Carlo D'Andrea, vice president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC), expressed confidence in the future of cultural collaboration between China and Italy.

"The exchange in cultural point is coming strong. It's important that we don't forget about the beauty of the music and the beauty of the cultural exchange," he said.

Tang Chengyu, a third-grader at the Shanghai School for the Blind, was among the concert attendees along with two schoolmates. He expressed surprise at the accordion's versatility: "I thought the accordion only made one sound, but it can actually make so many different sounds. It's amazing".

Luo Bin contributed to this story.