Italian orchestra eyes promoting friendship with Chinese people

STORY: Italian orchestra eyes promoting friendship with Chinese people SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of performances 2. SOUNDBITE (English): CARLO NATALE, Pianist of the Playtoy Orchestra 3. various of performances STORYLINE: The Playtoy Orchestra from Italy performed this month in Beijing after a nearly five years' absence from China. The orchestra is famous for playing with real toy-instruments. It has captured the attention of Chinese audiences over the past two weeks, with many children enthusiastically taking to the stage to participate in the interactive performances. SOUNDBITE (English): CARLO NATALE, Pianist of the Playtoy Orchestra "It is a pleasure for me to be here to share our music, to share our passion with all these audiences. There are less keys, and it is also smaller than a real piano. And it is part of the show, of course. You can play real music even with the toy system. It is the main