... my own playing; I took from it the importance of music in life, especially as the Red Violin passed to communist Shanghai where all things Western, including music, were banned. Xiang Pei receives the violin and is torn between her duty as a Party Official and her love for the instrument. Music is not only entertainment but a communication and an experience, and this ... ...

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