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Musical invasion hits North Korea

Updated on 25 February 2008

By Lindsey Hilsum

The New York Philharmonic's musical director hopes to make a "tiny contribution" to improving US-North Korea relations with a concert in the capital.

George Bush famously included North Korea in his 'axis of evil' list of states accused of sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction.

The country is also accused of failing to stick to a deal to discard its nuclear weapons, but that hasn't stopped America's most famous orchestra from extending the hand of friendship by staging a concert in Pyongyang.

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