Upcoming performances in town

Organ, vocal

This Saturday, German conductor and organist Hansjörg Albrecht will make his Chinese debut and perform his organ version of “The Ring of the Nibelung.” This will be the Asian premiere of this piece. Meanwhile, Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theater singers will present a night of classic Western opera songs Sunday.

Time: 8 p.m., Aug. 26 (organ); 7:30 p.m., Aug. 27 (vocal)

Booking: WeChat account “szyyt_piao”

Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, Futian District (深圳音乐厅)

Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D

Vocal

Young Chinese soprano Wu Lin and baritone Hong Zhenxiang will give locals a night of Chinese folk and Western opera songs Sunday night.

Time: 8 p.m., Aug. 27

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

Music, puppetry

Young violinist Lin Haoli will lead his chamber band to perform classical pieces by Handel, Saint-Saen, Richter and Abreu tomorrow. Another violinist Hannah Tam Wan-ching from Hong Kong will treat locals with her recital featuring tunes by Vitali, Beethoven, Ravel, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Waxman on Saturday. Also this weekend, Shenzhen City Philharmonic Orchestra will play a night of Disney movie scores. And children shouldn’t miss a puppet show presented by various troupes Sunday night.

Chamber music: 8 p.m., Aug. 24

Violin: 8 p.m., Aug. 26

Disney music: 3 p.m., Aug. 26-27 (Aug. 26 also at 8 p.m.)

Puppetry: 7:30 p.m., Aug. 27

Booking: WeChat account “深圳滨海艺术中心”

Venue: Bay Opera of Shenzhen, Bao’an District (深圳滨海艺术中心)

Metro: Line 5 to Baohua Station (宝华站), Exit A

‘The Eternal Wave’

Shanghai Dance Theater’s “The Eternal Wave” is based on the real story of Chinese revolutionary martyr Li Bai. In 1938, Li and his wife risked their lives as they secretly transmitted intelligence information via radio to Chinese revolutionaries.

Time: 8 p.m., Aug. 25-26; 2:30 p.m., Aug. 26-27

Booking: WeChat account “PingShanTheatre”

Venue: Pingshan Theater, Pingshan District (坪山大剧院)

Metro: Line 14 to Pingshan Square Station (坪山广场站), Exit D1

‘The Flowers of War’

A dance production, inspired by Zhang Yimou’s renowned film “The Flowers of War” of the same name, is set to be staged. The show vividly portrays the courage and resilience of a group of women amid the harrowing backdrop of the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanjing.

Time: 8 p.m., Aug. 26-27 (Aug. 27 also at 3 p.m.)

Booking: WeChat account “SZpolytheatre”

Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater, Nanshan District (深圳保利剧院)

Metro: Line 2 or 11 to Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E