Erhu Recital of Gu Huaiyan
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 24
Venue: Zhangjiagang Poly Grand Theater
Ticket Price: RMB380/280/180/100/30 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.
To-melody Concert To-melody Ensemble of Central Conservatory of Music
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 24
Venue: Taicang Grand Theater
Ticket Price: RMB280/180/80 yuan
1. A Tango Suite No.1 – Xinruo Chen
Abbandono Tango/ The sky in Lisbon/ The Castle above Clouds
2. Invierno portena – Astor Piazzolla
3. Primavera portena – Astor Piazzolla
4. Milonga del angel – Astor Piazzolla
5. Concireto Para Quinteto – Astor Piazzolla
6. Tangata – Astor Piazzolla
INTERMISSION
7. Adapted by Xu Keqing: Flowers and teens
8. Recuerdos De La Alhambra – Francisco Tarrega
9. op.45 Nikola Kapustin: Motive Force op.45
Toccata eight concerto etude op.40 no.3
10. George Gershwin-Jascha Heifetz:《Porgy and Bess》:
It Ain’t Necessarily So
Bess，You Is My Woman
11. Adios nonino – Astor Piazzolla
12. Folwers Tango – Yongmin Li
13. The Silk Road – Yobgmin Li
14. Escualo – Astor piazzolla
*Program is subject to change
The Octonauts: Submarine Program
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 24
Venue: Suzhou Bay Grand Theater
Ticket Price: RMB380/280/180/100 yuan
Duration: Approximately 70 minutes, no intermission
Produced by Silvergate in the UK, The Octonauts blends action, adventure, marine biology and teamwork for preschool kids together.
Time Traveler·Dimension Breaking Zhang Haotian Piano Solo Concerrt
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 23
Venue: Jinji Lake Concert Hall SCAC 2nd Floor
Ticket Price: RMB380/280/180/80 yuan
Duration: Approximately 100minutes with a 15-min intermission
Tim ZHANG Piano
Schubert/Liszt arr. Standchen
Auf dem Wasser zu singen
Gretchen am Spinnrade
Glinka/Balakirev arr. The Lark
Verdi / Liszt arr. Paraphrase on RIGOLETTO
Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
INTERMISSION
Schumann/Liszt arr. Widmung
Liszt Liebestraum No. 3
Tchaikovsky/Pletnev arr. Concert Suite fromThe Nutcracker
Stravinsky Three Movements from Petrushka
*Program is subject to change
Palace of Eternal Life by Shanghai Kunqu Opera Company
In Celebration of the 120th Anniversary of the Birth of Yu Zhenfei
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 23
Venue: Suzhou Bay Grand Theater
Ticket Price: RMB280/180/120 yuan
Duration: Approximately 150 minutes, no intermission
Yang Yuhuan is conferred as the imperial concubine by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty for her beauty and artistic talent. However, a disturbance shatters their dream and eventually destroys their love.
Thunderstorm
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 23
Venue: Changshu Grand Theater
Ticket Price: RMB380/280/180/80 yuan
Thunderstorm, or Leiyu, written by Cao Yu is the cornerstone of realistic Chinese play. It analyses the society and history at that time through two families tied in innumerable ways.
The Adventure of Mozart
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 23
Venue: Kunshan Culture and Arts Center
Ticket Price: RMB100/80/50/30 yuan
The concert starts with Twelve Variations on “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman” by Mozart and brings the audience back to the 18th century to feel the charm of music.
Stand By You Joe Hisaishi & Hayao Miyazaki Theme Concert
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 22 & 21
Venue: Yinshanhu Grand Theater
Ticket Price: RMB280/100/50 yuan
The concert will give the audience a chance to enjoy the scores written by Joe Hisaishi and experience the wonderful moments in Hayao Miyazaki’s films.
Breath 2022 x Wan Xiaoli
Time: 7:30 p.m., July 19
Venue: Kunshan Culture and Arts Center
Ticket Price: RMB380/280/180/100 yuan
Wan Xiaoli is a Chinese independent musician and hailed as “China’s Bob Dylan”.
Serial Exhibitions to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of Soochow Fine Arts School
Invitational Exhibition of Works by Famous Oil Painters in China
Time: July 15 to August 3
Venue: No. 1, 2 and 3 Exhibition Halls of Suzhou Art Museum
Exhibition of Works by Three Scholars of Canglang
Time: July 15 to December 28
Venue: Yan Wenliang Memorial Hall (Suzhou Oil Painting Gallery)
Exhibition of Works by Wu Zishen
Time: July 15 to December 28
Venue: Yan Wenliang Memorial Hall (Suzhou Oil Painting Gallery)
Yan Wenliang, Hu Cuizhong, Zhu Shijie, Gu Zhonghua and Cheng Shaochuan founded Soochow Fine Arts School at the Canglang Pavilion in 1922 (Yan, Hu and Zhu were acclaimed as “Three Scholars of Canglang”). The school set up the board in 1927 with Wu Zishen, friend of Yan Wenliang and the richest person in Suzhou at that time, as the chairman. Wu since invested a large sum of money in the school. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Soochow Fine Arts School, Suzhou Public Cultural Center will hold a series of exhibitions and events.
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.
New Prints Exhibition of Yangtze River Delta Basin
Time: July 7 to 24
Venue: Zhangjiagang Art Gallery
Eight print masters from the Yangtze River Delta will serve as the mentors and each will recommend two to four young print artists. Visitors can expect to come across prints with both traditional and modern styles.
Happy Heroes 3: The Stones
Director: Huang Weiming
Stars: Liu Hongyun, Deng Yuting, Yan Yanzi
Genre: Comedy, Animation
In Theaters: July 22, 2022
Runtime: 96 minutes
Big M. and Little M. send out their monsters to find and destroy a powerful stone is shown off at a technology exhibition. Meanwhile, the Supermen must cope with losing their powers, leading to the people of Planet Xing fending for themselves.