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Park Ji-won is a writer for The Korea Times who has been covering a wide range of topics from Korea’s culture to its politics. An avid journalism enthusiast to the core, Ji-won brings a thoughtful and unique perspective to every topic she covers. On weekends, you'll often find her contemplating life’s purpose on a yoga mat — with a cup of quality tea in hand. A native Korean speaker by birth and fluent in English through her work, she went to college in Japan and is learning Chinese and French — hoping to add Polish, Russian and Thai to the mix.

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KOCCA holds seminars on social value and ESG-centered management

From left are Shinhan University global trade management professor Lee Hyun, Shinhan University Dean Kang Seong-jong, Rep. Seo Young-kyo, KOCCA President Jo Hyun-rae and KOCCA senior official Park Kyung-ja, in this undated photo. Courtesy of KOCCABy Park Ji-wonThe Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and Shinhan University held educational seminars on the subjects of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)-centered management and social value for those public agencies on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.Titled “2021 Social Value Academy,” KOCCA held educational sessions for 80 officials from 78 public agencies on the subject of creating social value through ESG-centered management.“We organized this academy to help the content industry and public agencies as the ESG-centered management is not a choice but a must now. KOCCA will try our best to expand this management culture,” KOCCA President Jo Hyun-rae.The concept of “ESG-centered management” is widely accepted among Korean firms as part of their efforts to expand involvement with society in an e

Oct 20, 2021By Park Ji-won
KOCCA holds seminars on social value and ESG-centered management
Music

'Beethoven liberates musicians': specialist Rudolf Buchbinder

Pianist Rudolf Buchbinder listens to reporters' questions during a press conference held at Cosmos Hall in Seoul, Monday, to promote his recital series in Korea, which is planned to be held from Tuesday to Oct. 24 at venues across the nation. Courtesy of Vincero By Park Ji-wonKnown as one of the best Beethoven interpreters in the world, Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder has been placing Beethoven at the “center” of his life. He has performed Beethoven's Complete Piano Sonatas more than 50 times over the last 60 years of his career. He also owns a wide range of original, first-edition scores and music-related documents which include up to 12 and a half of Beethoven's signed scores.When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world and many of his recitals had to be canceled last year, the 74-year-old recorded “The Diabelli Project” under the classical music label Deutsche Grammophon, which covers composer Anton Diabelli's original 33 variations on a waltz; 11 variations fro

Oct 19, 2021By Park Ji-won
'Beethoven liberates musicians': specialist Rudolf Buchbinder
Music

Director Jaap van Zweden of HK and NY Philharmonics to conduct KBS Orchestra on Oct. 29

Conductor Jaap van Zweden / Courtesy of Wong Kin ChungBy Park Ji-wonThe poster for KBS Symphony Orchestra's “Be Your Light” concert / Courtesy of KBS Symphony OrchestraJaap van Zweden, the Dutch music director of both the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic orchestras, will conduct the KBS Symphony Orchestra to play Beethoven's famous “Symphony of Fate” and Prokofiev's “Symphony No.5 in B flat major.” Titled, “Be Your Light,” the concert is part of the orchestra's regular concert series. Van Zweden was named the 26th director of the New York Philharmonic, one of the world's most famous orchestras, in 2018. In September, he conducted the New York Philharmonic's live concerts at Lincoln Center for the first time since the pandemic and has announced that he will resign beginning in 2024. He will lead the KBS's orchestra's performance of Beethoven's “Symphony No.5 in C minor” and S. Prokofiev's “Symphony No.5 in B flat major” on Oct. 29 at the Seoul Arts Center.The KBS Symphony Orchestra said in a pr

Oct 19, 2021By Park Ji-won
Director Jaap van Zweden of HK and NY Philharmonics to conduct KBS Orchestra on Oct. 29
Music

AI-generated arrangement of Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons' describes climate change-hit Seoul in 2050

Violinist Lim Ji-young plays Vivaldi's “Four Seasons” arranged by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Australian composer Hugh Crosthwaite at ODE Port, Seoul, Tuesday. She will perform the arrangement with an orchestra in an upcoming concert to be held at Lotte Concert Hall, Oct. 20. Yonhap By Park Ji-won Poster for the concert “The [Uncertain] Four Seasons” / Courtesy of Music & Art Company Vivaldi's “The Four Seasons,” arranged by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Australian composer Hugh Crosthwaite to describe the climate change-hit Seoul in 2050, will be played by award-winning violinist Lim Ji-young with an orchestra in an upcoming concert to be held at Lotte Concert Hall on Oct. 20.As part of an international project titled “The [Uncertain] Four Seasons” led by global marketing company AKQA to raise awareness on global warming following a report b

Oct 15, 2021By Park Ji-won
AI-generated arrangement of Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons' describes climate change-hit Seoul in 2050
Music

Independent orchestra CHAM to play 'The Queen Symphony'

By Park Ji-wonThe poster for the show, “REQUIEM from The Queen Symphony” / Courtesy of the CHAM Philharmonic OrchestraThe CHAM Philharmonic Orchestra will play “The Queen Symphony,” composed by Tolga Kashif in tribute to the British rock band, Queen, in a charity concert to be held Oct. 15 at Lotte Concert Hall.The independent orchestra, which was founded in 2018 by members who had performed on the occasion of the anniversary of the April 3 Jeju Massacre, will play the piece based on some well-known melodies from Queen such as “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You” “Who Wants to Live Forever,” “Radio Gaga” and “We are the Champions.” The work, consisting of six movements, lasts more than one hour. The composer is known to have introduced requiem lyrics to deliver a message of reconciliation, the orchestra said.The piece has been performed regularly throughout the world since it premiered in 2002, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.The composer has been seeking to come up with classical pie

