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French Jazz Artist Thomas Enhco Piano Recital

Date: May 6 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Beijing Concert Hall

Price: 80-599 yuan

Thomas Enhco, born in Paris, starts playing the violin and piano at an early age, and studies classical music and jazz in both instruments. At 12, Thomas enters the Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood, where he is spotted by the drummer Peter Erskine who offers to participate in Thomas Enhco's first CD. He is then accepted at the Paris Conservatory National Sup��rieur de Musique et Danse. In 2004-2005, Thomas composes and records his first album, Esquisse, which is released in 2006 (label Ames, distrib. Harmonia Mundi). He reaches the finals in the Defense National Jazz Competition in 2005 and receives the Young Talent Price at the Montauban Jazz Festival in 2006.

Contact: 400-610-3721

Siro-A - Spectacle Projection Mapping Show

Date: April 8-9 - 7:30 pm

Venue: People Grand Theater

Price: 80-680 yuan

SIRO-A is a seven member Japanese entertainment performance group from Sendai, Japan. Their name SIRO-A (SIRO means White, colorless in Japanese) means "belonging to no group, impossible to define as anybody." SIRO-A fuses mime, groundbreaking visual effects, and a techno soundtrack to create a whole new entertainment "Technodelic & Visual Show." The group was formed in 2002 in Sendai. Following their success at Venezia Young Art Performance in 2004, they received the Bronze Award at GEISHA#7 the next year. In 2011, SIRO-A won the prestigious "Spirit of the Fringe" Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and received international media exposure. Their international success was followed by their first European tour in German, Denmark, Austria, and France 2012.

Contact: 400-610-3721