Beethoven in Beijing : stories from the Philadelphia Orchestra's historic journey to China / Jennifer Lin ; with forewords by Philadelphia Orchestra Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Retired U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Platt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lin, Jennifer, 1959- author.

Contributor:

Nézet-Séguin, Yannick, 1975- writer of foreword.

Platt, Nicholas, writer of foreword.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia Orchestra--Travel--China.

Philadelphia Orchestra.

Concert tours--China.

Concert tours.

Music and diplomacy--China.

Music and diplomacy.

Cultural diplomacy--China.

Cultural diplomacy.

Cultural diplomacy--United States.

Travel.

China.

United States.

Genre:

oral histories (literary works)

Oral histories.

Physical Description:

xvii, 170 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"An oral history of the first performances by an American orchestra in the People's Republic of China"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Overture

ch. 2 White House Calling

ch. 3 The Obvious Choice

ch. 4 Yellow River Panic

ch. 5 September 10: Pioneers

ch. 6 September 11: "Not My First Trumpet!"

ch. 7 September 12: Red Carpet Welcome

ch. 8 September 13: Tug of War

ch. 9 September 14: Opening Night

ch. 10 September 15: Turned Tables

ch. 11 September 16: The Big One

ch. 12 September 17: News of the Day

ch. 13 September 18: Frisbees and Acupuncture

ch. 14 September 19: Next Stop, Shanghai

ch. 15 September 20: Sidewalk Serenade

ch. 16 September 21: Rebels on Pointe

ch. 17 September 22: You Yi, Friendship

ch. 18 January 14, 1974: Down with Beethoven

ch. 19 Epilogue: Ode to Joy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-162) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781439921616

143992161X

OCLC:

1281785020