NORTH KOREA: NY orchestra to perform in Pyongyang

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Updated February 22, 2008 21:24:29

The famous strains of George Gershwin's An American in Paris are to be performed for the people of North Korea by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. It's the first performance by an American orchestra in North Korea and will be broadcast live throughout the country.

Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speakers: Head of the Korean Studies Centre at the ANU, Kenneth Wells

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