Overtures in Kim's Cold Capital

Music Director Lorin Maazel (C) speaks to the audience as he conducts the New York Philharmonic during their concert at the Grand Theatre in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang February 26, 2008.
David Gray / REUTERS

Bridging The Gap
Lorin Maazel told the audience that his "Colleagues of the New York Philharmonic and I are very pleased to play in this fine hall," before adding in Korean, "Please have a good time".

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