STORY: Italian orchestra eyes promoting friendship with Chinese people
SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024
DATELINE: April 29, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:11
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of performances
2. SOUNDBITE (English): CARLO NATALE, Pianist of the Playtoy Orchestra
3. various of performances

STORYLINE:

The Playtoy Orchestra from Italy performed this month in Beijing after a nearly five years' absence from China. 

The orchestra is famous for playing with real toy-instruments. It has captured the attention of Chinese audiences over the past two weeks, with many children enthusiastically taking to the stage to participate in the interactive performances.

SOUNDBITE (English): CARLO NATALE, Pianist of the Playtoy Orchestra
"It is a pleasure for me to be here to share our music, to share our passion with all these audiences. There are less keys, and it is also smaller than a real piano. And it is part of the show, of course. You can play real music even with the toy system. It is the main feature.
The audience was great. We saw a lot of kids, a lot of parents, too, because music is a universal language. The conductor invite other kids in order to conduct. Music can be a connective thing. We can build friendship with all Chinese people."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing.
(XHTV)