Harvard, Columbia alumni bring best music to Beijing

China's famous tenor Mo Hualun performs Granada with the accompaniment of Beijing Symphony Orchestra. [Photo by Chen Yingqun/chinadaily.com.cn]

Alumni of Harvard Business School & Columbia Business School hosted their annual Autumn Concert in Beijing on Thursday night, bringing leading musicians' performance to more than 400 concertgoers.

The concert was held after more than 1,000 people attended the annual conference hosted by the Harvard Business Review, where leading economists and entrepreneurs both from China and abroad thrashed ideas at the one-day meeting.

China's famous tenor Mo Hualun and soprano Chen Xiaoduo, Chinese violinist Chen Xi, pianist Yuan Jie, and the Beijing Symphony Orchestra performed many classic works, such as Granada and O sole mio. This was the fourth concert of its kind.

Brian Yu, the host of the event, said the aim is not only to bring good music to Chinese audience, but also to connect talent in Beijing and to relive memories of studying abroad.