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Shanghai

Gulliver onstage

[Photo provided to China Daily]

Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels will be staged as a children's play by the French company Skappa & Associes. The 45-minute production is fit for people ages "3-100". The visuals and music are expected to dazzle.

10:30 am, 2 pm, 4:30 pm, Thursday. Lancing Media Theater, 400 Zhangyang Road, Pudong district.

Hello, cellos!

The Shanghai Symphony will present a chamber concert featuring its 14 cellists. Programs include Holberg's Time from Holberg Suite by Edvard Grieg, and Bachianas Brasileiras No 1 and 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos.

7:45 pm, Friday. Shanghai Symphony Hall, 1380 Fuxing Middle Road, Xuhui district. 400-821-0522.

Accordion master

French accordion virtuoso Richard Galliano will give a concert with Geneva Camerata, an innovative chamber ensemble consisting of young soloists. Galliano learned to play the accordion at the age of 4 from his father.

7:30 pm, June 17. Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Road, Pudong district. 021-6854-1234.

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