Untold stories of classical instrument at Hong Kong’s handover celebration

At the celebration marking Hong Kong’s return to its motherland on July 1, 1997, composer Tan Dun and cellist Yo-Yo Ma presented to the world their masterpiece, Symphony 1997 (Heaven, Earth, Mankind). 20 years later, the behind-the-scenes story of this exceptional piece of work is told by Shirley Young, Chairwoman of U.S.-China Cultural Institute, who initiated the idea back in 1995.