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The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra works to enliven baroque music with new sounds. The German orchestra, which was founded in 1987, will perform Bach's four orchestral suites in Beijing. It performs a quarter of its concerts under guest conductors, such as Ivor Bolton, Rene Jacobs, Philippe Herreweghe and Trevor Pinnock. 7:30 pm, March 7. Forbidden City Concert Hall (inside Zhongshan Park), Northwest of Tian'anmen Square, Beijing. 010-6559-8285. Provided to China Daily