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North Korea and The New York Philharmonic: The "Why" Question Gets Answered

Ben Rosen | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pyongyang, New York Philharmonic, Nuclear Weapons, John Bolton, Condoleezza Rice, Axis of Evil, Bill Perry, Diplomacy, Kim Jong Il, North Korea, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Ben Rosen

My answer: To initiate a dialog between the people of two adversaries, the first of such talks in 58 years.

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Letter from North Korea --Ray of Hope?

Ben Rosen | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pyongyang, New York Philharmonic, Chin Kyung Kim, North Korea, Yanbian, Pust, Politics News
Ben Rosen

North Korea is a country with whom we've technically been at war since 1950. It's a country that lost close to a million people to famine in the late...

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Letter from North Korea: A Follow-Up

Ben Rosen | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Kim Il Sung, Pyongyang, New York Philharmonic, Kim Jong Il, North Korea, Politics News
Ben Rosen

Just a few days ago, unbelievably, we were in North Korea, a country that comedians might describe as Albania without the glitz. Except that North Korea is no laughing matter.

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Obama, North Korea, Gershwin: Why Clinton's 'Naive' Charge Is Even Stupider Today

Adam Hanft | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pyongyang, New York Philharmonic in Pyongyang, New York Philharmonic, Hillary Clinton, New York Philharmonic in North Korea, Barack Obama, Kim Jong-Il, North Korea, Politics News
Adam Hanft

The New York Philharmonic's appearance in Pyongyang has vivified the issue of a president's willingness to sit down with dictators who oppose the United States.

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Music: The New Diplomatic Tongue

Marie Wilson | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Diplomacy, Music, White House Project, North Korea, New York Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel, Philharmonic in North Korea, Politics News
Marie Wilson

Can musical diplomacy usher in a new era between North Korea and the U.S.?

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A Visit to North Korea (In Disguise)

David Wallechinsky | Posted 02.26.2008 | Home

Read More: New York Philharmonic, Kim Jong-Il, North Korea, Home News
David Wallechinsky

Last November, Parade Magazine published an article I wrote about a visit I made to North Korea. Space in Parade is limited and the piece was actuall...

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Letter from North Korea -- update

Ben Rosen | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pyongyang, New York Philharmonic, Kim Jong Il, North Korea, Maazel, Philharmonic in North Korea, Politics News
Ben Rosen

2008-02-26-rosen_northkorea_fp.jpg All 260 of us -- the musicians from the New York Philharmonic, orchestra staff, board members, patrons, and 60 members of the world media -- landed in Pyongyang.

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Cultural Diplomacy: New York Philharmonic Heads to Pyongyang

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pyongyang, New York Philharmonic, Yo-Yo Ma, Kim Jong-Il, Cultural Diplomacy, Boston Symphony, Axis of Evil, Philadelphia Orchestra, North Korea, Politics News
Arlene M. Roberts

The New York Philharmonic's trip to Pyongyang is the first major cultural visit by Americans to North Korea. The State Department has endorsed the trip as a potential opening for North Korea toward the outside world.

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On to Pyongyang -- The New York Philharmonic, and Me

Ben Rosen | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pyongyang, Ping-Pong Diplomacy, New York Philharmonic, North Korea, Politics News
Ben Rosen

On Feb. 26, the New York Philharmonic will play Gershwin's An American in Paris and Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, From the New World - in North Korea! Or...

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Tonight's Program: Axis Of Evil In D-Minor

23/6 | Posted 12.17.2007 | Home

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The New York Philharmonic has accepted an invitation to visit the North Korean capital of Pyongyang for a concert in February, marking the first signi...

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Culture Zohn: Dudamel does New York--a special report

Patricia Zohn | Posted 12.05.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Philharmonic, Hugo Chavez, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gil Shaham, Gustavo Dudamel, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

You know when the line is WILD AND WOOLY and WRAPS AROUND THE WHOLE LOBBY that something is very different at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Th...

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Is Appreciation of Classical Music on the Wane?

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 09.21.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Philharmonic, Classical Music, Yo-Yo Ma, Entertainment News
Arlene M. Roberts

On Tuesday morning, for the first time in its history, the New York Philharmonic threw open its doors to the public for a dress rehearsal -- free of charge.

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