New York Philharmonic performs "Arirang"

The New York Philharmonic on a visit to the DPRK performed at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre on Feb. 28, 2008.
Put on the stage were the DPRK's Patriotic Song, the U.S. national anthem The Star-Spangled Banner, WAGNER's Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin, DVORAK's Symphony No. 9, From the New World, GERSHWIN's An American in Paris, BIZET's Farandole from L'Arlesienne, BERNSTEIN's Candide Overture and orchestra Arirang.

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[pianist12]

Question: North Korea is under communism and South is democratic?....Correct me if I am wrong please.

[atiu88]

north Korea is the Democatric People's Republic of Korea.

[vangelicmonk]

Beautiful performance.  I pray for the North Korean people and that freedom comes to them soon.

[captainmidnight1967]

There were grown men and women crying at this concert when this was played. North and South looked at each other, with tears in their eyes, and said "Why?"

[thehsushoe]

@koreanGartist1234 Democratic Republic is what communist countries use to identify themselves, its an oxymoron, but yes; South Korea is a Democratic Republic like the United States.

[koreanGartist1234]

@atiu88 Uhm...no. South Korea is the Democratic Republic....

[hemen]

@atiu88 another word for communism

[niknakpower]

@brave9801 have a listen to, 'SUO GAN', it's a welsh lullaby, it was also in the movie empire of the sun, which stars christian bale

[captainamerica1967us]

Every communistic or dictatorial country there is usually has the gall to add the word 'democratic' to their name. East Germany was the German Democratic Republic. And there are more. A true democracy, a true government of, by and for the people, doesnt need to do that.

[commissarusa]

@atiu88

That is easily the worst answer I've ever heard to any question.

[latter678]

Only music can bring seperated people together again. As a Korean I hope that soon we will re-unite so I can see all my lost relatives from the North. Blessings to the ROK and DPRK from the USA.

[MissKorea3232]

@pianist12 me too :)

[captainamerica1967us]

The joy that was evident in 1990 when East and West Germany were united will pale when North and South Korea re-unite. It will be incredible.

[brave9801]

I am a Filipino who loves to listen to other cultures' music -- I should say, Arirang is one of the best that I've heard so far. It tells you of the beauty and grandeur of the Korean culture!