In June, 1979, violinist Isaac Stern embarked on a three-week visit to China, as a guest of the government. The Academy Award winning "From Mao to Mozart," entertainingly chronicles that journey, capturing snippets of Stern's rehearsals, master classes and performances, as well as his meetings with numerous Chinese musicians, dancers and acrobats.
Stern and David Golub, the pianist who accompanied him, narrate part of the film, while Tan Shuzhen, a deputy director of the Chinese Conservatory of Music, provides a different and complementary perspective on Chinese culture.
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Variety, 03/04/1981, "...[The] editing, photography and sound recording are all top-notch....An entertaining and perceptive documentary..." New York Times, 02/23/1981, p.C15, "...Delightful....A most enjoyable record of a productive visit." USA Today, 03/02/2001, p.8E, "...Lerner fashioned an Oscar-winning documentary by showing how Stern's wit instilled zest into China's talented, but sometimes stiff, young musicians. The movie is still a jewel..."
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A Harmony Film Group release of a Hopewell Foundation Production.
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"On the other hand, they can't play Mozart." -- Isaac Stern, shrugging, after watching the amazing things Chinese acrobats can accomplish.
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In 1979, as China reopened its doors to the west, internationally acclaimed classical violinist Isaac Stern received an unprecedented invitation to tour the country. While in China, Stern performed concerts and gave a series of master classes to talented Chinese musicians at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. This classic documentary records this extraordinary cultural exchange. Stern and David Golub, the pianist who accompanied him, narrate part of the film, while Tan Shuzhen, a deputy director of the Chinese Conservatory of Music, provides a different and complementary perspective on Chinese culture. In addition to the reissue of the acclaimed documentary which captured this significant event (and won an Academy Award for Best Documentary while doing it,) this video also contains the newer film MUSICAL ENCOUNTERS. This tracks Stern as he returns to China, twenty years later, and catches up with his old students, many of whom are masterful musicians in their own right.
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