The Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse comes to Beijing on a China tour that also includes Shanghai, Wuhan, Tianjin and Chongqing. With its 125 musicians and conductor Tugan Sokhiev, the French orchestra has recorded more than 60 albums featuring music from Russian, French and Chinese musicians and tours the world on a regular basis. The concert will feature cellist Tatjana Vassiljeva (pictured).
7:30 pm, May 17. Forbidden City Concert Hall, west side of Tian'anmen, inside Zhongshan Park, Beijing.
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