By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
The Korean alumni of a U.S. music school will hold a charity concert for Haiti earthquake victims Thursday evening at Seoul Arts Center, the event sponsor, Hyosung Group said.
Top artists who graduated from the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia will perform, including pianist Lee Kyung-sook, conductor Sung Ki-sung and soprano Kim Young-mi.
Lee is currently honorary professor at Yonsei University while Kim has performed on the world stage opposite such superstars as the late Luciano Pavarotti, and remains one of the country's leading dramatic sopranos.
The Curtis Institute is reputed for offering a merit-based full-tuition scholarship to its entire student body, and other graduates include Maestro Leonard Bernstein and the pianist Lang Lang.
The "Curtis & Friends" concert program features staple works of classical music such as Elgar's ``Serenade for Strings,'' Sarasate's ``Ziegeunerweisen,'' Chopin's ``Un Sospiro'' and a handful of numbers from Prelude Op. 28, Schubert's ``The Shepherd on the Rock'' and Barber's ``Adagio for Strings.''
Tickets cost 30,000 won. All proceeds will go to the disaster-stricken country. Meanwhile, Hyosung donated $50,000 to the aid relief. Call (02) 580-1300.