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Japanese Conductor Leads North Korean Orchestra In Pyongyang’s First Beethoven 9th Symphony Concert

PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA - MARCH 8: North Korea’s State Symphony Orchestra performed Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony under the baton of celebrated Japanese conductor Michiyoshi Inoue at the People’s Theater in the nation’s capital of Pyongyang on March 8. Despite being held amid heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula – just a day after the UN. Security Council imposed its most stringent set of sanctions yet on North Korea over its third nuclear test the month before – the orchestra’s performance received standing ovation from an audience of over 1,000 people. It marked the first time for the well-known symphony to be performed in North Korea, according to Inoue.
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA - MARCH 8: North Korea’s State Symphony Orchestra performed Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony under the baton of celebrated Japanese conductor Michiyoshi Inoue at the People’s Theater in the nation’s capital of Pyongyang on March 8. Despite being held amid heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula – just a day after the UN. Security Council imposed its most stringent set of sanctions yet on North Korea over its third nuclear test the month before – the orchestra’s performance received standing ovation from an audience of over 1,000 people. It marked the first time for the well-known symphony to be performed in North Korea, according to Inoue.
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Kyodo News Video
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March 08, 2013
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