The New York Philarmonic musical director Lorin Maazel (C) smiles before a North Korean audience in Pyongyang on February 26, 2008. The 105-member of the New York Philharmonic orchestra arrived in communist country on february 25 to play the music of Gershwin and Dvorak to break down barriers between the hardline nation and the US. AFP PHOTO / KCNA via KNS (Photo credit should read KCNA/AFP via Getty Images)
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The day the US national anthem played in Pyongyang
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From Christiane Amanpour’s archive, the extraordinary moment the New York Philharmonic played a concert in North Korea, and the bygone era of musical diplomacy.

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The New York Philarmonic musical director Lorin Maazel (C) smiles before a North Korean audience in Pyongyang on February 26, 2008. The 105-member of the New York Philharmonic orchestra arrived in communist country on february 25 to play the music of Gershwin and Dvorak to break down barriers between the hardline nation and the US. AFP PHOTO / KCNA via KNS (Photo credit should read KCNA/AFP via Getty Images)
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