Russian pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev will play Mozart’s “Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, K282,” “Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K330,” Beethoven’s “Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110” and “Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111.”

At age 21, Pletnev won the Gold Medal at the VI International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1978, which earned him international recognition and drew great attention worldwide. He also taught at the Moscow Conservatory. Pletnev’s piano repertoire is extensive and he has acknowledged Sergei Rachmaninoff as a particularly notable influence on him as a musician.

In 1990, Pletnev founded the Russian National Orchestra and became its first principal conductor. He was principal guest conductor of the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, Switzerland from 2008 to 2010. Pletnev has made a number of recordings with Deutsche Grammophon. His recordings are mostly of Russian works, though in 2007 he recorded the complete Beethoven symphonies.

Time: 8 p.m., Nov. 2

Tickets: 100-580 yuan

Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, Futian District (福田區深圳音樂廳)

Metro: Line 3 or 4 to Children’s Palace Station (少年宮站), Exit D(SD News)