Butterfly Lovers meet Romeo and Juliet
Sunday, 22 Feb 2026, 5pm
School of the Arts (SOTA) Concert Hall
Butterfly Lovers meet Romeo and Juliet
Celebrate Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year in this intimate musical outing with BHSO where the Butterfly Lovers meet Romeo and Juliet! Experience the passion of Tchaikovsky’s famous Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, a rare performance of the Butterfly Lovers Concerto performed on the erhu, and many more touching music to stir the heartstrings. And featured is the beautiful Adagio from Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 3 as well as the world premiere of The Mermaid’s Odyssey by Pearl Yim – a love story of a mermaid and sailor!
Li Huanzhi – Spring Festival Overture 春节序曲
He Zhanhao & Chen Gang – The Butterfly Lovers Concerto (Erhu) 梁祝
Edward Elgar – Salut d’ amour
Pearl Yim – World Premiere: The Mermaid’s Odyssey Love story of mermaid & sailor
Sergei Rachmaninov – Symphony no. 2, Adagio
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture