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Meet in Beijing in a month-long arts festival

The 2018 Meet in Beijing Arts Festival will lift its curtain tonight with a symphony concert led by famous Chinese conductor Tan Lihua and his Italian counterpart Andrea Molino. It will feature both classical Chinese and Italian melodies.

The concert will usher in a month-long feast of arts filled with exhibitions, dances, concerts, as well as a gourmet festival from Italy, as Italy is this year's featured country.

Learn more here.

If you go:
7:30 pm, April 27. Concert Hall, National Center for the Performing Arts, 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district. 010 -6655-0000.
Ticket: 80-480 yuan