China Conservatory of Music violin professor Huang will collaborate with Central Conservatory of Music piano professor Sheng Yuan to play all 10 violin sonatas by Beethoven in three concerts.

The 10 violin sonatas sit at the heart of the repertoire for violin and piano. They are time-honored favorites of violinists, pianists and music lovers and reflect the great composer’s determination to create a more even and intricate balance between the two instruments than had previously existed in the genre.

“We wanted to group together the sonatas that are more varied in character and have in each concert a more well-known sonata, like ‘Sonata No. 7 in C Minor,’ ‘The Spring Sonata’ and ‘The Kreutzer Sonata,’” said Huang in an earlier interview. She said that to get into the spirit of each sonata is the most important thing for her. “Once you get that, the music will speak for itself.”

Having won three major violin competitions — the Junior International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in 1985, the Paganini International Violin Competition in 1994, and the ARD International Music Competition in 1999, Huang channels her deep musical passion into performances and education. She has also taught at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and her alma mater, Eastman School of Music.

Graduating from the Manhattan School of Music in the United States, Sheng had studied with pianist Rosalyn Tureck, from whom he learned to perceive the depth of music and treat music seriously. He played Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas, No. 30-32, in Shenzhen last month.

Time: 3 p.m. (sonatas No. 1-3, 7), 8 p.m. (sonatas No. 6, 8-9), Dec. 26; 8 p.m. (sonatas No. 4-5, 10), Dec. 27

Tickets: 380-480 yuan

Venue: Mountain View Theater, 3/F, Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Nanshan District (南山区海上世界文化艺术中心三楼境山剧场)

Metro: Line 2 to Sea World Station (海上世界站), Exit A

(Cao Zhen)