New York Philharmonic performs "The Star Spangled Banner"

The New York Philharmonic on a visit to the DPRK performed at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre on Feb.26, 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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[ricarleite]

I would be shitting my pants if I was the conductor.

[zarkingtaters]

They also performed the North Korean national anthem, side by side with this.

[crazykong1967]

Took alot of balls to play that in North Korea, great version.

[haroldvideos]

NY Philharmonic is so lucky the north koreans didn't even kill them while playin the Star Spangled Banner DPRK hates USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tylorolson]

wheres the end..u can't just cut it off..that's un American

[joe579003]

@afurneaux1 Every year during august for the Mass Games.

[Taxidriverdeniro]

Fucking represent! Take that Kim!

[afurneaux1]

This is amazing, not very often Americans are allowed in to North Korea 

[southwestguy223]

And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there:

Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? ???????? mmm hmmm?

[ebay649]

They didn't. Whoever made this video cut it off.

[jhamilton92]

Whe did they play only a minute of it?

[AnishProductions]

Only the loudest part of the national anthem was aired, not the sweet flute and oboe melody in between, this is because I guess he wanted the american anthem to seem obnoxious to the north korean public.

I knows this sounds like a weird explanation, but what isn't awkward about the entire anthem not being played.

But the NYPHil played the anthem marvelously :D