The New York Philharmonic's unprecedented concert could herald warmer ties between North Korea and the United States. After three encores, some musicians left the stage in tears, as the audience waved fondly.
Between horn fanfares and the flourishes of the conductor's baton, the U.S. and North Korea found common ground in a concert Tuesday that spanned American and Korean musical traditions.
The goodwill continued Wednesday, with four Philharmonic musicians joining four North Korean musicians in a concert, playing Felix Mendelssohn's "Octet for Strings" followed by a piece written by an American girl in honor of North Korean children. 
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