Seventh Annual Sound of Spring Concert Reviewed in Several Publications
Jindong Cai conducts The Orchestra Now at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Photo by Fadi Kheir
The seventh annual Sound of Spring concert celebrating the Chinese New Year, which premiered earlier this month at the Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater, was reviewed in China Daily and the Millbrook Independent. The concert focused on the Lunar New Year of the horse, with performances including the Light Calvary Overture by Franz von Suppé and the Capriccio Xu Beihong by Huang Anlun. Writing for China Daily, Minlu Zhang interviewed attendees including composer Daniel Asia, who said, “'It was a wonderful concert, very varied [in] repertoire, timbre, and sounds.” Zhang also interviewed director of the US-China Music Institute Cai Jindong, who said, “When people talk about China-US relations, they often look at it from a political angle… [but through] music, Eastern and Western music can be connected. We can use a theme like the horse to allow everyone to express their feelings together.”
The concert was also reviewed by Kevin T. McEneaney for the Millbrook Independent, who describes the concert as “a mélange of city and landscape visions that brought the listener to lean into the direction of the hypnotic orchestra.” “An unexpected and lengthy encore featuring [musician and composer] Yazhi Guo on bass suona” concluded the concert, which he describes as “the most memorable encore that my ears have ever heard.”
Post Date: 02-17-2026
The concert was also reviewed by Kevin T. McEneaney for the Millbrook Independent, who describes the concert as “a mélange of city and landscape visions that brought the listener to lean into the direction of the hypnotic orchestra.” “An unexpected and lengthy encore featuring [musician and composer] Yazhi Guo on bass suona” concluded the concert, which he describes as “the most memorable encore that my ears have ever heard.”
Post Date: 02-17-2026