Keyed into Chopin

Pianist Wu Muye (pictured) will give a recital by interpreting Chopin's Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise and 24 Preludes, and Beethoven's Sonata L'Appassionata. Born to a musical family, the prodigy started learning piano at 4 and received first prize at the Hong Kong Piano Competition at 9. In 2001, he entered French pianist Jacques Rouvier's class at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris. With numerous international awards, Wu toured France in 2008 and returned to perform in China in 2009. Wu says Chopin is his idol and he hopes to share his understanding of the composer with Chinese audiences.

7:30 pm. April 11. Forbidden City Concert Hall, west side of Tian'anmen, inside Zhongshan Park, Beijing. 010-6559-8285.