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Mon, January 25, 2021 | 07:21
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Chung Kyung-wha to Return After Five-Year Hiatus
Posted : 2010-01-05 14:41
Updated : 2010-01-05 14:41
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Celebrated violinist Cjung Kyung-wha, who has kept many of her fans waiting while she took a break due to a finger injury, will perform twice in Seoul this year, in May and in November, respectively.
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Violin virtuoso Chung Kyung-wha will return to the Seoul stage after a five-year hiatus.

The 61-year-old artist will resume playing as a soloist with world-renowned orchestras in May and November. She has kept many fans waiting ever since taking a break due to a finger injury.

She will appear with the Philharmonia Orchestra on May 4 at Seoul Arts Center. Russian Maestro Vladimir Ashkenazy will lead the esteemed British ensemble in Brahms' violin concerto.

On Nov. 21 at Seoul Arts Center, she will showcase the Beethoven violin concerto opposite the Cleveland Orchestra. Rising young Austrian conductor Franz Welser-Moest will wield the baton.

Born into a musical family, Chung trained at the Juilliard School in New York and has been lauded for her passionate musicality and dazzling technique.

She has since appeared in major halls across the world in recitals and in concert with top tier orchestras, working with esteemed conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim and Sir Simon Rattle, among others.

She is a member of the famous Chung Trio with her brother, pianist-conductor Myung-whun, and cellist-professor Myung-wha. The violinist also has done many critically acclaimed recordings for EMI, Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and RCA.

The Korean government awarded Chung one of its highest honors, the Medal of Civil Merit. She was cited by London's Sunday Times as one of the most important contributors to British cultural life.

For more information about the concerts, visit www.sac.or.kr.

hyowlee@koreatimes.co.kr









 
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