One of the most important performances of the festival, the UK's Coldstream Guards Band made its debut in Shanghai on the evening of October 22. [Photo/Xinhua]

This year, great improvements were made in the quality and quantity of performances, with more original artistic creations such as the Echoes of Eternity ballet show co-produced by Shanghai Ballet and Shanghai Grand Theatre, a modern dance Under Siege by Yang Liping, a music drama co-produced by Chinese and Jewish performers Jews in Shanghai.

World-renowned performing troupes and maestros such as Bollywood Dance Workshop, Russian popular singer Vitas, German die Kölner Akademie, Argentina Buenos Aires Tango Group，eight pianists by Estonian Piano Orchestra also raised the festival's identity.