Ting Shao Kuang at AA Gallery
IT wasn't until 1980, at the age of 41, that Ting Shao Kuang went to the United States. At this age, it is sometimes difficult to rise high in competitive American society. But after six years, Ting worked a minor miracle at the New York Art Exposition, a major commercial art fair when three of his original paintings on show won him a lot of commissions for serigraphs - silk screen original prints.
Well-travelled baritone to stage recital
WHEN opera singer Zhang Feng went to Italy on a Katia Ricciarelli fellowship two years ago, he was detained by the customs officers in Milan who suspected he was going there doing business and rejected his entry.
Stage
Violin maestro Maestro Kyung-Wha Chung will hold a violin recital at the Shanghai Grand Theatre on April 23. The programme will include Bach's "Suite No 3 in D," Debussy's "Sonata for Violin and Piano," Franck's "Violin Sonata in A Major," Beethoven's "Violin Sonata No 8 in G Major" and Ravel's "Tzigane." Time: 7:15 pm Place: 300 People's Boulevard Admission: 120-800 yuan Tel: 6437-6959, 6437-6619 Acrobatic show The Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe will perform most days of this month at Shanghai Centre Theatre. Time: 7:30 pm Place: 1376 Nanjing Road W. Tel: 6279-8663 Belgian jazz The Vranckx Jazz Ensemble will present a jazz concert at the Shanghai Grand Theatre on April 14. Time: 7:15 pm Address: 300 People's Boulevard Admission: 80-220 yuan Tel: 6413-6129, 6446-1373 Chancellor Liu Peking opera "The Hunchbacked Chancellor Liu" will be performed from April 11 through to 14. Time: 7:15 pm Address: 300 People's Boulevard Admission: 100-500 yuan Tel: 6372-8701, 6372-8702 Austrian ensemble Directed by Josef Amann, the Stella Brass Ensemble from Austria will hold a concert at Shanghai Grand Theatre on April 28. Time: 7:30 pm Place: 1376 Nanjing Road W. Admission: 50-200 yuan Modern drama The Shanghai Drama Arts Centre and the Shanghai Workers' Cultural Palace are staging the play "Made in China" till April 10 at the Majestic Theatre. Time: 7:15 pm Place: 66 Jiangning Rd Tel: 6431-3523, 6445-0946
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