Maestro Kyung-Wha Chung
ONE evening in May 1970, a 22-year-old Korean girl played the violin, with the accompaniment of the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the world famous conductor, Andre Previn, to a packed Royal Festival Hall.
Pianist's 'music poetic'
DANIEL Gortler has been described by the Jerusalem Post newspaper as a "poetic pianist" and as "playing Rachmaninov concerto No 2 in a style resembling the late Arthur Rubenstein."
Stage
Beethoven The Shanghai Opera Orchestra will hold a special concert dedicated to the 230th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. Time: 7:30 pm Place: 532 Yan'an Road E. Admission: 20-80 yuan Tel: 6386-9153 Belgian jazz The Vranckx Jazz Ensemble will present a jazz concert at the Shanghai Grand Theatre on Friday. Time: 7:15 pm Address: 300 People's Boulevard Admission: 80-220 yuan Tel: 6413-6129, 6446-1373 Australian pianist Australian pianist Paul Richard-Ford will hold a recital on Saturday at Shanghai Concert Hall, playing works by Brahms, Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Time: 7:30 pm Place: 532 Yan'an Road E. Admission: 20-80 yuan Tel: 6386-9153 US conductor US conductor Sidney Harth will take the baton at a concert by Shanghai Symphony Orchestra on April 16. Time: 7:15 pm Address: 300 People's Boulevard Admission: 80-280 yuan
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