Yo-Yo Ma
The internationally acclaimed cellist will come to Shanghai again for a concert as part of the ongoing Shanghai International Arts Festival. The 14 Grammy Awards winner will collaborate with Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Lan Shui, music director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
Date: November 13-14, 7:15pm
Tickets: 150-1,000 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People’s Ave.

Pop Concert
As part of the ongoing Shanghai International Arts Festival, the antipiracy concert features a cluster of pop singers from across Asia, including Hacken Lee, Shawn Yue, Vivian Hsu, Tanya Tsai, Han Xue and Li Quan.
Date: November 12, 7pm
Tickets: 80-1680 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Stadium
Address: 666 Tianyaoqiao Rd.

Chamber Concert
Chinese violinist Yao Jue will join the Suk Chamber Orchestra from the Czech Republic on the concert stage. The performance, entitled “Chord of Prague,” will see Yao and the orchestra play works by Czech composers Antonin Dvorak and Josef Suk.
Date: November 8, 7:30pm
Tickets: 80-480 yuan
Tel: 6217-2426, 6272-1976
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall
Address: 523 Yan’an Rd. E.

Gala Show
A rare gathering of nearly all the leading Peking Opera artists from Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai, this gala performance “Rendezvous in Shanghai” will delight opera lovers with scenes from the classical repertoire.
Date: November 13, 7:15pm
Tickets: 60-580 yuan
Tel: 6322-5294
Venue: Yifu Theater
Address: 701 Fuzhou Rd.

‘Butterfly Lovers’
To celebrate the Shanghai Yueju Opera House’s 50th anniversary, this production will be presented in a new vision in the hope of enriching the great traditional treasure.
Date: November 16-17, 7:15pm
Tickets: 50-280 yuan
Tel: 6322-5294
Venue: Yifu Theater
Address: 701 Fuzhou Rd.

‘Changsheng Dian’
Following its sensational reworking of “The Peony Pavilion” last year, the Suzhou Kunqu Opera House, a pioneer in the restaging Kunqu Opera classic, is breaking ground with a new adaptation of “The Palace of Eternal Youth.”
Date: November 3, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-680 yuan
Tel: 6322-5294
Venue: Yifu Theater
Address: 701 Fuzhou Rd.

Peking Opera
With daring and delicate innovations, the Peking Opera, “Tales of Hunchback Liu,” one of the 10 works in China’s 2002-03 Elite Performance Project, comes back to the stage in a new condensed version.
Date: November 3-5, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-580 yuan
Tel: 5493-7999
Venue: Shanghai Art Theater
Address: 466 Jiangning Rd.

‘The Peony Pavilion’
Tang Xianzu’s masterpiece “The Peony Pavilion” has been reworked many times in different art genres. This Ganju Opera version stands out thanks to the realistic nature of this traditional opera of Jiangxi Province.
Date: November 4-5, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-380 yuan
Tel: 6854-1234
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Arts Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd., Pudong

‘Han Fei’
The epic Huaiju Opera is a sharp insight into the paradoxical relation between the great Chinese philosopher Han Fei and Ying Zheng who became the first emperor of China in Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) by applying Han’s strategy.
Date: November 9-10, 7:15pm
Tickets: 30-150 yuan
Tel: 6322-5294
Venue: Yifu Theater
Address: 701 Fuzhou Rd.

‘The Lost Opera’
Captivated by traditional Chinese opera, young Russian director Nikolay Druchek restages Zhao Yaomin’s hit play “The Lost Opera.” It follows the vicissitude of a Kunqu Opera family in maintaining the glory of the ancient theatrical art in the hustle and bustle of life today.
Date: November 3-6, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-200 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Drama Arts Theater
Address: 288 Anfu Rd.

Classic Theater
An adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” the Peking Opera “The Prince’s Revenge” offers a new portrait of the Prince of Denmark and is another impressive example of East-meets-West theater.
Date: November 14, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-220 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Drama Arts Theater
Address: 288 Anfu Rd.

