Time
Until May 20
Tickets
SZ Concert Hall shows this week|Until May 20
Venue
Metro
Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D
SZ Concert Hall shows this week|Until May 20
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WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne 欢乐颂 德国科隆西德广播交响乐团音乐会
The WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne will present Brahms’ “Schicksalslied, Op. 54” (“Song of Destiny”) and Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9.” Its principal conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste will wield the baton. Tenor Maximilian Schmitt, soprano Susanne Bernhard, bass-baritone Kresimir Strazanac and Contralto Marion Eckstein will join a chorus by the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne’s choir.
Conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Saraste, who began his tenure with the 2010-2011 season, is a Finnish conductor and violinist. He has been chief conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, principal conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Oslo Philharmonic and artistic director of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra.
Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9” was the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony, thus making it a choral symphony. The words are sung during the final movement by four vocal soloists and a chorus.
Time: 8 p.m., May 16
Tickets: 280-1,580 yuan
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 古典钜献：安德鲁•戴维斯爵士与吕思清、墨尔本交响乐团2018中国巡演深圳站
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra from Australia will present Bruch’s “Violin Concerto No. 1.” and Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 3.” Its chief conductor Andrew Davis will wield the baton.
Andrew Davis
Davis is an English conductor. He is currently music director and principal conductor of Lyric Opera of Chicago, chief conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and conductor laureate of both the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 3” is also called “Heroic Symphony.” One of the composer’s most celebrated works, the symphony is a large-scale composition that marked the beginning of Beethoven’s creative middle-period. Composed mainly in 1803-1804, the work is grounded in the Classical symphonic tradition while also stretching boundaries of form, length, harmony and perceived emotional content. It has therefore widely been considered an important landmark in the transition between the Classical period and the Romantic era.
Time: 8 p.m., May 17
Tickets: 180-1,080 yuan
Concordia String Quartet 漫步古典夜 四季 弦乐四重奏音乐会
The Concordia String Quartet from the Netherlands will present Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons,” Mozart’s “Divertimento in D Major,” Gardel’s “Por una Cabeza,” and Piazzolla’s “Libertango” and “Adios Nonino.”
“The Four Seasons” is a group of four violin concerti by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, each of which gives musical expression to a season of the year. They were written around 1721 and were published in 1725 in Amsterdam. “The Four Seasons” is the best known of Vivaldi’s works.
“Libertango” is a composition by tango composer Astor Piazzolla, recorded and published in 1974 in Milan. The title is a portmanteau merging “libertad” and “tango,” symbolizing Piazzolla’s break from Classical Tango to Tango Nuevo.
Time: 8 p.m., May 18
Tickets: 80-280 yuan
Club for Five 我只在乎你 芬兰无伴奏人声组合“皇者之声”演唱会
Club for Five will perform catchy pop songs for fans. Their program, mainly self-arranged and/or self-composed pop music with influences from various musical genres, will include such Chinese songs as “I Only Care About You” (originally by Teresa Teng) and “The Ordinary Road” (by Pu Shu).
Club for Five is a contemporary a cappella group from Finland. They are known for their unique singing style. Their repertoire (both in Finnish and in English) is mainly self-arranged and/or self-composed pop music with influences from a variety of musical genres. The members of the band are musicians with diverse and extensive musical backgrounds: Maija Sariola (soprano), Susanna Hietala (alto), Jouni Kannisto (tenor), Juha Viitala (baritone) and Tuukka Haapaniemi (bass).
Time: 8 p.m., May 20
Tickets: 80-380 yuan
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Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, intersection of Hongli Road and Yitian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和益田路交汇处深圳音乐厅)
Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D