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Strikingimagery.Gloriousmusic.Thesweepofhistoryandtheintimacyoftouchingfriendships:ThisisBeethoveninBeijing.ThedynamicdocumentaryfilmcapturesthethrillingriseofclassicalmusicinChinaandcontraststhatwithchallengesinAmerica-andrevealstheunexpectedandheart-warmingsymbiosisoftwoculturesoftencastintheharshlightofdiplomatictensions.Asthesurprisingstoryunspools,aremarkablecastofcharactersbringshistorytolife-fromRichardNixontocharismaticpianistLangLang,fromlegendarymaestroEugeneOrmandytoastonishingchildprodigiesoftoday.Thefilm'schieffocusisontheiconicPhiladelphiaOrchestra-thefirstU.S.orchestratoperformincommunistChina-whichtodayisturningtoChina,anditspast,toshapeandinformitsfuture.Thefilmcombinesarchivalmaterialofthegroundbreaking1973tourwithbehind-the-scenesfootagefromtheOrchestra'srecenttours,completewithreunionsofChineseandAmericanmusicianswhomadehistoryahalf-centuryago.ItconcludeswithatriumphalperformanceinBeijingbythisstoriedAmericanorchestraanditsCanadianconductor,whileaChinesechorussingsOdetoJoy.FromPhiladelphiatoBeijing,BeethoveninBeijingisaglimpseintothefutureofclassicalmusicworldwide.