New Version
“The Taming of the Shrew,” one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, is turned into an electrifying theater experience by Polish director Krzysztof Warlikowski.
Date: November 17-18, 7:15pm
Tickets: 100-200 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Drama Arts
Theater
Address: 288 Anfu Rd.


Great Symphony
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the former Soviet Union’s victory in the Great Patriotic War against the Nazi, Chinese and Russian artists will present the “The Leningrad Symphony,” a symphonic dance based on Dmitry Shostakovich’s great wartime composition, “The Seventh Symphony (Leningrad).”
Date: November 6, 7:15pm
Tickets: 120-380 yuan
Tel: 6372-8701, 6372-8702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People’s Ave.

Unique Musical
Based on the film of the same name, the five-act musica “Visitor from the Ice Mountain” tells a touching story of the close ties between the PLA soldiers and the people of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at the founding of the New China.
Date: November 6-7, 7:30pm
Tickets: 100-580 yuan
Venue: Majestic Theater
Address: 66 Jiangning Rd.

A Songburst from Ukraine
The Song and Dance Troupe of the Ukrainian Military Forces consisits of more than 100 strong performers and has a high international reputation. As well as Ukrainian songs and dances, the company will also present some Russian classics and two from China — “Singing with the Tambourine” and “Song of a True Man.”
Date: October 30, 7:15pm
Tickets: 120-800 yuan
Tel: 6372-8701, 6372-8702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People’s Ave.

Symphonic Concert
The Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra from Germany has a classic and romantic repertoire but is also hailed as a leading promoter of contemporary music. The orchestra will be conducted by Roger Norrington.
Date: October 29-30, 7:30pm
Tickets: 100-800 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Arts Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd., Pudong

‘La Boheme’
Puccini’s classic opera is now a ballet arranged by Simon Dow, the internationally acclaimed artistic  director and choreographer of the West Australian Ballet. The glorious and romantic Puccini score and the magnificent staging takes the audience not to 19th-century Paris but to the bohemian life of Rudolfo, Mimi and their friends in the “City of Light” in the 1930s.
Date: October 28-29, 7:15pm
Tickets: 120-580 yuan
Tel: 6372-8701, 6372-8702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People’s Ave.

Tokyo Orchestra
The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra will be conducted by Myung-Whun Chung. Founded in 1911, the orchestra is the oldest in Japan.
South Korean cellist Bohn-Ihn Kon and Japanese violinist Sayaka Shoji will be soloists in this Shanghai concert.
Date: November 3-4, 7:30pm
Tickets: 100-680 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Arts Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd., Pudong

Dramatic Musical
In renowned Taiwanese writer Pai Hsien-yung’s short novel, “The Last Night of Jin Daban,” Jin is a very beautiful, elegant and talented dancer. In this dramatic version starring famous Chinese actress Liu Xiaoqing, Jin recalls her last night at work about three important men in her life and on the parallels of her life in Taipei and Shanghai.
Date: October 26-30, 7:15pm
Tickets: 100-1,280 yuan
Tel: 6473-0123, 6473-4567
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Arts Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd., Pudong

Dance Epic
A dance masterpiece created by internationally renowned choreographer Lin Hwai-min in 1983, “A Dream of Red Mansions” is inspired by the novel of the same name written by Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) writer Cao Xueqin in 1760. Staged by the Cloud Gate Dance Theater from Taiwan, the dance’s themes are compressed into four acts — spring, summer, fall and winter — symbolizing the eternal cycle of life.
Date: November 3-4, 7:15pm
Tickets: 120-500 yuan
Tel: 6372-8701, 6372-8702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People’s Ave.

Unique Musical
Based on the film of the same name, the five-act musical “Visitor from the Ice Mountain” tells a touching story of the close ties between the PLA soldiers and the people of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at the founding of the New China.
Date: November 6-7, 7:30pm
Tickets: 100-580 yuan
Venue: Majestic Theater
Address: 66 Jiangning Rd.

