On Stage
Ning Feng Violin Recital
Renowned Chinese violinist Ning Feng will present a concert in Shanghai featuring violin sonata scores from Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich. Ning was the first person to be given a perfect score for his final recital at the Royal Academy of Music in the UK and won the prestigious Paganini Violin Competition in 2006.
Date: March 17, 7:30 pm
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Road
丁香路425号
Tickets: 80 to 420 yuan
Call 6854-1234 for details
Lorin Maazel and the Philharmonia Orchestra Concert
Under the baton of well-known conductor Lorin Maazel, the Philharmonia Orchestra will present a classical music concert with leading Chinese violinist Chen Jiafeng. It will feature the scores from Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and Mahler's Symphony No.1. As one of the most famous conductors in the world, Maazel has conducted over 150 orchestras and staged more than 5,000 concerts over the past 50 years.
Date: April 3, 7:30 pm
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Road
丁香路425号
Tickets: 180 to 1,280 yuan
Call 6854-1234 for details
Roxette 2012 Shanghai Concert
Veteran Swedish pop music duo Roxette are back in China after 17 years to perform famous numbers such as "It Must Have Been Love," "Joyride," "The Look," "Listen To Your Heart" and "Fading Like A Flower." Some of their greatest hits have been translated into Chinese and sung by famous Chinese singers over the past two decades. Consisting of the vocalist Marie Fredriksson and guitarist Per Gessle the band was formed in 1986.
Date: March 14, 8 pm
Venue: Shanghai Grand Stage
Address: 1111 Caoxi Road North
漕溪北路1111号
Tickets: 280 to 880 yuan
Call 6217-3055 for details
Rudolf Buchbinder Piano Concert
Czech pianist Rudolf Buchbinder is a skilled interpreter of the works of Beethoven and Brahms. Under the baton of Fabio Luisi, Buchbinder will perform Beethoven's Concerto No.4 In G Major and Brahms' Symphony No.4 In E Minor alongside the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.
Date: February 25, 7:30 pm
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall
Address: 523 Yan'an Road East
延安东路523号
Tickets: 60 to 480 yuan
Call 6386-2386 for details
Event
Shanghai International Literature Festival
The 10th Shanghai International Literature Festival will be held at the newly renovated Glamour Bar on the Bund. There will readings and talks by writers including Caitlin Reilly, Amy Tan, Jeff Fuchs, Barbara Demick and cartoonist Matt Groening. A full list of writers and schedules is available at www.m-restaurantgroup.com. Make a reservation, and you will be able to have a face-to-face talk with your favorite writers.
Date: March 2 to March 18
Venue: Glamour Bar
Address: 6/F, 5 Zhongshandongyi Road
中山东一路5号6楼
Entrance: 75 yuan per person, includes a drink; 20 yuan per person for children and students, includes a soft drink; 188 yuan per person for literary lunches
Call 6350-9988 for details