Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra will present Mozart’s “Overture to Don Giovanni,” Liszt’s “Piano Concerto No. 1” and Dvorak’s “Symphony No. 9.” Shanghai pianist Sun Yingdi will be featured and German conductor Christian Ehwald will wield the baton.

    “Don Giovanni” is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It was first premiered by the Prague Italian Opera at the Teatro di Praga in 1787. A staple of the standard operatic repertoire, “Don Giovanni” is currently 10th on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide.

    Liszt composed his “Piano Concerto No. 1” over a 26-year period; the main themes date from 1830, while the final version is dated 1849. The concerto consists of four movements and lasts approximately 20 minutes. It premiered in Weimar in 1855, with Liszt at the piano and Hector Berlioz conducting.

    “The Symphony No. 9,” or “From the New World,” popularly known as the “New World Symphony,” was composed by Dvorak in 1893 while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America. It is by far his most popular symphony, and one of the most popular of all symphonies. Neil Armstrong took a recording of the “New World Symphony” to the moon during the Apollo 11 mission, the first moon landing, in 1969.

    Pianist Sun won the first prize at the prestigious 7th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in 2005. After winning the prize he has embarked on a demanding two-year concert tour around the world.

    Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 30

    Tickets: 50-380 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)