Music: Culture for Export

The balance of cultural trade between the U.S. and Europe is tipping in the U.S.'s favor. In the winter months the famed European soloists still keep coming to the U.S. But in spring and summer, U.S. performers by the hundreds—most of them native-born, some adopted—take off on a music trail that may lead not only to Europe's capitals but to the Belgian Congo and the rim of the Arctic Circle. This summer offers two special magnets for U.S. attractions: the Brussels World's Fair (highlights: the American Ballet Theater, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Louis Armstrong)...

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