Music was the dominant theme Tuesday evening in North Korea's capital, with politics playing a persistent counterpoint.
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra opened its concert in Pyongyang on Tuesday evening with the North Korean national anthem, immediately followed by the U.S. national anthem.
It was the first-ever performance by a U.S. orchestra in that country. 
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