Shanghai Grand Theatre
300 Renmin Dadao
Tel: 5466-0206
"Phantom?
The Phantom of the Opera, by Andrew Lloyd Webber, has become the longest-run Western musical in China. March 12 marks the end of the run.
7:15 pm, Through March 12
1:30 pm, Saturdays and Sundays through March 12
100-800 yuan
Zhongshan Park
1550 Wanhangdu Lu
Tel: 5292-0719
Diana Krall
The internationally acclaimed jazz diva gives one concert in Shanghai.
7:30 pm, April 2
180-1280 yuan
Oriental Art Centre-
Concert Hall
425 Dingxiang Lu
Tel: 6854-7757
Flute concert
Peter-Lukas Graf plays and conducts Overture to La Clemenza di Tito by Mozart; Flute-Concerto by Reinecke; Symphony No.9 "Great?in C major by Schubert.
7:30 pm, March 26
80-480 yuan
He Luting Concert Hall
20 Fenyang Lu
Tel: 6437-1192
Sebastian Knauer
A prize-winner in numerous competitions, the German pianist gave his concerto debut at the age of 13, performing Haydn's D
major Piano Concerto in the Hamburg Music Hall. A dedicated chamber-musician since he was 10, Knauer now tours extensively with the Brahms Ensemble, which he founded in 1996.
7:15 pm, April 3
80-380 yuan
Shanghai Concert Hall
523 Yan'an Donglu
Tel: 6386-2836
Regina Carter
Diva of jazz violin Regina Carter gives a concert with her bandmembers David Budway (piano), Chris Lightcap (double bass), Alvester Garnett (drum) and Mayra Casales (percussion).
7:15 pm, March 13
100-600 yuan
Piano recital
Song Siheng, winner of an international music competition, gives a concert. The programme includes: Sonata No.53 in E minor by Haydn, Isolde Liebestod by Wagner, 5 Preludes: Voiles by Debussy, Apres une lecture du Dante by Liszt, and La Valse by Ravel.
7:30 pm, March 18
80-200 yuan
Broadcast concert
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra presents a concert about the adventure of Sinbad from Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov. Violin solo: Georges Maxman. Conductor: Sun-Young Lee.
10 am, March 20
30-50 yuan
Classic guitar
Kaori Muraji gives a concert. The woman guitarist from Japan will co-operate with Shanghai Symphony and present classical guitar pieces.
7:30 pm, March 25
100-600 yuan
Majestic Theatre
66 Jiangning Lu
Tel: 6217-2426
Amber
A modern multi-media play by Meng Jinghui, starring Liu Ye and Yuan Quan. It tells about an obsessed young woman chasing the heart of her deceased boyfriend.
7:15 pm, March 16-20
100-680 yuan
Ballet highlights
Shanghai Ballet Troupe presents dance episodes from Coppelia, Nutcracker, and others.
7:15 pm, March 25-26
50-280 yuan
Dreams of the Red
Mansions
The popular Yueju opera play is shown.
7:15 pm, March 28-29
60-360 yuan
Meeting with Vajrasattva
U-Theatre from Taiwan presents a drum-based dance and music show.
7:15 pm, April 1-3
80-500 yuan
Lyceum Theatre
57 Maoming Nanlu
Tel: 6217-8530
Folk music
Two Chinese folk music concerts are held on the weekend afternoons.
2 pm, March 12-13
30-80 yuan
Kunju opera
The Shanghai Kunju Opera Troupe presents a classical play "Zhan Hua Kui?
7:15 pm, March 15
20-120 yuan
Xiu Ru Ji
A Kunju opera presented by the Shanghai Kunju Opera Troupe.
7:15 pm, March 16
20-120 yuan
The Pearl Tower
The folk love story is adapted into a new Yueju opera play.
7:15 pm, March 18
20-120 yuan
The Debauchee
A Yueju opera set in the 1930s Shanghai, presented by young actors from the Shanghai Yueju Opera Troupe.
7:15 pm, March 19
20-120 yuan
House of 72 Tenants
Shanghai People's Huajixi Troupe presents its classical play.
7:15 pm, March 25-26
30-180 yuan
Shanghai Centre Theatre
1376 Nanjing Xilu
Tel: 6279-8663
Acrobatics
The Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe presents its famed repertoire.
7:30 pm, through March 31
100-200 yuan
Nouvelle Vague
The French jazz-pop band plays popular music from the 1980s. The band created by Marc Collin and Oliver Libaux will play new wave music work in the Brazilian Bossa Nova style.
7:30 pm, April 8
120-580 yuan
Shanghai Circus World
2266 Gonghexin Lu
Tel: 3603-0788
Urban stunts
Shanghai Circus gives a regular acrobatic performance, presenting the troupe's repertoire.
7:30 pm, through March 31
50-280 yuan
Dramatic Arts Centre
288 Anfu Lu
Tel: 6473-0123
An Ordinary Day
The modern monologue play by Dario Fo is staged, starring Song Yining.
7:15 pm, March 16-20
80 yuan
Yifu Stage
701 Fuzhou Lu
Tel: 6351-4668
Weekend Peking opera
Yifu Stage presents a weekly afternoon Peking opera concert, featuring famous episodes from classical plays.
1:30 pm, March 13, 20, 27
30-150 yuan
Long Feng Shan
The Dragon and Phoenix Gown, a newly-adapted Kunju play, is staged. The story is taken from a 16th century folktale.
1:30 pm, March 19
30-150 yuan
Shanghai Symphony
Orchestra
105 Hunan Lu
Tel: 6437-4685
Chamber music
SSO gives a weekend chamber music concert every Friday. This week's programme includes: Solo Sonata for cello by Kodaly, Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor by Wieniawski, Passacaglia by Hendel, Song without Words by Mendelssohn and Piano Sonata in G major by Beethoven.
8 pm, March 11
20 yuan
Ark Live House
15 North Lane Xintiandi
Lane 181 Taicang Lu
Tel: 6326-8008
R A P
The Japanese singing group presents its "hyperbeat rock?music style.
6:30 pm, March 14
150 yuan
Experimental Theatre
Shanghai Theatre Academy
630 Huashan Lu
Tel: 6248-2920 ext 3118
Popcorn
British writer Ben Elton's work, 1998 Laurence Olivier Awards Best New Comedy, "Popcorn?is staged.
7 pm, March 10, 11
2:30 pm, 7:30 pm, March 12-13
80 yuan
Harley's Bar
265 Nandan Donglu
Sonic Bastards
A punk band from Austria is touring China and making its Shanghai stop.
8 pm, March 21
30 yuan (including a drink)
20 yuan if you have a student's ID, without free drink
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