The China Victory Day of 3 September has made international headline news this week with the 80th anniversary celebration of the end of World War II. The Australian tour of Songs of Peace and Remembrance marks the occasion in Canberra, Melbourne and, finally, in Sydney.

Presented by Ausfeng and the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, the concert features some 20 performers from the conservatory in a diverse program of songs and instrumental music.

Tuesday night’s performance in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House is embraced wholeheartedly by a Chinese majority audience who visibly enjoy the highly polished performances of well-known music from their homeland. It is compèred in English and Mandarin by a pair of MCs and supported by an efficient stage crew who seamlessly