Guqin guru: Zeng Chengwei will give a guqin recital at the Cultural Centre on August 19.

Renowned guqin player Zeng Chengwei will give a recital on August 19 at the Cultural Centre.

The guqin, a seven-stringed zither, is China's oldest stringed instrument with a history of about 3,000 years.

Zeng, a native of Chengdu, began guqin lessons at an early age with his grandfather Yu Shaoze, a renowned master of the instrument.

Zeng will perform works including Confucius Reading the Book of Changes, Autumn Water, Orchid, and Flowing Water & Evening Song of the Drunken Fisherman.

The recital is another feature in the Arts Care series presented by the Leisure & Cultural Services Department.

Tickets for the show are $150 at URBTIX outlets.

Zeng will hold a pre-concert talk in Putonghua at 7.30pm on August 18 at the Cultural Centre. Admission is free. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Patrons can enjoy special offers from any of the Arts Care programmes, such as a 20% discount for each purchase of four to seven tickets, or 40% discount for each purchase of eight or more tickets.

For programme enquiries call 2268 7321, for ticketing enquiries and reservations call 2734 9009, for credit card telephone bookings call 2111 5999, for internet bookings please visit here, for more details and information please visit here.