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From Mao to Mozart: Capturing Isaac Stern’s transformative effect on China’s classical music scene

2017-09-06T14:52:00Z

Murray Lerner’s 1979 Academy Award-winning film documented the beginning of Isaac Stern’s enduring legacy in China. In this article from the August 2016 issue of The Strad, Nancy Pellegrini talks to son David Stern and some of the documentary’s stars about the ‘Stern effect’
Debate
Why we should take Chinese players seriously

2014-01-23T00:00:00Z

Using the lazy assumption that string players from China have ‘great technique but no musicality' ignores the talent that they bring to Western music, says Nancy Pellegrini

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From Mao to Mozart: Capturing Isaac Stern’s transformative effect on China’s classical music scene

Why we should take Chinese players seriously