• ‘Sylvia’
Based on Torqhato Tasso’s pastoral drama “Aminta,”and livened up by Leo Delibes’score, the ballet "Sylvia”depicts the legendary love comedy between the fairy Sylvia and shepherd Aminta. China’s National Ballet Company presents this eternal classic to audiences with stars from the Paris Opera, including principal dancer Lycette Darsonval, one of the most acclaimed“Sylvia.”The choreographer is the celebrated Pascal Vimsan.

Date: November 16-17, 7:15pm
Tickets: 200-800 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People Ave.

• ‘Salome’
The flamenco dance drama “Salome” is directed by Carlos Saura who brings to this performance his well-known passion for dance drama as well as his extraordinary insights into the play. Aida Gomez dances the title role. “Salome” is a fusion of iceand-fire Spanish dancing and brings to life the legendary woman who loved and hated in the extreme.

Date: November 18, 7:15pm
Tickets: 200-1,000 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People Ave.

• ‘Masters and Classics’

As prelude of the Third Shanghai International Piano Competition in 2005, the four piano masters serving on the jury — Palu Badura-Skoda, Jacques Taddei,Arie Vardi and Adrea Bonatta — will warm up the theater with a memorable night of mostly Mozart piano concertos with the Cannes Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur Orchestra.

Date: November 10, 7:15pm
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People Ave.

• Shanghai Baritone
Yang Xiaoyong from the Shanghai Opera House is arguably one the best baritones in China and he’s going to stage his first solo concert featuring wellknown arias from “Otello,” “Carmen” and “Macbeth.” A medley of Chinese art songs will also be presented to show Yang’s all-round singing skills.

Date: November 12, 7:30pm
Tickets: 80-280 yuan
Tel: 6249-1479
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall
Address: 523 Yan’an Rd. E

• ‘Ugly Princess’
A special play for children by the Children’s Art Theater of China Welfare Institute.

Date: November 13-14, 9:30am, 2pm
Tickets: 60-70 yuan
Tel: 6248-2587
Venue: Lyceum Theater
Address: 57 Maoming Rd.

• Russian Pianist
Russian pianist Vladimir Viardo first came to international acclaim after winning the top prize in the Maguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition held in Paris and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He subsequently received concert ontracts for more than 70 recitals and appearances with symphony orchestras in major US cities.

Date: November 15, 7:30pm
Tickets: 100-380 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall
Address: 523 Yan’an Rd. E.

• ‘The Elvis Story'
This musical tribute to Elvis Presley is a journey through the life and music of the “King of Rock'n'Roll." Martin Fountain, a versatile Canadian star with a stunning ability to emulate the “King,”will perform 40 of Elvis' smash hits.

Date: November 12-14, 7:15pm
Venue: Shanghai Grand Stage, 1111 Caoxi Rd N.
Tickets: 200-1,200 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702

• Anti-piracy Pop Concert
A group of Hong Kong and Taiwanese pop singers including Alan Tam, Hacken Lee, S.H.E, Kelly Chan and Jacky Cheung invites pop music fans to join them for a fabulous evening of entertainment.

Date: November 6, 7:30pm
Tickets: 120-180 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Stadium
Address: 666 Tianyaoqiao Rd.

• ‘Tribute to Prokofiev’
Wang Jue, one of the rare piano talents in China in recent years, will be on stage with the Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music to present Prokofiev’s “Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor” and “Symphony No. 5.”

Date: November 7, 7:15pm
Tickets: 60-240 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Address: 20 Fenyang Rd.

• Traditional Music
Min Huifen, an erhu (two-stringed Chinese instrument) master,  performs with traditional music performers from Taiwan.

Date: November 7, 7:15pm
Tickets: 60-220 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Majestic Theater
Address: 66 Jiangning Rd.

• Belly Speaker
Belly speaking, or ventriloquism, originated in ancient Egypt and has a history of more than 3,000 years. In ventriloquism, the performer disguises his lip movements, making it appear as though the doll in his hand is actually speaking. Ikkoku Tamaki, the renowned belly speaker from Japan can speak in many different voices and control two dolls simultaneously. His highly inventive, groundbreaking act and interesting stories have earned him great popularity in Japan.

Date: November 12-13, 7:30pm
Tickets: 80-300 yuan
Tel: 6248-6443, 6248-6377, 6279-8663
Venue: Shanghai Center Theater
Address: 1376 Nanjing Rd. W.

• Pax Musica
Three Asian pop superstars — Shinji Tanimura from Japan, Cho Yong Pil form South Korea and Alan Tam from Hong Kong — are reunited for a Pax Musica themed concert which they first launched 20 years ago in Japan. Aiming to spread the message of “making peace through music” to the whole world, the trio will present some of their most representative works.

Date: November 5, 7:30pm
Tickets: 100-1,280 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Stage
Address: 1111 Caoxi Rd. N.

•Concert Special
“Harmony of Nature and Man” is a retrospective concert of the Chinese composer Zhu Jian’er’s musical career, incorporating four representative works from different times: “Lantern Festivity”, a suona (a trumpet-like Chinese wind instrument)
concerto, “Natural Joy”, “Symphony No. 6” and “Symphony No. 10.”

