Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Yao Jue Violin Recital
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 31
Venue: Suzhou Bay Grand Theater
Ticket Price: RMB280/180/120/80 yuan
Duration: Approximately 90 minutes with a 15-min intermission
Yao Jue is a renowned violinist in China and the first Chinese musician to own a 1713 Stradivarius violin.
Magic Piano and The Chopin Shorts
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 29
Venue: Suzhou Bay Grand Theater
Ticket Price: RMB280/180/120/80 yuan
Duration: Approximately 85 minutes with a 15-min intermission
The first-ever 3D stop-motion animation & live piano performance. With fantasy images and Chopin music, the performance is designed to tell the story of family love and dreams.
Ode to River, Lake and Sea
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 29
Venue: Suzhou Chinese Orchestra Concert Hall
Ticket Price: RMB480/380/280/180/80 yuan
With noted conductor Peng Jiapeng holding the baton, the performance consists of seven music chapters.
The Burning Youth
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 27
Venue: Taicang Grand Theater
Ticket Price: RMB66 yuan
Duration: Approximately 90 minutes
It’s an original dance drama by Shanghai Ballet, focusing on the fate of the Chinese nation in the 1930s and 1940s.
Guangzhou Symphony Youth Orchestra 2022 Concert Tour Suzhou
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 27
Venue: Suzhou Bay Grand Theater
Ticket Price: RMB180/150/120/80 yuan
Duration: Approximately 90 minutes with a 15-min intermission
Guangzhou Symphony Youth Orchestra is the affiliated youth orchestra of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. Founded in July 2011, it is the first semi-professional student orchestra in China to be organized and administered by a professional orchestra.
Erhu Recital of Gu Huaiyan
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 26
Venue: Suzhou Poly Grand Theater
Ticket Price: RMB100/80/60 yuan
Gu Huaiyan is the associate professor of the Music School of Nanjing University of the Arts and was once the erhu performer of Singapore Chinese Orchestra.
Jiangnan Chinese Symphony Concert
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 25
Venue: Suzhou Chinese Orchestra Concert Hall
Ticket Price: RMB380/280/180/80 yuan
With Peng Jiapeng as the conductor, the concert will be performed by Suzhou Chinese Orchestra and last around 90 minutes.
The Creation of A Painting
Time: July 15 to September 12
Venue: 3F, Yinshanhu Art Museum
The exhibition covers over 100 pieces of selected creations, including traditional Chinese painting, oil painting and installation by 30 painters from Beijing Fine Art Academy.
Huang Hanyong Haipai Jade Carving Exhibition
Time: July 9 to October 7
Venue: Zhongwang Mansion, Suzhou Museum
As one of the four major schools of jade carving in China, Haipai jade carving, also known as Shanghai school of jade carving, was developed in Shanghai in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Inheriting the essence of jade carving in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and integrating the technological characteristics of Suzhou, Beijing and Yangzhou schools of jade carving, Haipai jade carving is widely known for its inclusiveness, marvelous techniques and mixed cultural elements.
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Directors: Ann Hui, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Ringo Lam
Stars: Lawrence Ah-Mon, Emotion Cheung, Tat-Ming Cheung
Genre: History
In Theaters: July 29, 2022
Runtime: 111 minutes
Seven of Hong Kong’s leading filmmakers have come together to each direct a short film set in Hong Kong during one decade from the 1940s to the 2000s.