The Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (SSO) will present two versions of “Four Seasons” by Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi and Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzolla on Friday night at Nanshan Cultural and Sports Center.

Vivaldi’s well-known pieces create musical representations of country life along the yearly seasons; the version by Piazzolla is reminiscent of life in the buzzing city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” was composed around 1720. It is Vivaldi’s best-known work and is among the most popular pieces in the Baroque music repertoire. The texture of each concerto is varied, each resembling its respective season. For example, “Winter” is peppered with silvery pizzicato notes from the high strings, calling to mind icy rain, whereas “Summer” evokes a thunderstorm in its final movement, which is why the movement is often called “Storm.”

Among the many pieces composed for his quintet, Piazzolla wrote “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.” In 1965, he composed “Summer” as an autonomous piece in the pure tango tradition. Later came “Spring,” “Autumn” and “Winter” in 1969. The four works, full of energy, combine diverse traditional elements, including jazz for its instrumentation and improvisation, classical music for its harmony and the cyclic structure of tango.

Piazzolla, better known as “the tiger of bandoneon,” composed and performed music for the bandoneon and fused tango with jazz and classical for a whole new sound redefining tango for modern audiences. He formed his own orchestra for playing tango music, but he was fascinated by both classical and jazz.

With a new group, Quinteto Nuevo Tango, he began experimenting with a fusion of all three genres and became known as the father and inventor of Tango Nuevo. At first, the traditional tango community in his home country strongly rejected him, but he eventually became a hit in the 1970s and is now celebrated for his creativity throughout the world.

The Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra was established in 1982. Many world-renowned figures have been guest conductors of the orchestra.

Time: 8 p.m., July 10

Tickets: 50-220 yuan

Venue: Nanshan Cultural and Sports Center, 2106 Nanshan Boulevard, Nanshan District (南山区南山大道2106号南山文体中心)

Metro: Luobao Line, Taoyuan Station (桃园站), Exit B