Upcoming concerts by great musicians

                                                                                               Shi Xin

Shi Xin

On his return to Mountain View Theater after a well-received concert of Beethoven’s five cello sonatas, Chinese cellist Shi Xin will play Brahms’ cello sonatas, as well as Tchaikovsky’s “Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. 19, No. 4,” “Andante Cantabile, Op. 11” and “Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6,” and Schumann’s “Adagio and Allegro in A-flat Major, Op. 70.”

Shi graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music in the United States and the Hochschule fur Musik Hanns Eisler in Germany.

Brahms’ two marvelous cello sonatas are invaluable assets to the cello repertoire. Both perfectly convey the passion the composer had for the instrument which he mastered in his youth. “Cello Sonata No. 1” started when Brahms was not yet 30, presenting his credentials as a scholar, while “Cello Sonata No. 2” is the work of an older man composing music with all the passion and sweep of youth.

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 17

Tickets: 280-380 yuan

Booking: WeChat account “cmskpac”

Venue: Mountain View Theater, inside Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Nanshan District (南山区海上世界文化艺术中心内境山剧场)

Metro: Line 2 to Sea World Station (海上世界站), Exit A

                                                                                                     Zuo Zhang

Zuo Zhang

Young Chinese pianist Zuo Zhang, also known as Zee Zee, will play the Op. 160, 162, 163 pieces from Liszt’s “Annees de Pelerinage,” Schubert’s “Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, Op. 958” and Schubert’s lieders arranged by Liszt.

Described as “full of enthusiasm and glamor, radiating the vigor of youth” (Chinese Gramophone), Zuo’s interpretations and communicative abilities have been praised as “taking us to another reality ... bright, expressive and moving to the extreme” (Belgischer Rundfunk), while her creative maturity has been hailed as “a powerful, passionate and compelling representation of pure artistry” (Los Angeles Times).

Zuo began her musical training in Germany at the age of 5 and soon became one of the most sought-after young artists of her generation. Zuo has studied at the Eastman School of Music, the Juilliard School and the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 30

Tickets: 280-480 yuan

Booking: WeChat account “cmskpac”

Venue: Mountain View Theater, inside Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Nanshan District (南山区海上世界文化艺术中心内境山剧场)

Metro: Line 2 to Sea World Station (海上世界站), Exit A

                                                                                            Sheng Yuan

Sheng Yuan

Chinese pianist Sheng Yuan will play a night of Debussy’s pieces, including “Suite Bergamasque, L. 75,” “Ballade, L. 70,” “Valse Romantique, L. 71,” “Mazurka, L. 67,” “Nocturnes, L. 91,” “Estampes， L. 100” and “Images Oubliees.”

Sheng has studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and the Manhattan School of Music in the United States. His interest in Bach’s music inspired him to study intensively with Rosalyn Tureck. Sheng is a laureate of the Marsala, Erice, Jaen, Beijing and Havana piano competitions and the winner of Artist International’s Rubinstein Memorial Award in 2004.

Time: 8 p.m., Oct. 30

Tickets: 80-280 yuan

Booking: WeChat account “GuangmingArtCenter”

Venue: Guangming Culture and Art Center (光明文化艺术中心)

Metro: Line 6 to Fenghuang Town Station (凤凰城站), Exit B