Oct 12, 2021By Park Ji-won
Independent orchestra CHAM to play 'The Queen Symphony'
Music

Korean American violinist named concertmaster of Hamburg Philharmonic

By Park Ji-wonViolinist Daniel Cho / Courtesy of Sejong SoloistsDaniel Cho, a 27-year-old Korean American violinist, has been appointed as concertmaster of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra in Germany, filling a seat that had reportedly remained empty for the last 13 years.String ensemble Sejong Soloists, of which Cho is also a member, announced that Cho had passed the audition for the long-awaited leader of the renowned orchestra, founded in 1828, which was attended by the orchestra members as well as conductor and music director Kent Nagano.Cho studied at the Juilliard School under violinists Kang Hyo and David Chen. He joined the Sejong Soloists academy program, becoming the youngest member to join the ensemble, which was founded in 1995 by Kang. He made his Carnegie Hall recital debut in New York at the age of 16, followed by his European debut at the Louvre Museum in Paris.He moved to Germany in 2017, earning a master's degree at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin, studying under Kolja Blacher. He was the joint winner of the second prize at the Max Rostal Internat

Oct 12, 2021By Park Ji-won
Korean American violinist named concertmaster of Hamburg Philharmonic
Arts & Theater

Joseon Royal Tombs festival celebrated online, offline

The performance “Yungeunreung Yajo” / Courtesy of Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation By Park Ji-won Poster for “Joseon Royal Tombs Festival” / Courtesy of Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation The 2nd Joseon Royal Tombs Festival, a celebration of royal court culture and heritage from the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom, will run until Oct. 24 at six different royal tomb sites around Seoul and Gyeonggi Province and via online platforms.Jointly hosted by the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) and the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, the festival offers various participatory events for visitors at UNESCO-designated tombs, including the Royal Tomb of Sejong in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province; Donggureung (East Nine Royal Tombs) in Guri, Gyeonggi Province; and Seonjeongneung in Seoul.Under the title “Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty,” the festival is happening at

Oct 11, 2021By Park Ji-won
Joseon Royal Tombs festival celebrated online, offline
Arts & Theater

Korea National Contemporary Dance Company explores meanings of family in Asia

By Park Ji-wonThe poster for “My Family are Off-limits” / Courtesy of KNCDCThe Korea National Contemporary Dance Company (KNCDC) will present a set of dance works that explore the transformation and diverse forms of family in Confucianism-based Asian societies through the eyes of choreographers from Korea, Japan and Singapore.Under the overarching title of, “My Family are Off-limits,” the works, “♡,” by Lee Min-kyoung, ”Shut up Womb” by Shimojima Reisa and “The Last Puppet” by Kuik Swee Boon, will be presented from Nov. 19 to 21 at the Seoul Arts Center. The three dance performances will be performed by Korean dancers. “♡” explores the side of family relationships that both changes, and stays unchanging, in a rapidly transforming society that faces the coming digital future. With the question, “Where is our real ♡?,” the work asks, “Where can we find the intimacy and safety of family in this era where blood-related communities are becoming increasingly scarce?”In ”Shut up Womb,&rdquo

Oct 11, 2021By Park Ji-won
Korea National Contemporary Dance Company explores meanings of family in Asia
Arts & Theater

Live music festivals announce lineups, gradually returning to regular concerts

The 16th Jarasum Jazz Festival / Courtesy of the Jarasum Jazz FestivalBy Park Ji-wonSince last year, following the start of the ban on large gatherings due to the spread of COVID-19, regular music festivals have been forced to hold online concerts or cancel their events. As concerts cannot be held outside of designated music halls, under the strict Level 4 distancing measures, which have been in place in the Seoul and surrounding metropolitan region until Oct. 14, outdoor music festivals have again met the same fate as last year, in which they must either be held online or cancel their events.However, as the number of vaccinated people in the country grows, along with the possibility of the introduction of eased distancing measures, amid the government's effort to introduce a "living with COVID-19" scheme by November, music festivals are gradually betting on being able to be held offline again.The organizer of the 18th Jarasum Jazz Festival, the country's biggest jazz festival, said it had delayed the event on the island that the festival is named after in Gyeonggi Province, from Oct

Oct 10, 2021By Park Ji-won
Live music festivals announce lineups, gradually returning to regular concerts
Arts & Theater

Asia Culture Week kicks off Friday

A scene from the musical “I am Koryoin” / Courtesy of ACCBy Park Ji-wonThe 2021 Asia Culture Week will be held under the theme of “empathy” at the Asia Culture Center (ACC) in Gwangju from Friday to Oct. 24, to promote cooperation among Asian countries. Poster for “Empathy, Asia” / Courtesy of ACCTitled, “Empathy, Asia,” the ACC's annual festival will present up to 12 programs online and offline.During this year's event, performances and exhibitions will be held promoting diversity, while an international forum and other events will take place on the sidelines.The musical “I am Koryoin,” which revisits the history of ethnic Koreans in the Soviet Union, will be performed on Oct. 9. The musical, made in 2020 by the ACC, focuses on the deportation of ethnic Koreans, who started to move to Russia in the 1860s, to central Asia in 1937. It premiered in 2017 at the ACC to mark the 80th anniversary of the forced migration.The pansori performance “The Two Eyes,” which is a reinterpretation of Simcheongga, one of the five

Oct 8, 2021By Park Ji-won
Asia Culture Week kicks off Friday
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