Beijing Music Festival opens with Mozart extravaganza

China Global Television Network (CGTN) - Oct 10, 2026

Ninety-year-old conducting legend Charles Dutoit has been in Beijing leading the Beijing Music Festival Orchestra, joined by pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja for a performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482. The concert at the National Centre for the Performing Arts Friday evening marked the opening of the Beijing Music Festival.

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