Two concerts will be staged at the Shenzhen Concert Hall this weekend, bringing familiar Chinese tunes as well as the best of piano and violin pieces from the classical and romantic periods in Western music.

Chinese pieces

Under the baton of Fan Tao, conductor of the China Film Symphony Orchestra, the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (SZSO) will perform a violin caprice based on the Chinese song “Sing a Song to the CPC,” a cello sketch themed on Zhao Yiman, a heroine in the war against Japanese invasions, as well as a choral symphony titled “Northern Shaanxi Symphonic Sketch.” SZSO concertmaster Guo Shuai and chief cellist Karen Kocharyan will perform the solo parts, while the SZSO chorus and Lily Girls Choir will collaborate.

The violin caprice was written by Luo Zhongxing, a composer and violinist known for his works themed on China’s recent history and farm life.

The cello sketch was composed by Jiang Benzhong, a Sichuan-born musician. With melodies borrowed from a folk song of his hometown, the piece is an ode to the splendid sceneries of Sichuan and the bravery and selflessness of heroine Zhao, who died at 31 in 1935 during the war against Japanese invasions.

“Northern Shaanxi Symphonic Sketch” by Zhu Bin borrows from the local folk song style “xin tian you” and depicts the life of Shaanxi folks during different eras. The piece includes themes such as “Song of the Yellow River Boatmen,” “Girls Carrying Water” and “Hanging up Red Lanterns.” Uplifting and melodious, the piece is a retrospect on recent history and is an expression of hope for a better future.

Fan, a graduate from the department of composition and conducting at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, won the special jury prize at the Jeans Sibelius International Competition for Conductors in 2000. With a grant from the Sibelius Family Foundation in Finland, he apprenticed himself to world-class conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. Between 2001 and 2003, he furthered his studies in the United States under Phillip Spurgeon. Fan has conducted many orchestras, such as the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Columbia National Philharmonic Orchestra, China National Opera House and National Ballet of China.

Guo, born into a musician’s family, started to play the violin at 4 from his grandfather. He was accepted into the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore with a full scholarship in 2003 and studied with Professor Qian Zhou. He also furthered his study in a fellowship program at the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Kocharyan graduated from the Yerevan Tchaikovsky School of Music and Yerevan State Conservatory. Under conductor Alexander Ivashkin, he appeared as a soloist with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra in 2005. He is also a chamber musician who started the Khachatyryan Trio.

Time: 8 p.m., May 14

Tickets: 50-880 yuan

Violin and piano

Many who have watched the manga-adapted movie “Your Lie in April” (2016) are most impressed with the beautiful soundtrack, which is comprised of the best of classical and romantic music.

Pianist Tong Xin and violinist Qian Yue will bring fans on a journey reliving the unforgettable tunes that appeared in the movie, which tells the sad love story between pianist Kosei Arima and free-spirited violinist Kaori Miyazono.

The program will include familiar tunes from Mozart, Beethoven, Kreisler, Chopin, Debussy and Saint-Saëns.

Tong, who graduated with a master’s degree in piano performance from The Juilliard School, was a finalist at the 16th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 2010.

Qian, with an undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California (USC) and a master’s from Juilliard, is pursuing a doctoral program at USC under violinist Wang Bing, the associate concertmaster with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Time: 8 p.m., May 15

Tickets: 120-480 yuan

Booking: WeChat account “szyyt_piao”

Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, Futian District (福田区深圳音乐厅)

Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宫站), Exit D(Li Dan)