Claudia Yang, a homegrown Malaysian pianist, and the Guangxi Symphony Orchestra then demonstrated their skills in Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat Major composed by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt.

The concert reached its climax when the orchestra accompanied Yang in playing the Piano Concerto "Dream of the Red Chamber", which was inspired by one of the greatest Chinese classics and won long lasting applause from the audience.

The concert on Tuesday evening was the first stint of a performance tour jointly hosted by Malaysia's ministry of tourism, arts and culture, the Chinese embassy in Malaysia as well as the China National Arts Fund. The performance will also take place in Kota Kinabalu and Penang, two other Malaysian cities later this week.