THE Shenzhen Concert Hall and the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (SZSO) have arranged for a series of concerts to be performed in July. On Friday, Belarusian pianist Andrey Ponochevny will give a recital dedicated to Rachmaninoff, as this year marks the 150th birth anniversary of this legendary composer of modern Romanticism. The program will include “Prelude in D Minor, Op. Posthumous,” “Piano Piece in A-flat Major, Op. Posthumous,” “13 Preludes, Op. 32,” “Cello Sonata: Andante,” “9 Etudes-Tableaux, Op.39” and “Piano Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 28.” Ponochevny won the bronze medal at the XIII Tchaikovsky competition in 2002 in Moscow and a prize at the AXA International Piano Competition in 2005 in Dublin. Time: 7:30 p.m., July 14 Tickets: 80-380 yuan On July 29, pianist Xue Yingjia will perform a concert dedicated to Brahms, who was born 190 years ago. The program will include “Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118” and “Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119,” the last two piano works by Brahms, as well as “Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24,” meant as a birthday gift for Clara Schumann. Xue won the first prize in the Skryabin International Piano Competition (Paris) in 2004, and the only Grand Prize in the Yamaha International Piano Competition (Belgium) in 2005. Time: 7:30 p.m., July 29 Tickets: 80-480 yuan On July 30, young pianist Ju Xiaofu will perform a concert that features the works of various composers of distinctive styles. The program will include Janá?ek’s poignant piano sonata “From the Street,” Bach’s “Prelude and Fugue in E Minor,” Ravel’s “The Tomb of Couperin,” as well as works by Liszt and Shostakovich. Praised by late Austrian pianist and composer Joerg Demus as an extremely talented pianist with profoundness, Ju was trained at the Julliard School. Time: 7:30 p.m., July 30 Tickets: 80-380 yuan Booking: WeChat account “szyyt_piao” Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, Futian District (深圳音樂廳) Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Chilren’s Palace Station (少年宮站), Exit D On July 14, conducted by Liao Guomin, the SZSO will perform a concert at the Shenzhen Grand Theater, featuring trombone player Guo Zheng as the soloist. The program will include Hector Berlioz’s “Roman Carnival Overture,” and Ravel’s “Daphnis and Chloé Suite” and “La Valse.” Guo, principal trombonist of the SZSO, is also a sought-after soloist who has performed more than 80 solo concerts. Time: 8 p.m., July 14 Tickets: 80-480 yuan On July 21, under the baton of Li Xincao, the SZSO will perform a concert featuring great German composers. The program will include Bruckner’s “Symphony in F Minor,” Haydn’s “Symphony No. 96 in E-flat Major,” and “The Knight of the Rose Suite” by Richard Strauss. Li is the chief conductor of the China National Symphony Orchestra. Time: 8 p.m., July 21 Tickets: 80-480 yuan On July 28, conducted by SZSO music director Lin Daye, the orchestra will perform Richard Strauss’ “Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Major” and his epic “Alpine Symphony.” The latter is a tone poem for large orchestra written by Strauss in 1915. One of the composer’s largest non-operatic works, the score calls for about 125 players and a typical performance usually lasts around 50 minutes. German hornist Samuel Seidenberg will be the soloist. Time: 8 p.m., July 28 Tickets: 80-480 yuan Booking: WeChat account “深圳大劇院票務(wù)在線” Venue: Shenzhen Grand Theater, Luohu District (深圳大劇院) Metro: Line 1 or 2 to Grand Theater Station (大劇院站), Exit C (Li Dan) | 