Date: November 9, 7:15pm
Tickets: 30-220 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall
Address: 523 Yan’an Rd. E.

• ‘Swan Lake’
The ballet will be presented by the ballet troupe of Deutsche Oper am Rhein, one of Germany’s most highly acclaimed opera houses.  Youri Vamos, director of Deutsche Oper am Rhein, emphasizes the most poetical moments of Tchaikovsky’s work and dissects the innermost world of the Prince.

Date: November 12-14, 7:15pm
Tickets: 100-800 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People Ave.

• S.H.E
This Taiwanese girls band has made Shanghai its second stop in its first world tour.

Date: October 30, 7:30pm
Tickets: 100-1,680 yuan
Tel: 6540-0009
Venue: Hongkou Football Stadium
Address: 444 Dongjiangwan Rd.

• Penderecki String Quartet
The Penderecki String Quartet from Canada is in Shanghai as part of an intensive performance and master class tour in China. Its repertoire includes quartets by Academy Award-winning composer Tan Dun, the orientalism of Maurice Ravel, the famous Cavatina of late Beethoven, as well as Hong Kong-Canadian composer Alice Ho and Waterloo’s Glenn Buhr.

Date: October 31, 7:15pm
Tickets: 40-280 yuan
Tel: 6252-6103, 6217-3055
Venue: He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Address: 20 Fenyang Rd.

• Mozarteum Orchestra
The Mozarteum Orchestra was founded in 1841 to pass on and develop the essence of Viennese classical music. The orchestra will present a concert including works by Schubert, Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.

Date: November 1-2, 7:15pm
Tickets: 100-680 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall
Address: 523 Yan’an Rd. E.

• Christoph Eschenbach
The Orchestra of Paris, one of the most famous orchestras in the world, will bring you works by Dutilleux, Ravel and Chinese composer Sheng Zongliang under the baton of world-famous conductor Christoph Eschenbach.

Date: November 2, 7:15pm
Tickets: 150-1,000 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People Ave.

• James Galway

This is a concert co-presented by flautist James Galway and the Munich Chamber Orchestra. Galway is internationally regarded as both a matchless interpreter of the classical repertoire and a consummate entertainer whose appeal crosses all musical boundaries. The Munich Chamber Orchestra is reputed to be Germany’s finest chamber orchestra.

Date: November 5, 7:15pm
Tickets: 200-1,000 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People Ave.

• ‘La Bayadere’
Since 1971, Introdans has grown into one of the biggest and most active ballet companies in the Netherlands. They will present the dance drama “La Bayadere,” combining classical and lyrical elements with modern techniques.

Date: October 30, 7:15pm
Tickets: 100-380 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Majestic Theater
Address: 66 Jiangning Rd.

• Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is widely regarded as the world’s greatest living cellist, admired for his ability to translate emotional nuances and his technical brilliance, as well as his mastery of both classical and contemporary compositions.

Date: October 30, 7:15pm
Tickets: 150-1,000 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People Ave.

• Johann Strauss Ensemble
A part of Austrian Music Week during the Sixth Shanghai International Arts Festival, the Johann Strauss Ensemble presents a program of Viennese favorites.

Date: October 26-27, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-300 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall
Address: 523 Yan’an Rd. E.

• Chinese Classical Music
The concert features a series of newly adapted Chinese classical pieces presented by an all-star cast.

Date: October 26, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-680 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People Ave.

• String Quartet
A concert presented by the Hong Kong String Quartet, the most time-honored chamber ensemble in Hong Kong. They will play a series of light tango music by Aster Piazzolla and Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden.”

Date: October 27, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-280 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Address: 20 Fenyang Rd.

• Bernhard Parz
Pianist Bernhard Parz, who has won several important global competitions, presents a piano recital.

Date: October 28, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-240 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Address: 20 Fenyang Rd.

•‘The Wager’
The chamber opera “The Wager” is presented by the Shanghai Opera House. It is based on a novelette by Chinese writer Gao Xiaosheng. Simple but witty in storyline and avant-garde in nature, the opera is a bold and enlightening trial featuring atonal composition and seasoned by ancient Chinese musical instruments, Peking Opera singing techniques and French rap elements.

Date: October 25, 7:15pm
Tickets: 100-380 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People Ave.

• Vienna Trio
As part of Austrian Music Week during the Sixth Shanghai International Arts Festival, the concert presented by the Vienna Trio will take Chinese music lovers on a tour of the treasures of classical music from Austria.

Date: October 25, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-380 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai
Conservatory of Music
Address: 20 Fenyang Rd.

• ‘Music and High-tech’
The concert is co-presented by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the French National Center of Musical Creation. The concert is a joint effort by composers, musicians and engineers in electronic music from China and France, using sophisticated equipment and software.

Date: October 26, 7:15pm
Tickets: 60-240 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai
Conservatory of Music
Address: 20 Fenyang Rd.

