Artists perform during an opening concert paying tribute to the fight against COVID-19 during the 23rd Beijing Music Festival (BMF) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 10, 2020. The 23rd BMF kicked off Saturday here. The highlight of the 11-day festival is a series of non-stop classical music shows that will be performed both online and offline for over 240 hours. (Xinhua)

Artists perform during an opening concert paying tribute to the fight against COVID-19 during the 23rd Beijing Music Festival (BMF) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 10, 2020. The 23rd BMF kicked off Saturday here. The highlight of the 11-day festival is a series of non-stop classical music shows that will be performed both online and offline for over 240 hours. (Xinhua)

Artists perform during an opening concert paying tribute to the fight against COVID-19 during the 23rd Beijing Music Festival (BMF) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 10, 2020. The 23rd BMF kicked off Saturday here. The highlight of the 11-day festival is a series of non-stop classical music shows that will be performed both online and offline for over 240 hours. (Xinhua)

Composer Zou Ye conducts an opening concert paying tribute to the fight against COVID-19 during the 23rd Beijing Music Festival (BMF) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 10, 2020. The 23rd BMF kicked off Saturday here. The highlight of the 11-day festival is a series of non-stop classical music shows that will be performed both online and offline for over 240 hours. (Xinhua)