SF Symphony's 2025 Lunar New Year Concert. Photo by Drew Altizer

The San Francisco Symphony celebrates the Year of the Horse

The San Francisco Symphony celebrates the Year of the Horse with the Lunar New Year concert and banquet on Saturday, February 28 at Davies Symphony Hall.

Lunar isan elegant commemoration of the Lunar New Year, drawing upon vibrant Asian traditions, past and present.

Conductor Mei-Ann Chen and the Orchestra perform works by Asian composers including Chen Ge Xin, Tyzen Hsiao, An -Lun Huang, Che -Yi Lee, and Huan -Zhi Li with guest appearances by SF Symphony Second Clarinet Yuhsin Galaxy Su , who perform s Che -Yi Lee’s arrangement of Liu Chia -Chang’s Alone Ascending the West Chamber , and erhu player George Gao who plays his original work Capriccio No. 6, “Shaoyin.”