Hong Kong-born cellist Trey Lee will collaborate with Italian pianist Bruno Canino to present Beethoven’s “12 Variations on ‘See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes’ WoO 45,” Chopin’s “Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65,” Schumann’s “Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70,” Janacek’s “Fairy Tale” and Piazzolla’s “Le Grand Tango.”

    Lee, 43, was born in Hong Kong to a musical family; his mother attended the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing for piano and his two sisters attended the Juilliard School in New York City to study piano and violin. He studied cello in his childhood and graduated from the Juilliard School Pre-College Division in 1991.

    Lee graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He subsequently worked at Parthenon as a management consultant for a year, then decided to return to the cello as his career. He attended the Boston New England Conservatory and received his master’s degree in music, then moved to Europe to pursue his career.

    Lee has won major international competitions, including first prize at the International Antonio Janigro Cello Competition (2004). Prior to winning the Antonio Janigro competition, he has won major prizes at New York’s Naumburg and Helsinki’s Paulo International Competitions. Collaborating with EMI, Lee has released several albums and was a featured soloist on the original EMI-released soundtrack recording for the German-Taiwan-Hong Kong co-produced film “The Drummer,” which was in competition at the Sundance Film Festival.

    Lee was featured in Radio Television Hong Kong’s documentary “Outstanding Young Chinese Musicians.” He also co-founded the Musicus Society in 2010, a charitable organization based in Hong Kong with the mission of promoting cross-cultural collaboration through music.

    Canino, 81, has an international reputation as a soloist, chamber musician and accompanist. Among those with whom he has appeared are the violinists Itzhak Perlman, Salvatore Accardo and cellist Rocco Filippini. From 1999 to 2001, he was music director of the Biennale di Venezia.

    Time: 8 p.m., May 11

    Tickets: 180-580 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)