Eighteen-year-old violinist Jason Shu — a 2012 Minnesota Varsity Featured Artist with the Take 4 String quartet — will be performing this weekend at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis.
He will join the Moscow Ballet as part of their "Musical Wunderkind" program, during their performance of "The Great Russian Nutcracker." Shu will open the program with The Dying Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns, accompanying Moscow Ballet's principal ballerina, Karyna Shatkovskaya.
This will be a new experience for Shu who, in a recent interview with the Pioneer Press, noted "it's a completely new journey for me. I normally stick to my solo repertoire, so I'm excited."
The performances take place at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Orpheum. For tickets, visit the Hennepin Theatre Trust box office.
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