National Symphony Orchestra Tours China

China is home to stars like the "pianist Lang Lang":http://www.langlang.com/, it has vast numbers of music students, it's the world's largest exporter of musical instruments, and it's building new venues to hear music all the time. It's also become a magnet for prominent western orchestras. Washington's "National Symphony Orchestra":http://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/ just made the trip, and Washington Post music critic "Anne Midgette":http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-classical-beat/ went along: You can read more about the NSO's trip to China and about classical music in general on "the Classical Beat, Anne Midgette's blog.":http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-classical-beat/