Music lovers heard voices from around the world at the third National Center for the Perfomring Arts (NCPA) Chorus Festival in Beijing this month.

The two-week concert ended Saturday following performances that included a salute to Gustav Mahler on the 100th anniversary of the composer’s death from the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra. Led by Myung-Thun Chung, the orchestra performed Mahler’s famous Fourth Symphony.

Another highlight was the return to Beijing of Giacomo Puccini’s classic opera Turandot.

The Chinese Opera Theater launched a special Peking opera, performed by couples, during the Double Sevenths Festival to praise the beautiful love story by using traditional art.

Six choirs, from Slovenia, Austria and China performed during this year’s festival.