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The Third Beijing International Music Festival concluded
Saturday evening at Poly Theater.
Vice Premier Li Lanqing and other senior officials
attended the orchestra concert and closing ceremony of the 25-day
music gala.
More than 30 performances were given during
the festival, by art groups including Budapest Festival Orchestra,
Italy's Verona Opera House and other well-known musical groups,
which consisted of more than 1,000 artists from around the world.
Meanwhile, organizers provided music students
with masters' lectures and two free concerts, one for children and
the other for college students.
The organizers said that they aim to make the
festival, jointly sponsored by Ministry of Culture and Beijing Municipal
government, a world-famous event of its kind.
(People's Daily 11/12/2000)
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