{"product_id":"beethoven-in-beijing-stories-from-the-philadelphia-orchestras-historic-journey-to-china-hardcover","title":"Beethoven in Beijing: Stories from the Philadelphia Orchestra's Historic Journey to China - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Lin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYannick Nézet-Séguin\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Lin\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker. She created and codirected the feature-length documentary \u003ci\u003eBeethoven in Beijing\u003c\/i\u003e, which premiered on PBS's \u003ci\u003eGreat Performances\u003c\/i\u003e in 2021. For 31 years, she worked at the\u003ci\u003e Philadelphia Inquirer \u003c\/i\u003eas a reporter, including posts as a foreign correspondent in China, a financial correspondent on Wall Street, and a national correspondent in Washington, DC. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eShanghai Faithful: Betrayal and Forgiveness in a Chinese Christian Family\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eSole Sisters: Stories of Women and Running\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 10.3 x 8.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766740255008,"sku":"9781439921616","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1963f58e2ae81ab596d7cff3824e5667.webp?v=1780297960","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beethoven-in-beijing-stories-from-the-philadelphia-orchestras-historic-journey-to-china-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}