On January 25, Michael Fabiano makes a special guest appearance with the New Jersey Symphony, in a program celebrating the 2025 Lunar New Year. Music Director Xian Zhang leads pianist Min Kwon, the Peking University Alumni Chorus, the Starry Arts Children’s Chorus, and the Edison Chinese School Lion Dance Team in the evening of family-friendly cultural exchange. 

Featuring a unique combination of Eastern and Western music, the program also includes Li Huanzhi’s Spring Festival Overture, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23, as well as arrangements of traditional folk songs from Korea, China, and Japan. Fabiano closes the program with selections from two of Puccini’s most beloved operas, Tosca and Turandot.