Podium Diplomacy: Conductor Takes Chinese Music West And Vice Versa — npr.org

Chinese conductor Long Yu. P.A.D. Studio/Courtesy of the artist hide caption By some measures, China is now the world's largest economy. It's also a gigantic market for American brands, from Hollywood blockbusters to KFC and Pizza Hut. But one Chinese conductor, Long Yu, would like these cultures to hear each other a little more clearly. He's launching a new project to do just that, and it's starting tonight with the New York Philharmonic.

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