What's on

Interiors

When: Nov 22-24, 7:30 pm

Where: Beijing Longfu Theater

Produced by Vanishing Point in Glasgow, the United Kingdom, Interiors is inspired by Nobel Prize winner Maurice Maeterlinck's play. It is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed production.

Behind a window, in a cozy room, family and friends gather for a meal. The lamps are on, everyone is happy. Talk begins and stories unfold around the table.

But sadness soon threads its way through the evening as a mysterious stranger appears outside the window. Secrets emerge and lies are exposed.

Interiors is a nearly wordless piece of visual theater that places the audience as voyeurs, watching a dinner unfold without hearing any of the characters' voices.

Guided by a ghostly narrator, we glimpse truths about our own lives that we'd perhaps rather ignore.

Red Rose, White Rose

When: Nov 22, 7:30 pm; Nov 23, 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm

Where: Great Theater of China, Shanghai

The National Theater of China and director Tian Qinxin will stage Red Rose, White Rose, a work by modern Chinese author Eileen Chang.

Set in Shanghai during the 1940s, the story starts with Tong Zhenbao returning home on a rainy day. He senses that his wife is having an affair with a young tailor.

It makes him recall how, years ago, on a rainy day like this, he returned to his friend's home where he was staying temporarily, and found himself attracted to his friend's wife.

Ion Marin and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

When: Nov 23, 8 pm

Where: Shanghai Symphony Hall

Ion Marin is a Romanianborn Austrian conductor. He is internationally renowned both in the operatic and symphonic domains.

This year, he was named artistic director of the newly founded Philharmonic Orchestra of the European Union.

In 2012 Marin initiated the Cantus Mundi and Symphonia Mundi project in Romania, dedicated to the education and social integration of the country's disadvantaged children through music.

Maksim and His Band Crossover Piano Concert Tour

When: Nov 23, 7:30 pm

Where: Great Hall of the People, Beijing

Maksim Mrvica is a Croatian pianist who plays classical crossover music with a modern twist by using electroacoustic devices, which serves not only to boost the popularity of classical music but also breathes new life into it.

Born in 1975, Mrvica started learning piano at the age of 9, and continued to study through the Balkan conflict in the 1990s. By 2000 he had become one of Croatia's most famous pianists and has since released nine albums.

His piece Exodus was used as the floor music of Russian artistic gymnast Anna Pavlova in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Lyu Siqing Violin Recital

When: Nov 23, 7:30 pm

Where: National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing

Lyu Siqing was the first Asian violinist to win first prize in the prestigious Paganini International Violin Competition in Italy in 1987.

Lu Jingyi, a piano teacher at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, will accompany Lyu on the piano.

The repertoire includes the full version of The Butterfly Lovers, a popular Chinese violin concerto, and classics such as the Violin Sonata No 5 in F Major, Opus 24 by Beethoven and Brahms' Scherzo.

Notre Dame de Paris

When: Nov 24, 2 pm

Where: Nanjing Poly Theater

Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, with music by Riccardo Cocciante, Notre Dame de Paris is a French musical that made its debut in Paris in 1998 and has enjoyed worldwide success.

Set against the backdrop of 1482 Paris, the musical follows the life of a young and irresistibly beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda.

Her allure and charm capture the hearts of countless men, including the hunchback Quasimodo－who was harshly crowned as the ugliest man in the city－and the sinfully sly and soon-to-be-married Phoebus.

Ritorno: Egor Grushin China Tour 2019

When: Nov 24, 7:45 pm

Where: Shanghai Oriental Art Center

Egor Grushin is a Ukrainian composer and pianist. He exercises his talent in a modern classical style, which is easily perceptible and filled with various melodies and patterns.

Grushin has given more than 400 concerts, released five albums, one of them a collection of piano works issued by Swedish label 1631 Recordings.

Ritorno is his latest album, consisting of six instrumental pieces that revolve around epic piano and string parts. The six compositions on Ritorno represent six steps from the past to the future.

Sam Tsui: The Gold Jacket Tour

When: Nov 29, 7:30 pm

Where: Shanghai Mao Livehouse

Internet celebrity Sam Tsui will begin The Gold Jacket Tour this month in support of his latest album Trust and new single Gold Jacket.

Tsui debuted his own social media channel in 2011 and was featured on Britney Spear's official website with the cover of the song Hold It Against Me.

Tsui is known for covering songs by popular artists including Adele, Spears, Justin Timberlake and many more.

While studying at Yale University, Tsui was able to utilize tools of the digital music age to independently create a popular channel and brand.