What's up Guangzhou: July 22-28

July 22: Biz, Beers & Beach Party

Enjoy this opportunity to network and knock back beer in Aussi fashion at Bondi's Biz, Beers & Beach Party, presented by the Australian Chamber of Commerce. Must RSVP in advance. 

Cost: RMB120

When: 7pm

Where: No. 3, 3/F, Xingsheng Plaza, 11 Xingsheng Lu (next to Chinese Hotpot and above Pandan), Zhujiang Xincheng, Tianhe District 天河区珠江新城兴盛路11号兴盛汇3层3铺 (3809 8064)

July 23: Brewers & Union Trivia at Hooley's

Register your team of four to five people before 8pm to enjoy some mind-bending trivia. Prizes for the top three teams and live music afterwards with The Vibe starting at 10pm.

Cost: Free

When: 8-10pm

Where: No. 101, 8 Xingsheng Lu， Zhujiang Xincheng, Tianhe District 天河区珠江新城兴盛路8号101 (3886 2675)

July 24: Li Yundi (pictured above)

Conducted by the most esteemed Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit, who currently serves as the principal conductor and artistic director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, Li Yundi will perform with the National Youth Orchestra of the USA. Li is most well known for being the youngest pianist to win the 2000 International Chopin Piano Competition when he was only 18 years old. His second recording of Liszt for Deutsche Grammophon was released in August 2003 and named Best CD of the Year by the New York Times.  Li's repertoire will include Passacaglia: The Secret of Wind and Birds' by Tan Dun, Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat by Beethoven, and Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz.

Cost: RMB180-1,080

When: 8pm

Where: Xinghai Concert Hall, 33 Qingbo Lu, ErShadao, Tianhe District 天河区二沙岛晴波路33号星海音乐厅 (8758 8735, 8735 3869)

July 26: Classic Movie Soundtracks

The piano fight from the film The Legend of 1900 still stirs our mind. Enduring Movement, a piece of work created by three pianists for the film, will be performed at this month's concert. The repertoire also includes an Oscar winning score from The Godfather, Japanese composer Joe Hisaish's Castle of the Sky, The Sound of Music original scores, striking music from Cinema Paradiso and many more.

Cost: RMB100-58

When: 8pm

Where: Xinghai Concert Hall, 33 Qingbo Lu, ErShadao, Tianhe District 天河区二沙岛晴波路33号星海音乐厅 (8758 8735, 8735 3869)

July 27: F.C. Internazionale Milano vs, Real Madrid C.F. 

On July 27, F.C. Internazionale Milano will face off against Real Madrid C.F. as a part of the International Champions Cup.

The game starts at 8pm at Tianhe Stadium.

F.C. Internazionale, often referred to as Inter Milan outside Italy, will also be visiting Shanghaiand Shenzhen in the coming weeks, battling against Bayern Munich and A.C. Milan respectively.

By many accounts the Guangzhou match is the one to see, as Real Madrid is the ten-time European champions.

Cost: RMB480-1680

When: 7pm

Where: Tianhe Stadium, 299 天河路 Tianhe

July 28: Tal Zilber

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Israeli pianist Tal Zilber is versatile in that he has mastered a variety of musical genres, including pop, jazz and classical. A soloist with the Ramat Hasharon Orchestra in Tel Aviv and with Bethel Orchestra in Hartford, CT, his performances have been seen by audiences in the US, China, Australia and Argentina. July 28 will see him play Waltz in A-minor by Chopin, The Seasons by Tchaikovsky, Fantasy in D-minor by Mozart, For Elise by Beethoven, and many more.

Cost: RMB80-280

When: 8pm

Where: Guangzhou Opera House, 1 Zhujiang Xi Lu, Tianhe District 天河区珠江西路1号广州大剧院 (3839 2888)