Ning Feng Chinese violinist Ning Feng will play Paganini’s “Violin Concerto No. 1” with Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, which will also present Strauss’ “A Hero’s Life.” Lin Daye will wield the baton. Ning has studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Britain and the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Germany. He has won prizes at the Hannover International Violin Competition, Queen Elisabeth Competition, and Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists, and was the first prize winner of the 2005 Michael Hill International Violin Competition (New Zealand). In 2006 he was awarded first prize in the Paganini Competition. Time: 8 p.m., July 19 Tickets: 50-880 yuan Mizhega Sergiy Ukrainian pianist Mizhega Sergiy will play easy-listening classical pieces for children. The program will include Chopin’s nocturnes, Rachmaninoff’s preludes and other pieces. Time: 8 p.m., July 20 Tickets: 80-380 yuan Naturally 7 Naturally 7 is an American music group with a distinct a cappella style they call “vocal play,” which, according to group leader Roger Thomas, is “the art of becoming an instrument using the human voice to create the sound.” They simulate the sounds of an instrumental band using only their voices, mouths and distortion effects. The group was formed in 1999 in New York City. It currently consists of the Thomas brothers Roger (musical director, arranger, first baritone, rapping) and Warren (drums, third tenor), Rod Eldridge (first tenor, scratching, guitar, trumpet), Ricky Cort (first tenor, guitar), Dwight Stewart (second baritone, vocals, trombone), Sean Simmonds (second tenor, harmonica), and Kelvin “Kelz” Mitchel (bass guitar, trumpet). Time: 8 p.m., July 20 Tickets: 100-380 yuan Ju Percussion Group Rooted in Taiwan and shining on the world stage, the Ju Percussion Group has continued to maintain its “moving on” spirit and unique approach to “blending traditional and modern, balancing East and West.” To date, the group has played in 33 countries and regions around the world, and cultivated more than 130,000 percussion learners. Time: 8 p.m., July 21 Tickets: 80-480 yuan 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 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D(SD News) |