Classical Music in Shanghai
FIBRAway from the rumble of Shanghai's highways and the cacophony of the shopping districts, stroll down side streets filled with rows of tall brick . In the early evening or on a weekend morning, you'll hear the of classical music from a piano, played by a 10-year old or a grandmother in her seventies. And, down another alley toward concrete and you'll hear Beethoven or Mozart flowing from a violin, or perhaps a cello, accordion or flute. In China, classical music is as mightily as the 1812 Overture. Commanding ¥100–200 per hour, private music in Shanghai can readily earn more than five times the average per capita monthly income.
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