Where’s Gustavo? Chinese go Caracas as President Xi faces mangled anthem

Where’s Gustavo? Chinese go Caracas as President Xi faces mangled anthem

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norman lebrecht

July 23, 2014

A state visit by the Chinese president is something that brings out the best in most countries.

Not Venezuela, apparently.

President Xi Jinping was greeted by a rendering of the Chinese national anthem that, by the look on his face, made him want to turn back ad fly home. Just watch. As millions are doing in China.

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Comments

  • Brian says:

    Beautiful music-making there. Thanks, Norman!

  • Rgiarola says:

    The Chineses are really mad about this crap, as we can read on their news as “forgotten to tune their instruments or properly learn the piece.” or “The orchestra band at my school can perform far better.”

    http://shanghaiist.com/2014/07/23/venezuela-chinese-anthem.php

    http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1557448/terrible-rendition-chinas-national-anthem-makes-venezuelan

  • Michael B says:

    O Gustavo – Where art thou?…..

  • Duncan E says:

    We keep being told that our music education should follow El Sistema – on this showing I think we are doing just fine !

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