‘The Butterfly Lovers’ with Chen Zhao

The Cal Poly Symphony will begin its season with three exciting collaborations. The group will perform side-by-side with the San Luis Obispo Youth Symphony, present a world premiere composition by Cal Poly faculty member Julie Herndon, and welcome violinist Chen Zhao as a soloist to perform “The Butterfly Lovers” Violin Concerto, by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang. “Finlandia” by Jean Sibelius and “Suite from Turandot” by Giacomo Puccini will also be on the program.