Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra will present Brahms’ “Tragic Overture,” Saint-Saens’ “Cello Concerto” and Prokofiev’s “Symphony No. 5” on March 25. The concert will be conducted by German Christian Ehwald, musical director of the orchestra. The soloist will be German cellist Niklas Schmidt.

    Schmidt was born in Cologne in 1958. The winner of many prestigious musical competitions, in 1980 he founded the Trio Fontenay, an ensemble that has enjoyed an extraordinary reputation in the musical world since its inception. Together with the trio, he recorded nearly the entire ouvre of the genre on CD for Teldec, EMI Electrola and Philips. Most of these recordings have received national and international awards, including the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis 1994 for the complete recordings of the Beethoven trios and the Diapson d’Or.

    Since 1987, Schmidt has taught cello at the Academy of Music and Theater in Hamburg where he also heads the String Department. Over the years, he has built up chamber music activities at the Hochschule and since 1997 holds the position of Professor of Chamber Music. In addition to these responsibilities, he is regularly invited to give master classes throughout the world.

    Schmidt performs on a Rogeri cello (Brescia) from the year 1700.

    Time: 8 p.m., March 25

    Tickets: 50-180 yuan Reservations: 11185

    Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, intersection of Hongli Road and Yitian Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路和益田路交汇处深圳音乐厅)

    Buses: 15, 25, 35, 38, 41, 54, 60, 64, 65, 71, 107, 108, 111, 215, 228, 235, 236, 237, 322, 350

    Metro: Shao Nian Gong Station (Children’s Palace Station 少年宫站), Exit C or D (Tan Yaoquan)