New York Philharmonic to Perform in Pyongyang
Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)
Pyongyang, February 23 (KCNA) -- The New York Philharmonic will give its performance in Pyongyang on February 26, Juche 97 (2008).
The philharmonic, founded in 1842, is one of the "three world-famous philharmonics" along with the Vienna Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic.
It was the first in the world to perform Dvorak's symphony No. 9 "From the New World" in 1893. It has become renowned around the globe, appearing in many cities on five continents.
It plays varied musical pieces of different times from music preceding the Vienna classical music to modern music.
It performs some 180 concerts a year.
The philharmonic with Lorin Maazel as Music Director will give its 14 558th concert in Pyongyang.
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