Listings

Show

The Humor Section presents: Pete Johansson

Date: Jan 18 - 8 pm

Venue: The Bookworm, Courtyard 4, Sanlitun Nanjie, Beijing

Price: 150-180 yuan

The Humor Section is back with Pete Johansson. He is an comedian, writer and actor from Canada who lives in the UK. He has appeared on a number of notable television shows, including Comedy Central's Premium Blend, CTV's Comedy Now, CBC's Comics! and CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. He has also appeared at the prestigious Just for Laughs festival and HBO's Aspen Comedy Arts festival.

Contact: 010-6503-2050

E-mail: info@chinabookworm.com

Website: beijingbookworm.com

Recital

Hilary Hahn Violin Recital in Beijing

Date: Jan 16 - 7:30 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts - Concert Hall, Beijing

Price: 200-1,080 yuan

Hilary Hahn is a two-time Grammy-winning American violinist. In her active international career she has performed throughout the world both as a soloist with leading orchestras and conductors and as a recitalist. She also has built a strong reputation for championing contemporary music. Several works have been composed specially for her, including concerti by Edgar Meyer and Jennifer Higdon. Hahn has played with orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the NHK Symphony Orchestra, and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. In addition to being a solo violinist, Hahn has also performed as a chamber musician. Since the summer of 1992 she has performed nearly every year with the Skaneateles Chamber Music Festival in Skaneateles, New York.

Contact: 400-610-3721

E-mail: ponypiao@damai.cn

Website: en.damai.cn/event/tickets_75895/