STORY: New York Philharmonic committed to cultural ambassadorship connecting U.S., China
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 16, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:35
LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S.
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of exterior of the Lincoln Center
2. various of the performance given by artists from the New York Philharmonic during the 2024 "Happy Chinese New Year" launch ceremony at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, on Jan. 16, 2024
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GARY GINSTLING, President and CEO, New York Philharmonic
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GARY GINSTLING, President and CEO, New York Philharmonic
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GARY GINSTLING, President and CEO, New York Philharmonic

STORYLINE:

The head of the New York Philharmonic has said in a recent interview with Xinhua that the philharmonic is committed to cultural ambassadorship linking the United States and China through music.

Presenting performances and building cooperation with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, the orchestra's relationship with China goes back decades ago, said Gary Ginstling, president and CEO of the philharmonic.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GARY GINSTLING, President and CEO, New York Philharmonic
"We think of cultural ambassadors that we are sort of connecting the United States and China through our music. Regardless of what's happening in the world around us, or the challenges between our countries, this connection between music is so important to us and will remain so."

The New York Philharmonic resumed in-person exchanges with its Chinese partners and audiences in 2023 following a years-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GARY GINSTLING, President and CEO, New York Philharmonic
"Last summer, we were very fortunate to be able to send a group of about nine or ten musicians (to China). It was so exciting for me to see for the first time in person the young musicians being trained by our musicians, and the sort of coming together of cultures to learn, to make music together."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GARY GINSTLING, President and CEO, New York Philharmonic
"It's so exciting to see how classical music continues to grow in China, and so the importance of training the next generation of young musicians is something very important to us at the New York Philharmonic. So we are committed to this partnership and continuing to grow it and train the next generation and being able to work with them."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New York, U.S.
(XHTV)