German chamber music a highlight at Shanghai concerts
The Shanghai Oriental Art Center is presenting a series of chamber music concerts this month, featuring a mini German Chamber Music Festival and recitals by renowned performers.
The festival is scheduled from November 3 to 5. The Ensemble Les Amis Shanghai will present the "Night of 3B" concert on November 3. The three Bs represent Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.
The show is followed by a "Brahms Takes Five!" concert by the Han Quartet and Jensen Horn-Sin Lam on November 4.
The Han Quartet and Jensen Horn-Sin Lam
As part of the festival, a seminar focused on Sino-German music and cultural exchange will be held at 3pm on November 5 at the art center's exhibition hall. The event is open to the public for free, though reservations are required.
Soprano Huang Ying's recital "Plaisir d'Amour" has been scheduled on November 5. She will perform both domestic and foreign art songs, as well as pieces from Handel and Cesti's opera, and Puccini's aria. Pianist Xue Yingjia will join the performance.
On the morning of November 5, clarinet player Lang Yifeng will join his wife Jiang Ruijuan on viola, with young pianist Han Mengyang. The trio will perform a handful of classic clarinet pieces.
Paganini Competition winner, violinist Lu Siqing, will perform Brahms' three sonatas during his violin recital on November 10. 2022 marks the 125th anniversary of Brahms' death. Pianist Sun Yingdi will join the performance to pay tribute to the great German composer.
Violinist Lu Siqing
● Night of 3B
Dates: November 3, 7:30pm
Tickets: 120-480 yuan (US$16.50-65.99)
● Brahms Takes Five!
Dates: November 4, 7:45pm
Tickets: 300 yuan
● Plaisir d'Amour by Huang Ying
Dates: November 5, 7:30pm
Tickets: 180-880 yuan
● The Three Violin Sonatas by Lu Siqing
Dates: November 10, 7:30pm
Tickets: 180-880 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd, Pudong
