A group of musicians from China, Germany and Switzerland joined hands in a special concert to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The event, also known as China Media Group(CMG) China-Europe Music Festival,    1    (hold) under the theme “The World in Unity”.

It’s part of a program of special events running up to the Winter Olympics, which will begin on February 4, 2022. Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC),    2    (announce) in a video message that it would be another milestone for Beijing, the first city to host both summer and winter events.

The concert    3    (lead) by British-Swiss conductor Howard Griffiths, Swiss conductor Jean-Christophe Monnier and Chinese conductor Zhao Yuan was staged at venues(会场) in Geneva and Berlin. The concert caught wide attention as    4    included performances from world-class musicians.

Bach added, “The beautiful performances by this talented group of international artists show that inspirational moments are possible when we are dreaming together. This is    5    sport and music are all about: bringing all people together, making us dream, motivating us with    6    (beautiful) and excellence, and filling our hearts    7    joy.”

CMG President Shen Haixiong said, “Sport and music are the common language of all mankind. Artists from different countries perform wonderfully    8    (express) their sincere wishes for the success of the Beijing Winter Olympics. This    9    (true) makes me feel the friendship that is    10    (deep) than the ocean.”

Johann Sebastian Bach was a talented and influential composer and musician.     1    (know) as the father of western music for his great works, Bach created over 1,000 pieces of music in his lifetime.

Bach was born in 1685 in a small town in Germany. His father taught him to play the violin and harpsichord(old piano) and     2     addition, he learned to play the organ(管风琴) from his older brother.

Bach became a famous organist when he was young, working as a musician for a     3    (various) of churches. He began to compose original works for all sorts of church services. However, most of this music was written to be performed only once and     4    ( eventual), only very little of his music was published——not many people really     5     (appreciate) it.

Later, while working as an organist for a Duke(公爵), Bach received a better job offer. When he tried to leave to take     6     new chance, the Duke put him in prison for a month. But Bach loved music so much that he didn't stop     7     (create) music. He composed 46 pieces of music during his time in prison, many of     8     are still performed today.

Bach's music wasn't truly accepted during his lifetime, but now he     9    (consider) to be one of the     10     (great) composers in history.