The Epoch String Quartet Photo: Courtesy of Douban

Epoch String Quartet Concert - Music event

This music event in Changsha, Central China's Hunan Province, will be performed by the Epoch String Quartet, a young quartet group established in 2021.  

Two violinists, a violist and a cellist, all four members of the Epoch String Quartet are from Ensemble Epoch, a group led by the renowned violinist Wang Zhijiong. 

The performance style of the Epoch String Quartet is passionate, elegant and full of tension. Although the group has only been established for a year, they have already performed in several cities across the country. 

With the four players' persistent pursuit and love for music, they have created a large number of chamber music works in a short period of time. 

The audience at the concert will be able to enjoy not only Western classical pieces from great composers such as Mozart, Schubert and Tchaikovsky, but also Chinese classic music such as The Butterfly Lovers.

Where: Changsha Concert Hall, Changsha

When: September 4, 2022

Price: From 60 yuan ($9)

Graffiti Utopia - Art exhibition

This exhibition is organized by the renowned Asian graffiti group ABS CREW in collaboration with Wan Art. With over 150 pieces of artworks by more than 30 extraordinary international graffiti artists including ABS CREW, it is the most immersive graffiti art exhibition in China.

The exhibition focuses on the development and evolution of graffiti art, presenting a brand-new graffiti world to visitors. 

The exhibit explores how graffiti has attracted an increasing number of artists and how it leads fashion trends and the aesthetic tastes of the public.

There are six sections in this exhibition: TAG, Throw-up, Luminous Maze, Piece, Street Art and Workshop. Visitors can create their own graffiti in the last section with the help of professionals. A gift shop is available at the end of the exhibition for the viewers to purchase gifts with sporting graffiti they like. 

Where: 798 Art Factory, Beijing

When: Until September 4, 2022

Price: 98 yuan ($14)

Alberto Peral: Two Times - Art exhibition

This exhibition in Shanghai is the first solo show for Spanish artist and sculptor Alberto Peral in Asia.

The exhibition is displaying 22 artworks created by the artist, most of which were made specially this year for the exhibition. 

The artist attributes the inspiration for the works on display at the exhibition to various forms of cylinders, which can be seen as flat circles from one perspective but then become alive and fluid as the plane expands in three dimensions. 

Peral specializes in using flat materials to make three-dimensional objects, adding a sense of volume to seemingly light shapes.

According to Peral, he has always been interested in the relationship between art and viewers, so he focuses on the height his works are placed at and how viewers approach them.

Where: Matthew Liu Fine Arts, Shanghai

When: Until August 27, 2022

Price: 30 yuan ($4)