Chinese New Year Celebration: The Year of the Snake

• 2013
• Music

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The New York Philharmonic celebrates the Chinese New Year. Included: two selections inspired by the ancient Chinese poem "Song of the Earth," the first by Mahler and sung by Jennifer Johnson Cano; the second by Xiaogang Ye and sung by Ying Huang. Also: excerpts from last year's Chinese New Year celebration include performances by bamboo flutist Junqiao Tang, pianist Lang Lang and the Quintessenso Mongolian Children's Choir.