{"product_id":"beethoven-in-beijing-stories-from-the-philadelphia-orchestras-historic-journey-to-china-9781439921616","title":"Beethoven in Beijing: Stories from the Philadelphia Orchestra's Historic Journey to China","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1973, Western music was banned in the People's Republic of China. But in a remarkable breakthrough cultural exchange, the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted a tour of closed-off China, becoming the first American orchestra to visit the communist nation. Jennifer Lin's \u003ci\u003eBeethoven in Beijing \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a fabulous photo-rich oral history of this boundary-breaking series of concerts the orchestra performed under famed conductor Eugene Ormandy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLin draws from interviews, personal diaries, and news accounts to give voice to the American and Chinese musicians, diplomats, journalists, and others who participated in and witnessed this historic event. \u003ci\u003eBeethoven in Beijing\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with glorious images as well as anecdotes ranging from amusing sidewalk Frisbee sessions and acupuncture treatments for sore musicians to a tense encounter involving Madame Mao dictating which symphony was to be played at a concert. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA companion volume to the film of the same name, \u003ci\u003eBeethoven in Beijing\u003c\/i\u003e shows how this 1973 tour came at the dawn of a resurgence of interest in classical music in China--now a vital source of revenue for touring orchestras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lin, Jennifer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439921616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 8.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Jennifer Lin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39834599161931,"sku":"9781439921616","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_0fa98d3a-7026-469e-8c62-13abcba88105.jpg?v=1661273533","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/beethoven-in-beijing-stories-from-the-philadelphia-orchestras-historic-journey-to-china-9781439921616","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}