FRIDAY JUNE 23 2000      PUBLISHED BY CHINA DAILY
                                                           WHAT'S ON

Viola soloist Oh stars
OH Soon-wha, from the Republic of Korea, has drawn much notice and received admiring criticism from music lovers and the musical world as a brilliant and distinguished viola soloist.

Ancient horseback culture show
FAMOUS for its vast stretch of grassland and pasture, northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has long been a homeland for the nomadic tribes, who created a splendid culture in the land.

Events

Stage

Harvard choir

The Harvard Crocodile Male Choir will perform at Shanghai Centre Theatre today.

Time: 7:30 pm

Place: 1376 Nanjing Road

Admission: 100 yuan

Tel: 6279-8663

Kunju opera

Shanghai Kunju Opera Troupe will perform several operas including "Peony Pavilion" (version 1999), "Journey to the West" and "Wang Zhaojun" at Yifu Theatre from today to June 27.

Time: 7:15pm

Place: 701 Fuzhou Road

Admission: 20-80 yuan

Tel: 6437-7756, 6322-5488

Guest musicians

Chinese mainland conductor Dai Luqing and Taiwan-born pianist Dorian Ho will perform together at a concert by Shanghai Symphony Orchestra today at Shanghai Grand Theatre.

Time: 7:15 pm

Place: 300 People's Boulevard

Admission: 60-120 yuan

Tel: 6372-8701, 6372-8702

Pianist Xu Zhong

Chinese pianist Xu Zhong will play with the Shanghai Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra tomorrow at Shanghai Grand Theatre.

Time: 7:15 pm

Place: 300 People's Boulevard

Admission: 80-220 yuan

Iran orchestra

The Iran State Symphony Orchestra will perform on Sunday and Monday at Shanghai Concert Hall.

Time: 7:30 pm

Place: 523 Yan'an Road E.

Admission: 40-120 yuan

Tel: 6386-9153

Sunday chamber

The weekly chamber music concert at the San Diego Hall of the Jing'an Hotel on Sunday will play ‘English Suite No 2" by Bach, "Piano Sonata in C Minor" by Mozart, "Piano Sonata in B Flat Minor" by Chopin and "Mephisto Waltz" by Liszt. Members of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra will play.

Time: 7:30 pm

Place: 370 Huashan Road

Admission: 20 yuan

Tel: 6248-1888 ext 617

Opera selections

The Shanghai Opera House Symphony Orchestra will perform ballet music from Aida, Otello, Carmen, Faust, Eugene Onegin and Howantina at Shanghai Concert Hall on June 30.

Time: 7:30 pm

Place: 523 Yan'an Road E.

Admission: 20-80 yuan

Tel: 6386-9153

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.

Admission: 30-60 yuan

Tel: 6279-8663

Dunhuang dream

The Lanzhou Song and Dance Ensemble from Gansu Province will make Shanghai premiere of its ballet programme - Dream of Dunhuang - at Shanghai Grand Theatre on July 14-16.

Time: 7:15 pm

Place: 300 People's Boulevard

Tel: 6372-8701, 6372-8702

Children's musical

"Bring the Green Home," a musical for children, will be staged by the Shanghai Children's Art Theatre from July 31 to August 3 at Shanghai Grand Theatre.

Time: 7:15 pm

Place: 300 People's Boulevard

Admission: 40-120 yuan

Tel: 6372-8701, 6372-8702

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