US and North Korea culturally interconnected by Lenka Filipova

North Korea welcome cordially the New York Philharmonic on Monday. This was aimed to bring the end to the war that have been both countries engaged in for more than a half of the century. The Korean invitation was sent a year ago and was cheerfully appraised by the orchestra. The Philharmonic is the first cultural American group which performed in the communist Korea, which was the adversary for a long time to U.S. The concert, which was going to be performed by 106 orchestra members, itself took place on Tuesday. Surprisingly, but at the same time suavely, the concert will be broadcast on state radio and TV, where the U.S. used to be strongly criticized. In addition to the excellent and brilliant performance, the orchestra will offer some classes to North Korean students and its members will play together with the members of the North's State Symphony Orchestra. As the Philharmonic music director Lorin Maazel said, he considered this act of amity as really suitable nevertheless both countries were in discordant. He also added that music has always been a bond that joins even foes and what is more, it has nothing to do with politics. Maazel told that music was always for entertainment and rather intimate. Despite the fact that before the arrival of American orchestra to North Korea some anti-American slogan and billboards occurred, the orchestra director render friendly attitude toward Koren art and Korean people henceforth. Even the exception was made to the Philharmonic orchestra as the majority of visitors to Pyongyang are always taken firstly to the statue of Kim II Sung to show the respect to him, it left out this obligation.

by Lenka Filipova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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