Renowned Chinese violinist Liu Yang will make his Hong Kong debut using a US$2 million antique violin next month.
Born in Qingdao, Liu rose to fame when he won the first prize at the National Violin Competition in China.
He also won an award at the 12th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 2002.
He will be using the Stradivarius violin, known as The Lady Tennant, during his performance in Hong Kong.
Crafted in 1699 by Antonio Stradivari, the masterpiece was sold in April last year for US$2,032,000.
The violin was named The Lady Tennant when Scottish businessman Charles Tennant bought it in 1900 for his wife, an amateur violin player.
The Stradivari Society loaned the instrument to Liu in June last year in recognition of his achievements. Soon afterwards, he used The Lady Tennant at a concert at the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC.