Two popular cello musicians in China, Yang Meng and Shi Xin, will be hosting concerts Sunday and there will be a battle for attendance.

Yang Meng

Yang Meng will play Bach’s “Cello Suites, BWV 1007-1012” this weekend. The suites for unaccompanied cello are some of the most frequently performed solo compositions ever written for cello. As Bach left no musical annotations in the score, the magic of the cello suites lies in the interpretive skill of the performer, making each performance a unique treasure. Yang has studied cello at Columbus State University, University of Missouri — Kansas City and Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in the United States.

Time: 3 p.m. (BWV 1007-1009), 8 p.m. (BWV 1010-1012), Dec. 26

Tickets: 50-299 yuan

Booking: WeChat account “深圳滨海演艺中心”

Venue: Bay Opera of Shenzhen, Bao’an District (宝安区深圳滨海演艺中心)

Metro: Line 5 to Baohua Station (宝华站), Exit A

Shi Xin

Shi Xin, who graduated from Curtis Institute of Music and Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin, will present Beethoven’s “Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 1-5.” Spanning all three periods of Beethoven’s life, they essentially depict his whole life story — from the lyrical “Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1” to the grandiose “Cello Sonata No. 5, Op. 102, No. 2.” The works are a staple of the cello repertoire.

Time: 3 p.m., Dec. 26

Tickets: 280-380 yuan

Booking: WeChat account “cmskpac”

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

(SD News)