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Unusual instrument array for concert
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A concert consisting of a pipe organ, a piano and a double bass will become a new experience for Shanghai residents tomorrow.
It will be presented by double bass player Lu Yuanxiong, pipe organ player Joseph Butler, and pianist Evan Mitchell from the TCU School of Music. Each musician will perform solo and in concert with the others.
The concert will open with Bach’s “Toccata Adagio and Fugue in C” with the double bass and pipe organ, which may induce the audience to feel it has entered a divine church, according to the musicians. The three-story-high pipe organ at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center will be used to help accentuate the effects. There will also be pieces presented by ordinary pipe organs to provide different examples of the instrument’s sounds.
“It is common to hear cooperation between piano and double bass, but not that frequent for double bass working with pipe organ, considering the difficulty in coordinating the two very different voices,” says Lu.
Considering the nature of the pipe organ’s grand voice and the double bass’s low one, audio technology and playing skills are needed to help the two achieve harmony while keeping their own colors.
“It takes time for rehearsal, while it will definitely be a fresh experience for Shanghai audiences,” says Lu.
Audiences will also hear well-known piano concertos — Liszt’s “Paganini-Etude No. 2 in E flat” and Brahms’ “Intermezzo in B flat minor.” Chinese works will include Zhao Baoyuan’s “Song of the Grassland” and Wang Liansan’s “Newspaper Boy.”
The event is part of the Saturday Brunch Concerts of SHOAC series that offers residents easy access to classic music.
Date: Tomorrow, 10am
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd
Tickets: 30-80 yuan
Tel: 6217-2426, 6217-3055
Music Festival
Communication between East and West are at the fore with a series of concerts during the annual Shanghai Spring International Music Festival which is underway in the city. Following are some of the highlights.
Concert by French Conductor Bruno Mantovani and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Date: Today, 7:30pm
Tickets: 80-480 yuan
‘Fusion of East and West’ — Concert by Singapore Chinese Orchestra
Date: Tomorrow, 7:30pm
Tickets: 80-680 yuan
Tel: 962-388
Venue: Shanghai Music Hall
Address: 523 Yan’an Rd E.
523
Closing Concert
Shanghai conductor Xu Zhong will cooperate with Italian Bellini Opera to present operas “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” to wrap up the annual music Festival.
Date: May 18, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-880 yuan
Tel: 962-388
Venue: Shanghai Cultural Square
Address: 597 Fuxing Rd M.
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Outdoor Concert
The annual greenland concert at Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden provides a chance to enjoy both classic orchestral pieces and beautiful scenery. The two-hour concert will feature a dozen scores from well-known musicals.
Date: Tomorrow, 5:45pm
Tickets: 260-350 yuan
Tel: 3779-2288
Venue: Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden
Address: 3888 Chenhua Rd, Songjiang District
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Violin Recital
A violin recital of works in the 20th century by young Chinese violinist Ning Feng will be staged. The violinist in his 30s will challenge himself by staging Paganini’s “I Palpiti” which is known for the difficulty in playing skills. Ning is a double prize winner of the Paganini competition in 2006.
Date: May 18, 7:30pm
Tickets: 80-380 yuan
Tel: 6217-2426, 6217-3055
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall
Address: 523 Yan’an Rd E.
523
Italian Chamber Ensemble
The Italian chamber ensemble Ars Trio di Roma will be performing works by Rachmaninoff, Piazzolla, and Beethoven at their concert in Shanghai. Rachmaninoff’s “Trio elegiaque No.1 in G Minor” consists of only one movement in the classical form of sonata and shows the composer’s virtuosic talent and ability to cover a variety range of sound colors.
Date: May 25, 7:30pm
Tickets: 80 yuan
Tel: 5415-89w76
Venue: Shanghai City Theater
Address: 4889 Dushi Rd
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¡®Dora The Explorer¡¯
The children’s musical drama is adapted from the popular animated TV series “Dora the Explorer.” The adventurous little explorer Dora is embarking on her most important mission yet — searching for the City of Lost Toys. With help from the audience, Dora uses her directional, counting, musical and language skills to successfully pass through the Number Pyramid and the Mixed-up Jungle to reach the City of Lost Toys.
Date: July 20, 7:30pm
Tickets: 80-480 yuan
Tel: 5415-8976
Venue: Shanghai City Theater
Address: 4889 Dushi Rd
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Exhibition
‘Scent Of Women’
Contemporary artist Li Li will showcase her latest collection “Scent of Women” in the town. With her successful signature cartoonish image, Li brings a vivid vision of modern women in their different characters, moods and styles in daily life in oil paintings and sculpture works.
Date: Through May 23, 1-9pm
Tel: 6431-9442
Venue: Noeli Gallery
Address: 150B Yueyang Rd
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‘History, Custom’
A retrospective exhibition of canvas works by Li Shuji is on display. Li won his overnight fame through a series of depictions of Chinese heroes. But after he moved to Singapore, he started to focus on the minority ethnic subject and exotic landscapes.
Date: Through June 5, 9:30am-
5pm
Admission: 50 yuan
Venue: Long Museum
Address: 210, Lane 2255, Luoshan Rd, Puding New Area
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Impressionist Monet
The first exhibition featuring French painter Claude Monet (1840-1926) on China’s mainland features 40 original Monet paintings, including the iconic “Water Lily” and “Wisteria,” and 15 works by other Impressionist masters such as Renoir. The exhibits are on loan from the Paris Marmottan Monet Museum.
Date: Through June 15
Admission: 100 yuan
Tel: 4000-406-506
Venue: Shanghai K11 Art Mall
Address: 300 Huaihai Rd M.
300
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