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Pohang launches classical music fest, aspiring to be city of art
Oct 25, 2021
Pohang Cultural Foundation shares program for Music Festival Pohang 2021
Evgeny Kissin Seoul recital slated for November
Oct 23, 2021
Pianist Evgeny Kissin is to return to South Korea in November for a recital. On Wednesday, the Lotte Foundation for Arts announced that Kissin will perform at the Lotte Concert Hall in eastern Seoul on Nov. 22. The upcoming recital is part of the Russia-born pianist’s Asia tour, which also encompasses Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. He will perform six recitals in Japan from Oct. 28 to Nov. 17 bef...
Lee Hyuk fails to win at Chopin Competition
Oct 21, 2021
Korean pianist Lee Hyuk failed to win a trophy at the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition. Lee, 21, who was one of 12 finalists, did not make the list of awardees announced by the Polish Chopin Institute on Thursday. The competition, held every five years, was postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, more than 500 pianists signed up for the competition and some 87 co...
‘Beethoven is a revolution himself’
Oct 19, 2021
Beethoven specialist Buchbinder holds Beethoven sonata, Diabelli recitals in Korea
Seoul International Music Festival to be held with ‘Amusement Park’ theme
Oct 17, 2021
The 13th Seoul International Music Festival will be held from Oct. 23 to 30 with the theme “Amusement Park.” The festival will take place across Seoul, including the Seoul Arts Center and the Lotte Concert Hall. During the press conference held on Wednesday in Gangnam, SIMF artistic director Ryu Jae-joon explained that the theme of the festival was decided when the pandemic just broke out last ...
Lee Hyuk makes Chopin Competition finals
Oct 17, 2021
Korean pianist Lee Hyuk, 21, is among the12 finalists of the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition, taking place in Warsaw, Poland. The Chopin Competition, organized by the Polish Chopin Institute, had its first edition in 1927. Previous winners of the prestigious competition for musicians include big names in classical music, such as Martha Argerich and Krystian Zimerman. In 2015, pianist...
Musicians gradually return to in-person concerts
Oct 17, 2021
As South Korea prepares to “live with” COVID-19, the music industry is readying itself to bring back live in-person concerts. While large music festivals have been canceled or switched to online formats, some individual artists are already returning to physical stages. From Oct. 29-31, K-pop artist Kwon Jin-ah will hold a solo concert series titled “The Way for Us.” According to her agency Ant...
Jazz fests to add autumn ambience with in-person concerts
Oct 13, 2021
The 18th Jarasum Jazz Festival, the country’s biggest jazz festival, is scheduled to kick off its three-day schedule on Nov. 5 on Jara Island, Gyeonggi Province. The lineup includes alternative pop band Leenalchi, vocalist Sunwoojunga, jazz band Maeri Nam Band, singer Bada and guitarist Cho Eung-min. This year’s festival offers assigned seats for groups of up to three. In compliance with the s...
Epik High to return with a new single ‘Face ID’
Oct 13, 2021
Tickets for the upcoming concert will be available starting Oct. 21 through Interpark Ticket.
Concert to present climate change-affected 'Four Seasons'
Oct 13, 2021
AI-led rearrangement of Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons' alerts world to consequences of climate change
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Oct 8, 2021
Sung Shi-yeon to debut with RCO, BRSO in the 2021-22 season
[Herald Interview] Taking clarinet center stage
Oct 7, 2021
Kim Han, second solo clarinetist of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, speaks about charms of his chosen instrument
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Meet the three brothers shaking up the K-pop industry
Oct 7, 2021
A visit to Korea to see his brother, K-pop sensation Eric Nam, changed Brian Nam’s life. After a podcast experiment that started in Eric’s kitchen reached number one in 29 countries, Brian quit school and followed his passion for connecting people through podcast content. Along with their other brother Eddie, who works in artist management, the three launched Dive Studios in 2019. In our conver...
Korean-American violinist named concertmaster at Hamburg Philharmonic
Oct 6, 2021
Daniel Cho, a 27-year-old Korean American violinist, has been appointed as concertmaster at the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra. String ensemble Sejong Soloists announced Wednesday that Cho had been selected as the concertmaster of the orchestra through an audition attended by the orchestra members and conductor Kent Nagano. The orchestra based in Hamburg, Germany was founded in 1828. Naga...
Vienna Philharmonic, Riccardo Muti to go onstage in Korea
Oct 5, 2021
After COVID-19 cancellation last year, Vienna Philharmonic includes Korea in its Asian tour
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