Lyu Siqing

Chinese violinist Lyu Siqing will perform Brahms’ “Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100,” Saint-Saëns’ “Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 75” and “Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto” by Chen Gang and He Zhanhao. Pianist Xue Yingjia will accompany him.

Lyu burst onto the international music stage when he became the first Asian violinist to win the first prize at the prestigious Paganini International Violin Competition in Italy in 1987. Prior to this, at the age of 11, he was selected by legendary violinist Yehudi Menuhin to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School in England and was subsequently a junior prizewinner in the inaugural Menuhin Competition in 1983. In 1989, he went to the Juilliard School in the United States. Currently based in Beijing, Lyu performs across the globe with the world’s finest orchestras.

“Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto,” composed in 1958, is one of the best-loved classical compositions in China and Lyu’s rendition is widely considered the best after the piece’s original version by violin soloist Yu Lina and by late violinist Sheng Zhongguo (1941-2018).

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 5

Tickets: 80-680 yuan

Bon Ami Trio

The Bon Ami Trio, consisting of violinist Lin Chaoyang, pianist Sheng Yuan and cellist Chu Yibing, will present Schubert’s “Impromptu in B-flat Major D899, No. 3,” Kreisler’s “Tambourin Chinois,” Chopin’s “Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C Major for Cello and Piano,” Ravel’s “Sonata for Violin and Cello,” Piazzolla’s “Oblivion” and Arensky’s “Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor.”

The three musicians all teach at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing now.

Lin graduated from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory in 1994 and now often performs with other Chinese musicians in chamber music groups and also composes tracks for movies and TV series.

Sheng has studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. His interest in Bach’s music inspired him to study intensively with pianist and harpsichordist Rosalyn Tureck, who was a well-known expert and interpreter of Bach’s music.

Chu studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris and was the principal cellist of Switzerland’s Basel Symphony Orchestra and guest principle cellist of the prestigious Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 4

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

(SD News)