from the Dragon Parade on the Plaza to performances by Lang Lang, Principal Oboe Liang Wang, bamboo flute player Junqiao Tang, and the Quintessenso Mongolian Children’s Choir, conducted by Long Yu. 

Check out what Philharmonic news had Twitter buzzing this week and what is on the horizon…

A Reunion and a Rebroadcast

Last week’s Chinese New Year concert was the first time in 15 years that Principal Oboe Liang Wang celebrated the holiday with his parents, who still live in China. Read more about this special reunion in Jane Levere’s Forbes magazine article.

This just in: Hong Kong-based broadcaster Phoenix TV will air the concert in its entirety in a program titled “Happy Chinese New Year” Concert with the New York Philharmonic on Saturday, February 4, at 4:05 p.m.

Check out what Philharmonic needs has Twitter buzzin’ this week and what’s on the horizon:

Tuesday’s Chinese New Year celebration at the Philharmonic is going global. SinoVision, an influential TV station in the New York Metropolitan area, covered the event in this video, and Hong Kong-based broadcaster Phoenix TV will air the concert in its entirety. Stay tuned for details.

Scene Last Night

Wilbur Ross, Kenneth Buckfire, Henry Cornell, and a Dragon Puppet walk into Avery Fisher Hall …

It’s no joke. Stars and dignitaries alike came out for last night’s Chinese New Year celebration at the Philharmonic … and the party didn’t stop when the concert was over. The Philharmonic’s first-ever Chinese New Year Gala dinner took place on the Grand Promenade following the concert as guests had the chance to meet, greet, and eat with the performers.

See Amanda Gordon’s coverage of the event on Bloomberg.com.

You’re in Luck

Can’t attend tonight’s Chinese New Year celebration with Lang Lang at the Philharmonic? You’re in luck: WQXR 105.9 FM and WQXR.org will broadcast the concert LIVE! In addition to Lang Lang performing Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1, the concert will feature Philharmonic Principal Oboe Liang Wang performing Chen Qigang’s Extase for oboe and orchestra, bamboo flutist Junqiao Tang, and the Quintessenso Mongolian Children’s Choir — in its first ever appearance outside of China — performing in traditional Mongolian dress.

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As part of its ongoing “China in New York” festival, WQXR will feature an in-depth “musical portrait” with Principal Oboe Liang Wang, hosted by David Garland. Liang will perform CHEN Qigang’s Extase for Oboe and Orchestra on tonight’s Chinese New Year concert at the Philharmonic.

To get you in a dragon state of mind, read WQXR’s list of the Top Five Musical Appearances of Dragons.