Yes but it hasn't traveled all that well for whatever reason while Western Classical music (WCM) has been adopted on a massive scale by China, Korea and other c

Yes but it hasn't traveled all that well for whatever reason while Western Classical music (WCM) has been adopted on a massive scale by China, Korea and other countries in Asia, to such an extent that considering the numerous cutbacks for orchestras and classical music generally in the West, WCM itself is being kept alive by these communities. Some argue that Lang Lang lit a fuse. "Today China is experiencing piano frenzy with an estimated 40m children now learning to play. The instrument is increasingly in vogue among China’s burgeoning middle classes, who have the money to splurge on steep lessons and expensive fixtures. Spurring them on is the phenomenal success of the Chinese superstar concert pianists Lang Lang and Li Yundi" https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20131022-piano-mania-grips-china https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20131022-piano-mania-gri... https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2019/08/13/feature-the-piano-market-is-booming-and-its-all-because-of-china/ https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2019/08/13/feature-the-pi... "With direct government involvement, the Chinese strategy to conquer the world of classical music includes a coherent strategy that operates from the ground up, including building the infrastructure for their booming classical musical sector. There are stunning new concert halls in Shanghai, Beijing, and Harbin to showcase classical music." Perhaps no need to say that I am here referring only to the relative extent of the universal appeal of very different musical genres not to their intrinsic aesthetic rewards for fans.