On the evening of December 31, 2025, the Tangshan 2026 New Year Concert, meticulously produced by the Tangshan Performing Arts Group under the Tangshan Investment Holding (Culture & Tourism) Group, was brilliantly staged at the Nanhu Theater. At this beautiful moment of bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new, this musical feast, blending majestic symphonic sounds with local flavor, classic heritage with contemporary voices, offered a joyous and heartwarming New Year's gift to the heroic city of Tangshan. Organized by the Symphony Orchestra of the Song and Dance Theatre of the Tangshan Performing Arts Group, with special participation from the Tangshan Musicians Association Choir, the concert featured a stellar lineup of performers. Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Li Benhua, pianist Kang Tianduo, and Zhang Junling, a winner of both the Plum Blossom Award and the Culture and Art Award, took to the stage together, immersing the audience in the charm of musical art with their professional artistry and passionate expression. The concert commenced with the orchestral piece "Ode to the Red Flag," its stirring melodies instantly igniting the audience's enthusiasm. "Song of Tangshan" praised the city's spirit with its beautiful melody and heartfelt singing, while the Pingju opera "Liu Ling Gets Drunk" masterfully displayed the unique charm of the "Three Flowers of Eastern Hebei Art," allowing the audience to deeply appreciate the profound heritage of intangible cultural heritage. The two classics, "China in the Lights" and "Defend the Yellow River," one soft and one powerful, jointly composed an enduring sentiment of home and country... The entire concert presented a total of 11 classic Chinese and international pieces, guiding the audience through a journey across time and space in a深情而又壮美的 artistic feast. "The concert was truly magnificent!" exclaimed Ms. Liu, a local resident, still unable to contain her excitement as the performance concluded. "It feels incredibly fortunate to enjoy such a high-level performance right on my doorstep; this is truly the best New Year's gift." Since 1997, the Tangshan New Year's Concert has been held annually without interruption, evolving into not just a "cultural name card" that accompanies citizens in ringing in the New Year, but also a vivid footnote to the city's commitment to upholding culture, inheriting its mission, and deeply cultivating the arts. The concert consistently adheres to a people-centered creative direction, inheriting the "red gene" while upholding tradition and exploring contemporary expression through innovation, painting an excellent answer sheet with practical actions for "shaping tourism through culture and highlighting culture through tourism." In the future, the Tangshan Investment Holding (Culture & Tourism) Group will continue to use culture as its brush and art as its ink, striving to tell Tangshan's stories well, disseminate China's voice, and meticulously create more outstanding works to continuously sing the strongest notes of the era.
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