Li Huanzhi: ‘Spring Festival’ Overture

Posted on April 18, 2020

3.7.2020 -  Hear PYP and conductor David Hattner perform Li Huanzhi’s ‘Spring Festival’ Overture at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

Learn more about the piece and what little is known about Li, the man who orchestrated China’s national anthem, here on our... Read More ›

Li Huanzhi, one of China’s most revered composers

Posted on February 20, 2020

Li Huanzhi conducting a choir. The photo was taken during the founding period of the China National Traditional Orchestra in 1960. [Taken from chinaplus.cri. Photo Courtesy of Li Dakang]

We’re performing Li Huanzhi’s Spring Festival Overture on Monday, March 2, 2020, at Skyview High School and Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

The life of Li Huanzhi (1919-2000), one of... Read More ›

PROGRAM NOTES: Li Huanzhi’s ‘Spring Festival’ Overture

Posted on January 22, 2020

Photo from chinaplus.cri.cn

We’re performing Li Huanzhi’s Spring Festival Overture on Monday, March 2, 2020 at Skyview High School and Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

Li Huanzhi’s Spring Festival Overture, one of China’s true musical treasures, is the first movement of a suite honoring the Lunar New Year, which falls between January 21 and February 20. It depicts... Read More ›