Piano fans will be able to enjoy romantic and modern pieces from young master Zhang Haochen this May. The program will include Schumann’s “Scenes From Childhood,” “Symphonic Etudes,” Janacek’s “In the Mists,” two pieces from the “Transcendental Etudes” by Liszt and Prokofiev’s “Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major.”

    Local classical music fans are already very familiar with Zhang, a 26-year-old pianist from Shanghai who has won the heart of audiences and critics with a combination of enchanting, sensitive lyricism and hypnotizing forcefulness in his performance.

    In June 2009, Zhang became the youngest and the first Chinese competitor to be awarded the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Gold Medal at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He has toured around the world as a soloist and performed with world-renowned orchestras such as the Munich Philharmonic.

    Zhang is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he studied under Gary Graffman, who was also the teacher of Lang Lang and Wang Yuja. He was previously trained at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and Shenzhen Arts School, where he studied with Professor Dan Zhaoyi.

    Time: 8 p.m., May 29

    Tickets: 100-480 yuan

    Booking: 400-185-8666

    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)