Beijing

Chamber music

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester from Germany, founded in 1945, is a chamber orchestra famed for its interpretations of classic works of Mozart, Bach and Haydn. Its concert program in Beijing includes such works as Mozart's Serenade in G Major KV 525, Bach's Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, Tchaikovsky's Serenade in C Major Op 48. Also on the list are works by Chinese composer Chen Qigang.

7:30 pm, Oct 24. Forbidden City Concert Hall, inside Zhongshan Park, west of Tian'anmen Square. 010-6559-8285

Objects in illusion

Artist Wang Wei presents his solo exhibition A Wall on the Wall, A Floor on the Floor at Magician Space. The exhibition shows duplicated wall and floor surfaces from different places in reality. The exhibition space is arranged into two decorative surfaces, and in an illusory way. The clues and thoughts that are behind the presentation reflect an imaginary space that is seemingly powerful, but also ridiculous and awkward. Wang's additions and subtractions have together become a decorative "reality".

10:30 am-6:30 pm, until Oct 31. 798 Art Zone, 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang district. 010-5840-5117

Shanghai

Life in two countries

The ongoing exhibition at the ShanghART Gallery includes the works from artists active in Brazil and China. Curated by art critic and exhibition organizer Alfons Hug, it marks the start for a larger project, Place of Residence. Despite the title, it's not the exhibition's purpose to solely focus on the artists' geographical, cultural and historical differences, but to show the life of different areas.

10 am-5 pm, until Nov 20. ShanghART Gallery & H-Space, Building 16 & 18, 50 Moganshan Lu. 021-6359-3923

Nostalgic scenes

"2436a" is an artists group named after the key code to their studio gate lock. The members are Chinese studying and working in France. Eight members of the group are presenting an exhibition, as part of the off-site Shanghai Biennale events. The exhibition is named The Recessive Umbilical Cord. Through video, installation and paintings, the exhibition reveals the artists' connection with their motherland, as well as their pursuit for art in France.

11 am-6 pm, until Nov 13. V Art Center, Rm 104, Building 6, 50 Moganshan Lu. 021-5212-2691

Oil in bright colors

Chinese artist Walasse Ting (1928-2010) was born in Wuxi and moved to Hong Kong in 1946. Many of his paintings depict women, parrots and plants in bright colors. Longmen Art Projects is presenting a series, titled Red Mouth, of acrylic and oil pastel on paper works by Ting from 1973 to 1977. Ting had the series, all depicting Western women, published in New York in 1977.

10 am-6 pm, Oct 26-Jan 13. Longmen Art Projects, 23 Sinan Mansions, 515 Fuxing Zhonglu. 021-6472-2838

Hong Kong

Childhood memory

San Francisco-based filmmaker and artist Larry Yung explores the experience of Chinese American immigrants in his fifth Hong Kong solo exhibition, The Visit. Using mostly old photographs sourced from his father, Yung creates new narratives through paintings to depict an idyllic impression of the previous generation. In addition, two short films respectively examine dreams and memories, with the latter a highly personal reflection on Yung's relationship to his parents and the emotional impact their separation had upon him as he grew up in the United States.

Until Nov 3. Amelia Johnson Contemporary, G/F 6-10 Shin Hing Street, Sheung Wan. 852-2548-2286

Macao

Music festival

October is the month that Macao welcomes the world's musicians to grace its stage. The 26th Macao International Music Festival sees a total of 23 performances ranging from jazz to opera. Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, shows are held across the city's historic venues including Dom Pedro V Theater and Mount Fortress as well as Macao Cultural Center. Still up for grabs are tickets to hear Italian chanteuse Dolceneara on Oct 22 and Austria's folk-jazz Georg Gratzer and Beefolk on Nov 2. In addition, Chinese mainland band Haya from Inner Mongolia presents the World Heritage listed technique of throat singing and horse head fiddling on Nov 4.

Until Nov 7. Various venues. 853-2855-5555 or visit www.icm.gov.mo/fimm/26 for details

China Daily

(China Daily 10/21/2012 page15)