‘Shao Lin in the Wind’
This pantomime tells the legend of Shao Lin, a monk of wushu and of the fight between life and death, justice and evil and a tragic love story.
Date: November 12-13, 7:30pm
Tickets: 120-800 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People’s Ave.

‘ERA’
This multimedia theatrical spectacular attempts to redefine the Chinese formula of acrobatics and performing arts. It blends hightechnology with traditional acrobatics using multimedia.
Date: Daily, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-580 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Circus World
Address: 2266 Gonghexin Rd.

Cairo Strings
Founded in 1959, the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will be led by British guest conductor Stefan Lloyd. The orchestra will play symphonic works by Russian composers.
Date: November 4, 7:30pm
Tickets: 50-300 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall
Address: 523 Yan’an Rd. E.

‘Egyptian Night’
The Cairo Opera Ballet conjures up an Egyptian night of two acts in totally different styles. The first half is “Malgre Tout” adapted from the eponymous Italian folk story with the second the folk ballet “Egyptian Night.”
Date: November 9, 7:15pm
Tickets: 120-380 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People’s Ave.

Comic Opera
The Rome Opera will present one of the West's best-loved comic operas "The Barber of Seville," one of the opening productions for the 7th Shanghai International Arts Festival. Baritone Liao Changyong, who plays Figaro, will be the only Chinese leading actor in the opera.
Date: October 18, 20, 7:15pm
Tickets: 120-600 yuan
Tel: 6372-8701, 6372-8702
Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater
Address: 300 People's Ave.

'Mulan'
The joint Shanghai-Sydney dance drama directed by veteran Australian dancer Graeme Murphy tells the story of the legendary Chinese warrior heroine Mulan.
Date: October 18-19, 7:15pm
Tickets: 120-680 yuan
Tel: 6217-2426, 6217-7910
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Arts Center
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd., Pudong

Gala Show
Featuring folk dance and traditional music, the song and dance gala "Brilliant Lanterns in Yunling" strikingly reflects Yunnan people's unique lifestyle, its rich culture and their affection towards their hometown. Household tunes and life scenes are vividly presented in an innovative way while adhering to the original flavor.
Date: October 19-20, 7:15pm
Tickets: 80-380 yuan
Tel: 6217-4409, 6217-2813
Venue: Majestic Theater
Address: 66 Jiangning Rd.

Piano Duo
Dutch pianist Leo van Doeselaar and his wife Wyneke Jordans - Europe's best-known piano duo - are heading for Shanghai to present a concert of classical compositions for two pianos and for one piano and four bands.
Date: October 27, 7:30pm
Tickets: 100-380 yuan
Tel: 6217-2426, 6217-3055
Venue: Shanghai Concert Hall
Address: 523 Yan'an Rd. E.

'Burn the Floor'
Eight years ago, hundreds of guests at Elton John's birthday party went wild over a dance performance in his honor. One of the performers, Australian Harley Medcalf, has developed the act into a hot dance show which in the past six years has toured 87 cities around the world.
Date: October 19-21, 7:30pm
Tickets: 100-800 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Grand Stage
Address: 1111 Caoxi Rd. N.

Cincinnati Pops

Led by famous conductor Erich Kunzel, the Cincinnati Pops is regarded as the first pop orchestra to tour China. Its debut performance in Shanghai features classic compositions and Oscar-winning tunes and music from Broadway plays.
Date: October 24, 7:30pm
Tickets: 180-680 yuan
Venue: Shanghai Grand Stage
Address: 1111 Caoxi Rd. W.

'Liu Sanjie'
The large-scale opera popular with generations of Chinese takes place in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It tells the story of a beautiful and warm-hearted girl named Liu Sanjie who excels at dancing and singing. She uses her wits and skills to end the rule of a local bully.
Date: October 28-30, 7:15pm
Ticket: 100-680 yuan
Venue: Majestic Theater
Address: 66 Jiangning Rd.