LUNAR NEW YEAR CONCERT Tuesday 19 February 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
PRESENTED BYMelbourne Recital Centre
ARTISTSSouthern Cross SoloistsTania Frazer oboe/artistic directorLina Andonovska fluteAshley Smith clarinetAlex Miller french horn Alan Smith violinBlair Harris celloAlex Raineri piano
Jordan Schulte narratorLi Wei Qin celloGeorge Gao erhuKristian Chong piano
PROGRAMBAO YUAN KAI (b. 1944)Happy Lantern Festival
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921)Carnival of the Animals I Royal March of the Lion II Hens & Roosters III Wild Asses – Quick Animals
CHEN YAO-XIN Galloping Horses
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals IV Tortoises
BAO YUAN KAI Chinese Mountain Tune
MAO YUAN (b. 1926) Happy Spring >>
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals
VI Kangaroos VII Aquarium VIII Characters with Long Ears
GEORGE GAO (b. 1967)Mongolian Fantasy
Erhu of the Night
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals
IX The Cuckoo in the Depths of the WoodsX Aviary
NICCOLÒ PAGANINI (1782-1840)Moses Variations
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals XII Fossils XIII The Swan
BAO YUAN KAIYangge Dance
INTERVAL
LYLE CHANCarnival of the Chinese Animals (selections)
IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)Firebird: Suite I Introduction – The Firebird and its dance – The Firebird's variation II The Princesses’ Khorovod (Rondo, round dance) III Infernal dance of King Kashchei IV Berceuse (Lullaby) V Finale
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