US musician recalls historic visit that led to breakthrough

NEW YORK - More than 45 years after his first trip to China, Davyd Booth, a 69-year-old musician from the United States, still clearly remembers his trip.

"It was almost like we were going to a different planet," says Booth, a violinist and second keyboard player with The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Playing a Yamaha piano at his home in New Jersey, Booth had been practicing a composition for a collaborative concert with Chinese musicians.