February 26, 2008

N.Y. Philharmonic plays concert in North Korea

Director says musicians just came ‘to make music’ in isolated kingdom

The New York Philharmonic brought musical diplomacy to the heart of communist North Korea in a historic concert Tuesday before the communist nation’s elite, playing a program highlighting American music in the nuclear-armed country that considers the United States its mortal enemy. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23347082/
The Philharmonic began the concert with “Patriotic Song” — North Korea’s national anthem — followed by the U.S. anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The audience stood for both songs and applauded after.

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