Piano with pizzazz

French pianist Cedric Tiberghien will stage a recital in Beijing. Tiberghien, who started playing piano at age 5, studied at the Conservatoire National Superieur de la Musique in Paris with Frederic Aguessy and Gerard Fremy. He won several major awards at international competitions, including Bremen, Dublin and Tel Aviv, which elevated his international career and led to more than 150 engagements worldwide.

The program will include Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata, Debussy's Masques and Schumann's Kreisleriana.

7:30 pm, March 16. Concert Hall, National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing. 010-6655-0000.