Gerhard Oppitz’s piano recital German pianist Gerhard Oppitz will play Schubert’s “Sonata C Major, D. 840” and Liszt’s “Ballade No. 2 in B Minor” at a recital. Time: 8 p.m., Oct. 9 Booking: WeChat account “gdszlgcc” Venue: Longgang Cultural Center, Longgang District (龍崗文化中心) Metro: Line 3 to Longcheng Square Station (龍城廣場站), Exit D Cantonese opera The Guangdong Cantonese Opera Institute will present two classic Cantonese opera shows: “Madam Xian” and “The Legend of Liu Yi.” The institute was founded in 1958, with Zeng Xiaomin as director. Time: 8 p.m., Oct. 11 (“Madam Xian”), Oct. 12 (“The Legend of Liu Yi”) Booking: WeChat account “深圳大劇院票務在線” 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 Chorus, dance The world-famous Vienna Boys’ Choir will enchant locals with their beautiful voice Friday night. Béjart Ballet Lausanne will present contemporary ballet shows which combine traditional ballet with elements of modern dance and multimedia. Chorus: 8 p.m., Oct. 13 Dance: 8 p.m., Oct. 13-14; 3:30 p.m., Oct. 15 Booking: WeChat account “GuangmingArtCenter” Venue: Guangming Culture and Art Center (光明文化藝術中心) Metro: Line 6 to Fenghuang Town Station (鳳凰城站), Exit B Symphony, folk music, violin Iranian-born conductor Alexander Rahbari will lead the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra on Thursday to perform Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 5” and Dvo?ák’s “Cello Concerto in B Minor” with German cellist Niklas Eppinger as soloist. Chinese musician Zhang Weiliang, a flute, xiao and xun artist, will present an evening of Chinese folk tunes Saturday. On Sunday, Russian violinist Vadim Repin will collaborate with pianist Svetlana Smolina to play pieces by Debussy, Grieg and Franck. Time: 8 p.m., Oct. 12 (symphony), Oct. 14 (folk), Oct. 15 (violin) Booking: WeChat account “szyyt_piao” Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, Futian District (深圳音樂廳) Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宮站), Exit D Trio, quartet Young Chinese violinist Mao Yiming will collaborate with guitarist Pu Xiaobo and cellist Chen Yiqiu to play pieces by Paganini, Lobos, Diego, Gnattali, Zenamon and Piazzolla on Saturday. The following evening, veteran cellist Chu Yibing will lead his cello quartet to play tunes by Rossini, Lucia, Pixinguinha, Boismortier, Wagner, Gershwin, Tchaikovsky, Fitzenhagen and Popper. Time: 8 p.m., Oct. 14 (trio), Oct. 15 (quartet) Ticketing: WeChat account “cmskpac” Venue: Mountain View Theater, inside Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Nanshan District (海上世界文化藝術中心內境山劇場) Metro: Line 2 or 12 to Sea World Station (海上世界站), Exit A ‘Thumberlina’ The Yerevan State Puppet Theater from Armenia will present “Thumbelina” adapted from Anderson’s timeless fairytale at two shows in Nanshan and Futian respectively. The puppet theater was founded in 1935 and is also the location of the Pavlos Boroyan Puppet Museum, where about 200 exhibits are presented. Time: 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m., Oct. 14 (Nanshan), Oct. 15 (Futian) Booking: WeChat account “juchengwangluo” Venue 1: Nanshan Culture and Sports Center, Nanshan District (南山文體中心) Metro: Line 1 or 12 to Taoyuan Station (桃園站), Exit B Venue 2: Shenzhen Women and Children Building, Futian District (深圳婦兒大廈) Metro: Line 2 or 9 to Jingtian Station (景田站), Exit C ‘First Love’ The Beijing Modern Dance Company will stage the dance drama “First Love,” which portrays a group of ambitious young people pursuing their dreams in a bustling city. Enhanced by the familiar melodies of beloved Chinese pop songs, the show expresses the youth’s thoughts and perspectives on life. Time: 3 p.m., Oct. 15 Booking: WeChat account “PingShanTheatre” Venue: Pingshan Theater (坪山大劇院) Metro: Line 14 to Pingshan Square Station (坪山廣場站), Exit D1 | 