• Rhine Symphony
A concert is presented by the Rhine Symphony Orchestra from Germany. The program includes Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral),” Mendelssohn’s “Overture to a Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Smetana’s “Vtalva,” Dvorak’s “Slavonic Dances” and the Chinese classic “Red Flag Epithalamium.”

Date: October 26-27, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-380 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Majestic Theater
Address: 66 Jiangning Rd.

• ‘Ode to Joy’
At this Sino-German concert, the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Nations from Germany and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra co-present a mixed program under the baton of Justus Frantz, a wellknown pianist and conductor, and the local orchestra’s musical director, Chen Xieyang. Works by Bernstein, Beethoven and Chinese composer Tang Jianping are to be performed.

Date: October 28, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-220 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People Ave.

• ‘The Spirit of Porcelain’

A dance drama is presented by the Song and Dance Ensemble of Jiangxi Province in East China. Inspired by a household legend from Jingdezhen, the capital of porcelain in China, the dance epic epitomizes the profound culture of porcelain and the everlasting spirit of the Chinese nation through the love story of two young kiln workers who devote their lives to creating beautiful porcelain.

Date: October 19-20, 7:15pm
Tickets: 120-380 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People Ave.

• ‘Happiness Salesman’

The musical is staged by the Zhenjiang Arts Theater from neighboring Jiangsu Province and its main thrust is  to “promote happiness and call for sincerity.” The drama will appeal to anyone with a love of contemporary dance and songs full of the vigor of youth.

Date: October 21-22, 7:15pm
Tickets: 60-320 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Majestic Theater
Address: 66 Jiangning Rd.

• ‘Romeo and Juliet’
The ballet version of “Romeo and Juliet” is presented by Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Monaco. The immortal romance is danced to the music of Prokofiev by one of the world’s greatest ballet troupes.

Date: October 22-24, 7:15pm
Tickets: 120-500 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People Ave.

• Oriental Paganini
The concert “Romance and Passion” will be presented by Huang Mengla, winner of the gold prize at the 49th paganini International Violin Competition, and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra. The program includes  Tchaikovsky’s “Violin Concerto” and Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 7.”

Date: October 22, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-280 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall
Address: 523 Yan’an Rd. E.

• Vienna String Ensemble
This is a concert presented by Vienna String Ensemble which is well known for its technique and the passion of its playing.

Date: October 24, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-300 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall
Address: 523 Yan’an Rd. E.

•‘Carmen’
Holland’s Companions Opera performs the spectacle of “Carmen,” one of the opening programs of the Sixth Shanghai International Arts Festival. The stunning open-air opera features enormous sets, classic flamenco and carnival scenes.

Date: October 16, 7:30pm
Tickets: 150-2,500 yuan
Tel: 6437-6619, 6472-7999
Venue: Shanghai Stadium
Address: 666 Tianyaoqiao Rd.

• Andrea Bocelli
The Italian tenor’s worldwide success has been phenomenal, scoring No.1 singles and albums. His voice has captured the hearts of millions with his versions of “Time to Say Goodbye” and “Con Te Partiro.”

Date: October 17, 7:30pm
Tickets: 300-2,500 yuan
Tel: 6438-5200
Venue: Shanghai Grand Stage
Address: 1111 Caoxi Rd. N.

• Danube Rhapsody
The renowned Antal Szalai Gypsy Band from Hungary blends jazz and authentic gypsy music. The concert includes classics like Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsodies,” Brahms’ “Hungarian Dances” and Dinicu’s “The Lark.”

Date: October 17, 7:30pm
Tickets: 100-300 yuan
Tel: 6386-2836
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall
Address: 523 Yan’an Rd. E.

• ‘Fusion’
This percussion concert is co-presented by Percussions Claviers de Lyon and Shanghai Percussion Ensemble. In addition to their respective repertoires, the two ensembles will premiere “1+1=3,” a new composition custom-tailored for this concert by French-based Chinese composer Xu Yi.

Date: October 19, 7:15pm
Tickets: 60-240 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Address: 20 Fenyang Rd.

• Jazz Concert

A concert presented by Guitar Islancio, an awardwinning trio from Reykjavik, Iceland. The band takes old Icelandic songs and presents them on stage in new jazz-colored arrangements.

Date: October 19, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-180 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Art Theater
Address: 466 Jiangning Rd.

• ‘A Generation of Glory’
Six Yueju Opera concerts will be performed to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the debut of four Yueju masters: Yuan Xuefen, Fan Ruijuan, Fu Quanxiang and Xu Yulan.

Date: through October 20, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-500 yuan
Tel: 6322-5294, 6322-5075
Venue: Yifu Theater
Address: 701 Fuzhou Rd.

• ‘Les Paladins’
Co-produced by Theater Musical de Paris Chatelet and Barbican Center, the opera “Les Paladins” features Baroque music on a dazzling and eyecatching multimedia set.

Date: October 30, November 1, 3-4, 7:15pm
Tickets: 300-1,800 yuan
Tel: 6272-0455, 6272-0702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People Ave.