DJ-turned-producer aims to leave a trace on music’s history with first album

The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed Dutch conductor Jaap van Zweden as its new music director. The orchestra announced Sunday that the Dutch conductor, 61, will begin his five-year tenure in January 2024. The search for the new music director began earlier this year as the current music director Osmo Vanska decided not to renew his contract, which ends at the end of the year. Vanska ...

”The Disney Book“ is a continuation of Lang Lang’s commitment to music education. Much like his 2019 album “Piano Book,” which brought together some of Lang Lang’s favorite pieces as a way to encourage budding young musicians, ”The Disney Book“ aims to inspire people of all ages to explore classical music. “Seeing so many children who want to achieve the same dream as I did - becoming a pianis...

Kim and Karabits, who has led the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra as chief conductor for 13 years, have performed together several times in the past, including Kim‘s debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2019. After the two concerts in Seoul, they will perform the same program in Daegu on Nov. 10 and in Incheon on Nov. 11. Ticket prices range from 170,000 won ($126) to 50,000 won. Tickets...

This year, the festival will expand its potential audience by moving into the metaverse. Virtual interviews with jazz artists, performances in an extended reality (XR), and a backstage tour will take place throughout the festival, exclusively on Naver’s metaverse platform, Zepeto. The 17th festival was held online without an audience, while the 18th festival limited the number of visitors to 2,0...

Pianist Paik Kun-woo, who is known for focusing on one composer at a time, is set to bring the music of Spanish composer Enrique Granados to the stage. In an Oct. 8 recital at Seoul Arts Center, Paik will perform works by Granados, a composer who is not well-known in Korea. They include “Goyescas, Op. 11,” “Los Requiebros,” “Coloquio en la Reja,” “El Fandango de Candil,” “Quejas, o la Maja y el ...

LG Arts Center Seoul is a new performance venue operated by the LG Yonam Cultural Foundation. For the past 22 years, it was located in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu. Tickets for the Oct. 13 concert, ranging from 400,000 won to 100,000 won, will go on sale at 2 p.m. on Sept. 1, exclusively on LG Arts Center Seoul’s official website.

New album was brought to life thinking about what would make a good playlist in stores

The National Chorus of Korea aims to reach global audiences with its first album and special concerts with US soloists. After releasing its first regular album, “Voices of Solace,” alongside high-budget music videos for the album in June, the 49-year-old national choral group is taking Korea’s old and new melodies to the stage with the 24-member American Soloists Ensemble this month. “I had a ch...

Returning after four years, the American pop star’s 2nd concert in Korea draws 20,000 local fans

American pop star Billie Eilish returned to Seoul for a one-day concert on Monday, her second concert in Korea since the first four years ago. The event took place at 8 p.m. at Gocheok Sky Dome on Korean Liberation Day, a holiday that commemorates Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule 77 years ago. In 2018, she held the concert on the same day, Aug. 15, at the 2,000-seat Yes24 Live Hall...

“La La Land” composer Justin Hurwitz to hold special concert on Saturday

A Korean music festival in Abu Dhabi, dubbed “Hyperound K-Fest 2022,” will be held on Sept. 10 at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, the largest indoor entertainment venue in the Middle East. Jointly hosted with the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism and Yas Island, the one-day festival aims to bring artists who continue to spread K-music around the globe. The star-studded list of artists...

“Classic Revolution,” a 10-part concert series marking its third anniversary with artistic director Christoph Poppen, is scheduled to go on at Lotte Concert Hall and will run from Friday to Aug. 21. The unique classical music festival highlights different combinations of composers annually. This year, the concert centers around Felix Mendelssohn and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Pianist Lim Yun-chan...

Marking the 77th anniversary of Korea’s Liberation Day on Aug. 15., Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra will hold a special concert at Gwanghwamun Square on Aug. 14. Pianist and conductor Kim Sun-wook lead the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra in the concert hosted by the Seoul City. The World Vision Korea Children’s Choir and Forte di Quattro will join the orchestra onstage for the concert that starts at 7...