Vladimir and Vovka Ashkenazy perform a series of piano duo concerts in early May across China.

The three-recital tour starts on 2 May at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, as part of the NCPA 2015 Summer Season and May Festival, and features works by Schubert, Ravel and Rachmaninov. The duo then travel to Qingdao and Jinan for performances at the Qingdao Grand Theatre on 4 May and Shandong Grand Theatre on 6 May.

The pianists will tour with each other again in spring 2016 when they travel to Japan together for concerts at the Festival Hall in Osaka, Miyazaki International Music Festival and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. Prior to this tour, the duo will perform a recital at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona.