Israeli violin virtuoso and conductor Shlomo Mintz will give a recital at the Shenzhen Concert Hall in June.

    Mintz began his career at age 11 as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Soon afterward, he was called on a week’s notice by Zubin Mehta to play Paganini’s “Violin Concerto No. 1” with the orchestra when Itzhak Perlman fell ill. He made his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 16 with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the auspices of Isaac Stern and the American-Israel Cultural Foundation and subsequently began his studies with Dorothy DeLay at the Juilliard School of Music in New York.

    In 1997, he played Paganini’s famous “Il Cannone,” a violin made by Italian luthier Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù in 1742, during a special concert in Maastricht in the Netherlands with the Limburg Symphony Orchestra and conductor Yoel Levi. This concert was an initiative by a Dutch television network and aired on TV in December 1997.

    At the age of 18, Mintz added the role of conductor to his artistic endeavors and has since conducted acclaimed orchestras worldwide, such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. He was music advisor to the Israel Chamber Orchestra from 1989 to 1993 and in March 1994, he was named artistic advisor and principal guest conductor of the Maastricht Symphony Orchestra in the Netherlands. He led the orchestra in weeks of concerts during four seasons.

    Mintz gives master classes worldwide and is one of the main actors in the “Violins of Hope” project together with violinmaker Amnon Weinstein. The Violins of Hope participated in several events throughout the world.

    Time: 8 p.m., June 25

    Tickets: 80-680 yuan

    Reservations: 400-610-3721

    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)

    Metro: Longhua or Longgang Line, Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D(SD News)