With Conductor Kristjan Jarvi at the helm, the world-class London Symphony is performing two nights in Shanghai. With soloists Jian Wang (Cello) and Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), the first evening features pieces by Britten, Shostakovich, and Bartok. The second evening features the Symphony performing pieces from Berstein (symphonic dances from West Side Story), Liszt, and Rachmaninov.
From the folk's behind Shanghai's famous ERA show comes another multi-media, multi-million RMB high flying, death-defying acrobats extravaganza. The much anticipated sequel to ERA, "Kaleido" refers to the "countless possibilities people can imagine of the future". The show features Chinese acrobatics, martial arts, modern dance, Chinese traditional and modern performance elements, combined with state-of-the-art stage production.
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Founded in 1952, Camerata Salzburg is the permier chamber orchestra ensemble from Salzburg, famous for their world tours and chamber music releases, of which they have more than 50. Also know for their cultural diversity, the Camerata Salzburg boasts members from over 20 different countries. For their performance in Shanghai, featured players are Lukas Hagen (Violin) and Iris Juda (Viola). World class chamber music in Shanghai.
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Over the weekend of September 4 and 5, the 2010 Shanghai Sevens will once again bring world class rugby to the city. Thousands of spectators will be there, watching the city's biggest rugby event, and for the second consecutive year, the Shanghai Sevens host the IRB Asian Sevens Series: 12 international teams, 16 amateur club teams, 4 international women's teams, and 2 vets teams. More information at their website.
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The Polish National Ballet will be performing two performances of "Chopin - The Romantic Artist". The piece is a new ballet, designed in Warsaw, invoking the great Polish Romantic’s life and history. The script is the work of writer Antoni Libera, while the music will include not only pieces by Fryderyk Chopin but also composers who were influenced by his work: Hector Berlioz, Sergei Lyapunov, Franz Liszt, and Robert Schumann.
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The St. Petersburg Ice Ballet visit Shanghai and stage three of their most acclaimed productions: Swan Lake, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty. Having performed over 7,000 international shows since 1967, the St. Petersburg State Ice Ballet appeals to audiences of all ages with lavish sets and costumes, and a cast of internationally acclaimed ice skaters. All productions are staged by its principal choreographer Merited Artist of Russia Konstantin Rassadin.
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The Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai returns in October with the year's best singles & doubles players. All your favorite tennis stars vying for top honors. The culminating event of the men's professional tournament season takes place at the state-of-the-art Qi Zhong Tennis Center. Asia's biggest tennis facility at 15,000-seats .
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Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen is a classic German opera, originally penned as a seven-hour tour de force of unmatched grandure and exhaltation. For the first time ever in Shanghai, the internationally-acclaimed, award-wining Cologne Opera House (dir. Robert Carsen) will be performing all four parts of this masterpiece -- "The Rhinegold", "The Valkyrie", "Siegfried", and "The Twilight of the Gods" -- split over four nights.
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They say you haven't been to Shanghai unless you've seen the acrobats. A multi-million dollar show, "ERA - Intersection of Time" is Shanghai's most popular acrobatic show, featuring the gamut of traditional and contemporary Chinese acrobatics from aerial walking, bowl balancing, and trampoline shows to high flying trapeze acts and motorcycle cage stunts.
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