For pianists, East meets West at the keyboards

Halfway through French Spirit, the opening program of the 14th Meet in Beijing Arts Festival, lights dimmed and two pianos were moved to center stage at the National Center for the Performing Arts.

Philippe Entremont, the renowned French pianist and conductor, was at one piano while Tian Jiaxin, a 27-year-old pianist from Beijing, walked to the other.

Accompanied by the China National Opera House Symphony Orchestra, the two played Mozart's Piano Concerto No 10 in E - flat major.