American organist Cameron Carpenter will present Bach’s “Prelude and Fugue in E Minor,” Piazzolla’s “Oblivion,” Wagner’s “The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: Prelude,” Hisaishi’s “Howl’s Moving Castle,” Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 6,” Bernstein’s “Candide Overture” and a Chinese folk piece.

    Carpenter has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Juilliard School. He was from 2008 to 2009 the artist-in-residence at Middle Collegiate Church in New York’s East Village, where he played an electric organ he designed for the broad-ranging music of the church.

    Carpenter has been both criticized by some and praised by others for his unorthodox interpretations of the standard organ repertoire. Registrations rarely follow those suggested by the composer, and Carpenter often takes dramatic liberties in articulation. Carpenter is also noted for his advocacy of the digital organ, particularly development of a touring electric organ, citing factors such as the obstacles the pipe organ imposes on the ability of a traveling performer to enjoy an ongoing relationship with a single instrument in the same manner as many other instrumentalists. Despite this, he frequently performs on pipe organs, often garnering major exposure for the instrument.

    Time: 8 p.m., Oct. 28

    Tickets: 180-880 yuan

    Booking: 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)