The 27th Beijing Music Festival was launched in Beijing on October 5 and will last until October 13.

The festival brings together performance groups and famous artists from Austria, China, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries to present 10 concerts of diverse styles across Beijing’s premier venues, including National Centre for the Performing Arts, Poly Theatre, Forbidden City Concert Hall, and the Divine Music Administration in the Temple of Heaven Park. Meanwhile, the festival combines public welfare activities such as music tours along Beijing's Central Axis, master classes, and city tours.

On October 11, the Forbidden City Concert Hall will host Andy Akiho's contemporary percussion theatre Seven Pillars, which explores the theme of dreammakers and will highlight the energy and charm of Sandbox Percussion from the United States. Seven Pillars is a percussion quartet composition featuring seven ensemble movements and individual solos for each Sandbox Percussion member, attempting to create a free space in an orderly structure.

At 14:00 on October 12 at the Central Conservatory of Music, Andy Akiho, an emerging composer and percussionist, will join hands with Sandbox Percussion to discuss percussion artistry and share insights into creation and performance.

The festival will conclude with a concert themed "Til You Rise and Sing that Summertime", where the Chinese premiere of a new semi-staged Porgy and Bess at Poly Theatre on October 12 and 13. This production to be presented by Cape Town Opera Chorus honors Gershwin's masterpiece while celebrating the passion, compassion, and individuality that inspired this great opera.

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(Source: Beijing Music Festival)