An Austrian shares his passion for the clarinet in Beijing

Andreas Ottensamer, the principal clarinetist of the Berlin Philharmonic, just had a hectic 48 hours in China.

Shortly after landing in Beijing, the 27-year-old Austrian played tennis to relax. The next afternoon, he gave a 90-minute master class and sat for interviews, and then played another round of tennis. On his last day in the capital, he played in a concert with Argentine pianist Jose Gallardo on Thursday, during the ongoing 15th Beijing Music Festival, the city's annual event devoted to classical music.

"It's boring to just have one thing in life to express feelings and experiences. Sports and music are two things keeping me energetic," says the clarinetist.