Erhu Solo: Min Huifen
As the renowned Chinese erhu artist, Min Huifen's performance style is zealous and implicit, integrating emotion, vigor and verve.

Min Huifen started to learn Erhu at the age of eight under the guidance of Wang Yi and Lu Xiutang. As the Principal Erhu of China Arts Troupe, Shanghai Orchestra, and Shanghai Arts Troupe, she has benefited a lot from gaining advices and suggestions of such maestros as Li Muliang, Lan Yusong, Liu Mingyuan and Zhang Shao. She was transferred into the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra in 1978 and now is a national Class-A instrumentalist.

Honors of Min Huifen include: first prize in the4th "Shanghai Spring"National Erhu Competition; Shanghai Literature and Art Award and second creation prize in "Shanghai Spring" in 1988; 1st China Golden Record Award in 1989; Excellent Performance Award in "Shanghai Spring" in 1991; the title of "Excellent Artist both in Morality and Capability" in 1998. Her performances in dozens of countries and regions won great acclamation. Eugene Ormandy, the renowned conductor of Philadelphia Orchestra, commended her as an "Erhu instrumentalist with super talents". A northeastern Chinese folksong named River of Sorrow played by Min Huifen touched Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa so much that he can not help wailing. She was hailed as "one of the world greatest string music players" by the chief commentator of Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Conductor: Wang Fujian
Wang Fujian, Professor and Vice Dean of Conducting Department of China Central Conservatory of Music, Art Director and Permanent Conductor of China Youth National Orchestra, currently head and Art Director of Shanghai Chinese Orchestra.

He was the conductor of Youth National Orchestra of China Central Conservatory of Music in 1985 and launched a modern folk music concert, the first in playing modern pieces with national Chinese orchestra. Currently he has introduced and conducted a number of modern pieces premiere concerts performed through contemporary Chinese musical instruments. He also created a variety of repertoires, cooperated with many outstanding contemporary Chinese composers, and launched numerous brand-new modern Chinese folk music in the manner of commissioned creation. Mr. Wang arranged, scored and adapted many folk songs and melodies, all of which are in the repertoire of the SHCO. In addition, he participated in international concerts and academic exchanges for many times, conducted concerts of symphonies by renowned composers such as Tan Dun, Qu Xiaosong, and He Xuntian.

In 2005, Wang Fujian became the head of Shanghai Chinese Orchestra (SHCO). Innovating in performance mechanism, he led the SHCO to promote a performance season which integrates a whole year's shows. During the 2006/2007 season and 2007/2008 season, he planned and launched a series of national symphony concerts in different themes and styles, and the two concerts "Reechoes of Shanghai" and "Splendid China" were selected as key art creations by Shanghai Municipality.

Shanghai Chinese Orchestra
Founded in 1952, Shanghai Chinese Orchestra (SHCO) is the first big-scale modern Chinese orchestra in China. SHCO is famous for its harmonious cooperation among the members of orchestra and its excellent mastering of all kinds of works.

Located in Shanghai, SHCO has gained a profound progress and development. SHCO has a group of famous musicians. Its performance format and repertoire include big-scale Chinese orchestral works as well as the mid-scale and small-scale traditional characteristic ones, such as stringed and wind instrumental pieces, Cantonese music, plucked-strings instrumental ensemble, percussion instrumental ensembles and so on. SHCO is also actively engaged in composition, which contributed to a rich repertoire of the orchestra. Among those compositions, many have been awarded in Shanghai Spring International Music Festival and Shanghai International Art Festival, and are also widely accepted both in China and abroad.

SHCO has performed in more than 80 cities in China and also toured to more than 30 countries and regions in the world. Besides, it often performs for the presidents and chairmen of other countries when they visit China. In 2001 and 2003, SHCO has successfully performed two Chinese New Year concerts in the Musikverein in Vienna, which was a big hit in Europe.

Programs
Prelude
Chinese orchestral music Spring Festival Overture (new version)

Melodies from the Oriental
Chinese orchestral music Song of Joy
                                       Green Willow

Female solo and orchestra Jasmine
                                          Flying Songs for Mother Earth

Bamboo flute and orchestra A Trip to Gusu (new version)

Chinese orchestral music Fengyang Flower Drum

Melodies from Western China
Chinese orchestral music Herding

Male chorus and orchestra A Glass of Mellow Wine
                                          Great Yellow River

Chinese orchestral music Jubilance for Sunshine
                                       Little Running River
                                       Dance of the Youth

——Intermission——

Melodies from southern China
Chinese orchestral music Picking Tea and Catching Butterflies
                                       Chinking Coins
                                       The Coquette Teases the Doyen
Solo: Min Huifen

Guangdong music Joy and Peace
                             The Dancing Lion Welcoming the Spring
                             Summer's Thunderstorm

Melodies from Northern China
Chinese orchestral music Embroidering on Lanterns

Drum and orchestra Arirang

Duet and orchestra Kangding Love Song
                              The Never-setting Sun Rises Over the Prairie

Suona and orchestra Wu Pang Tze

Percussion and orchestra Yangge

Finale
Chinese orchestral music Brilliant Chinese New Year