A concert, China Festival - East meets West, was held by the Herzliya Chamber Orchestra under the patronage of Chinese Embassy in Israel on 19 January to greet the upcoming Chinese New Year.

The concert was performed by a full symphonic ensemble featuring fifty Israeli musicians under the direction of Chinese conductor Xu Yian. An interpretation of “Moon Reflected in Er-Quan Spring,” a beautiful piece composed by a blind Chinese musician in the 1930s, was featured as was “Song to the Yellow River,” a moving piano concerto.