CONDUCTED by its artistic director Lin Daye, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra will perform some less heard pieces inspired by natural landscapes, collaborating with Japanese harpist Kazuko Shinozaki. Opening tomorrow’s concert will be “Moment in Bashan” composed by award-winning young Chinese talent Zhang Zhiliang. Borrowing from Sichuan opera and the traditional boat songs from his native Sichuan, Zhang employs skillful orchestration to convey the impressions left on him by the splendid rivers, canyons and mountains of his hometown. Then, Shinozaki will headline Alberto Ginastera’s “Harp Concerto, Op. 25,” an intricate, surreal three-movement piece suffused with the Argentine composer’s unique personal style. Based on the folk dance rhythms of his native Argentina with echoes of the percussive qualities and rhythmic abandon of Stravinsky and Bartok, this concerto can be challenging for many solo harpists. Drawing inspirations from the seascape paintings of Joseph Turner and Katsushika Hokusai, whose “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” print the composer used to adorn the title page of his score, Claude Debussy composed “La mer” (“The Sea”) between 1903 and 1905, a milestone piece of Impressionist music. The composer augmented the standard orchestration with two harps and a large percussion section to achieve glittering tone colors. Other musical elements also help to achieve the effect: Harmonic changes serve as color washes; chords dissolve rather than resolve; short melodic motives rather than fully developed themes sparkle in brief solos. The three-movement piece depicts a brilliant and changing seascape from dawn to noon, with the play of waves and fierce wind, and finally leading to a sense of everything settling down. Finally, there will be Maurice Ravel’s masterpiece “Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2,” scored for a ballet and believed to be the composer’s best work. The ballet tells the simple story of the pastoral lovers Daphnis and Chloé, who are reunited with the help of the god Pan after Chloé is abducted by pirates. The suite consists of three parts: “Daybreak” depicting the wonder of nature’s awakening, with birds chirping and brooks bubbling, everything shrouded in warmth and light; “Pantomime” glowing with a dominating languorous flute solo; and “General Dance” vibrating with splendor and joyous delirium for the reunion of the lovers. Time: 8 p.m., July 19 Tickets: 50-880 yuan Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall (深圳音樂廳) Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宮站), Exit D (Li Dan) | 