British orchestra performs in Beijing for Leonard Bernstein's birthday

Award-winning conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the Philharmonia Orchestra, a British orchestra based in London, for a performance in Beijing to mark the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.[Photo provided to China Plus]

World-famous pianist Krystian Zimerman (left) and conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen (center) attend a press briefing ahead of their performance in Beijing to mark the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.[Photo provided to China Plus]

Audiences applaud the Philharmonia Orchestra and pianist Krystian Zimerman, following their performance in Beijing to mark the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.[Photo provided to China Plus]