A melody of influences

Todos los Tonos y Ayres, a Spanish duo featuring musicians Abigail R. Horro and Ruben Garcia-Benito, performed in Beijing's Instituto Cervantes on Sept 3.

This followed a performance on Aug 31, at 798 Cube, in the capital's 798 Art Zone.

As one of the first Spanish early music ensembles specializing not only in European music but also in the research of East Asian early music, particularly Chinese music, the duo aims to raise awareness of the historical and musical relations that existed in the past between Europe and Asia.

The musicians received training in China and played Chinese musical instruments. They have carried out several artistic and research projects in collaboration with entities such as the Confucius Institute and performed in music festivals in China, such as the Meet In Beijing Arts Festival.