PYONGYANG , North Korea , Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The New York Philharmonic Monday prepared to play a historic , 90-minute concert in communist North Korea's East Pyongyang Grand Theater , featuring Dvorak. The famed orchestra, which was invited to perform by North Korean authorities, is scheduled to play Dvorak's symphony No. 9 "From The New World" and George Gershwin's "An American in Paris ," as well as the U.S. and North Korean national anthems at Tuesday night's concert , the Yonhap news agency reported Monday. "This journey is a manifestation of the power of music to unite people," orchestra Executive Director Zarin Mehta told Yonhap. "It is our sincere hope that these concerts will aid in the beginning of a new era between the peoples of our nations." U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice described the planned concert as a "good thing ," but cautioned against reading too much into its significance. "The North Korean regime is still the North Korean regime. And so , I don't think we should get carried away with what listening to Dvorak is going to do in North Korea ," Rice said.

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