Global Music Concert: Eben Trio, Czech

Date: Oct 22 — 7:30 pm Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts Price: 100-200 yuan Eben Trio is one of the top ensembles in the Czech Republic as well as abroad. The members of the ensemble are three great international soloists — a pianist Terezie Fialová, a violinist Roman Pato ka and a cellist Ji í Bárta. The group bears its name from a significant Czech composer Petr Eben, who lived in the second half of the 20th century. It is a holder of The Czech Chamber Music Society Award in 2012, which is an integral part of The Czech Philharmonic and is given to the best chamber ensembles. In summer 2013, the trio took part in a prestigious Verbier Festival & Academy in Switzerland, as the very first Czech trio. The ensemble has played in most European countries and in the United States. It records for Czech, German and French radio. Contact: 010-6655-0000

Beijing Film Academy Drama Iphigenia in Tauris

Date: Oct 24 — 7:30 pm Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts Price: 80-160 yuan When the Trojan War has just broken out, the Greek commander Agamemnon, who is self-willed, offends the Goddess of the Hunt Artemis, who orders him to offer his daughter’s life as a sacrifice. Agamemnon lies to his wife Clytemnestra that he will marry their daughter Iphigenia to the hero Achilles, and therefore deceives his wife into taking their daughter to the port of Aulis, where he then sends his daughter to the altar as an offering to the goddess. After the war is over, Clytemnestra murders Agamemnon in a fit of pique. Their son Orestes commits matricide to revenge his father, and therefore screws around with Nemesis. He is forced to flee and steal the statue of god in Tauris. However, his elder sister Iphigenia is still alive, since she has been saved by the Goddess of the Hunt and sent to Tauris to serve as a priest there. Contact: 010-6655-0000