Polish musician and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki and German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter kicked off a concert tour across China on October 16 in Beijing's National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA). The musical maestros will perform in the Chinese cities of Zhengzhou, Shanghai, Changsha, Xiamen and Fuzhou with the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra of Poland. The music carnival marks the 100th anniversary of Poland's independence.