On 1.October 2026, the historic Palais Pálffy in Vienna became the setting for a musical dialogue between China and Austria. Presented by the Golden July Music Festival Vienna, the Vocal Recital with German and Chinese Art Songs on China’s National Day was dedicated to China as well as 55 years of diplomatic relations between Austria and China. The evening featured Chinese tenor Prof. Diao Ke, Welsh tenor Steffan Mullan, and pianist Byron Yue. The program placed the Lieder of Hugo Wolf alongside Chinese art songs by Huang Zi, Ma Sicong, Lu Zaiyi and Ding Shande, creating a fascinating encounter between…