Shenzhen Symphony Or-chestra (SSO) will dedicate their first concert in 2017 to classical masters Schumann and Beethoven this Friday night.

    Conducted by Austrian conductor Ernst Theis, SSO will bring Schumann's "Manfred Overture," "Piano Concerto in A Minor" and Beethoven's "Symphony No. 6 in F Major." Young pianist Wang Lu will collaborate.

    Born in 1961, Theis was chief conductor of the Staatsoper Dresden between 2003 and 2013. Now he works regularly as a guest conductor.

    A first prize winner of the Stravinsky Awards International Piano Competition and the Hong Kong International Piano Competition, Wang performed Chopin's "Piano Concerto No. 1" collaborating with the New York Philharmonic at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center at 16.

    Time: 8 p.m., Jan. 13

    Tickets: 50-380 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: Line 3 or 4, Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D (SD News)