Concert

Ivo Pogorelic Piano Recital in Beijing

Date: Dec 7－7:30 pm

Venue: NCPA

Price: 80-580 yuan

Ivo Pogorelich was born in Belgrade in 1958 and studied with the renowned pianist and teacher Aliza Kezeradze, who he later married. She was able to transmit the spirit and substance of the school of Beethoven and Liszt, originated in Vienna and then carried through to the Conservatory of St. Petersburg, which flourished toward the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Program includes Liszt Fantasie for Piano in C major and Schumann's Op. 17.

E-mail: beijing@kajimotomusic.com

China National Orchestra Concert

Date: Dec 21－7:30 pm

Venue: NCPA

Price: 120-240 yuan

The China National Orchestra is a large orchestra of traditional Chinese musical instruments (with accompanying choir) based in Beijing. It was established in 1960 and has performed throughout China and visited dozens of nations on five continents. The orchestra performed for many heads of state during 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and toured the US in 2013. Shows like The Cowherd and Girl-Weaver, What a Great World and Tibet in Spring have become the brand of the orchestra.

Contact: 400-610-3721

E-mail: ponypiao@damai.cn

Romantic China: Richard Clayderman Christmas Concert

Date: Dec 25－7:30 pm

Venue: Great Hall of the

People, West side of Tiananmen Squre

Price: 180-2,015 yuan

French pianist Richard Clayderman's instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie soundtracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of popular works of classical music have created a new romantic style through a repertoire that combines his trademark originals with classics and pop standards. He has 267 gold and 70 platinum discs to his credit, and is noted by the Guinness Book of World Records as being "the most successful pianist in the world".

Contact: 400-610-3721

E-mail: ponypiao@damai.cn

Website: en.damai.cn/event/tickets_66361/

Hip-Hop Jazz Vol. 1 Alien Key New Album Release Concert

Date: Dec 6－9 pm

Venue: Dusk Dawn Club, 14 Shanlao Hutong

Price: 60-80 yuan

With the flavor of nightclubs from the '50s to the '90s in the street, this show delivers jazz from the elegant to the wild, with plenty of improvisation. If you want to join in, be ready for open-mic time.

Contact: 010-6407-8969

E-mail: duskdawnclub@gmail.com

Website: www.douban.com/event/23020916/

Knight Jazz Quintet

Date: Dec 7－9 pm

Venue: Dusk Dawn Club, 14 Shanlao Hutong

Price: 40 yuan

The Knight quintet mainly plays a hard bop style of music. Typical of jazz in the '60's, hard bop is high-spirited with a strong sense of rhythm and a rich flavor of blues. Expect the sounds of Wayne Shorter, Thelonious Monk, Cannonball Adderley as the band preserves the traditional while injecting new vitality into the music.

Contact: 010-6407-8969

E-mail: duskdawnclub@gmail.com

Website: douban.com/event/23015453/