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Violin Recital by Julia Bushkova, Russia

Date: Oct 4－7:45 pm

Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Centre

Prices: RMB 50-300

Acclaimed by Joseph Gingold as a "virtuoso of high rank", Julia Bushkova has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras and in recital throughout the United States, in her native Russia, as well as Germany, Italy, Canada, United Kingdom, Poland, South Africa, Mexico, Chile and Venezuela. "Schwarzwalder Bote" (Germany) described her playing as "a Russian violin tradition of highest elegance". The Grand Rapids Press and the Ann Arbor News emphasized "her remarkable expressiveness and an unusually large and beautiful tone ... her dazzling cadenzas and extraordinary technical execution".

45th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

Date: Oct 3-12－2:30 pm

Venue: Guangxi Sports Centre Gymnasium, Nanning

Price: RMB 50-100

Olympic Champion Li Ning was born and raised in the Guangxi region. The 45th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships will reunite him with former opponents, including Peter Vidmar, of Los Angeles, now a member of the FIG Executive Committee. The two men both took home medals on the pommel horse.