SHANGHAI

Musical treat from Teheran

The Teheran Symphony Orchestra will present a concert that marks the conclusion of this year's Shanghai Spring Music Festival. The orchestra founded in 1933 is Iran's oldest and largest. Conducted by music director and chief conductor Ali Rahbari, it will play Alireza Mashayekhi's Nima, Chinese folk piece Jasmine Flower and Western classical pieces.

7:30 pm, May 18. Shanghai Oriental Art Center's Concert Hall. 425 Dingxiang Road, Pudong, Shanghai. 021-6854-1234.

US orchestra to stage show

The Philadelphia Orchestra will perform in Shanghai under the baton of music director Yannick Nezet-Seguin. The orchestra has just signed a long-term partnership with the Shanghai Oriental Art Center to play a more active part in the Shanghai music scene and carry out more people-to-people exchanges with the local communities.

7:30 pm, May 22. Shanghai Oriental Art Center's Concert Hall. 021-6854-1234.

Lepzig string quartet to play

The Leipzig String Quartet, formed by the string principals of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in 1988, will perform in Shanghai. Praised by the New York Times for presenting "rich, mellow, unadulterated beauty" and a true "Leipzig sound", the chamber ensemble will play pieces by Brahms, Beethoven and Dvorak.

7:15 pm, May 15. Shanghai Grand Theatre's Lyric Theatre. 300 Renmin Avenue, Huangpu district, Shanghai. 400-106-8686.