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How I Met The Master - Isabelle Huppert Reads Marguerite Duras

Date: June 14 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 90-1,646 yuan

Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in more than 100 films and television productions since her debut in 1971. She is the most nominated actress for the Cesar Award, with 16 nominations. Huppert was made Chevalier of the Ordre national du Merite in 1994 and was promoted to Officier in 2005. Huppert is the most nominated actress for the Moliere Award, with 7 nominations. She made her London stage debut in the title role of the play Mary Stuart in 1996, and her New York stage debut in a 2005 production of 4.48 Psychosis. She returned to the New York stage in 2009 to perform in Heiner Muller's Quartett, and in 2014 to star in a Sydney Theatre Company production of The Maids.

The Harvard Krokodiloes 2017

Date: June 10 - 2 pm

Venue: Beijing Concert Hall

Price: 30 - 799 yuan

The Harvard Krokodiloes are Harvard University's oldest a cappella singing group, founded in 1946. Four members of the Hasty Pudding Club at 12 Holyoke Street, popular for its all-male, burlesque musical theatre productions, began singing popular hits of their time in four-part harmony. The Krokodiloes, deriving their name from the ancient Greek word for crocodile, krokodilos, now consists of twelve tuxedo-clad undergraduates who sing songs from the Great American Songbook and beyond. The group has performed on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Good Morning America, National Public Radio, and on numerous international national television programs. Each year, the Krokodiloes continue to travel around the world on an eleven-week, six-continent tour. They have recorded 31 albums.

My Song-Sophie Zelmani 2017

Date: June 24 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Suzhou Du Shu Hu Ying Theatre

Price: 100-380 yuan

Zelmani was born in the suburbs of Stockholm in 1972. Despite no professional music training, Zelmani became a songwriter and recorded some songs at a local studio. After she mailed the demos to three record companies, Zelmani was offered a record deal by Sony Music Sweden. Sophie Zelmani recorded her debut, eponymous album with Sony in 1995. The album was produced and arranged by Lars Halapi and co-produced by Patrik Sventelius, who also played guitar. She described the process of making the album: "In the beginning Lars and I spent a few months in the studio.