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Sat, October 23, 2021 | 14:21

Pianist Evgeny Kissin to hold solo recital in Seoul for just one day

Pianist Evgeny Kissin will be playing the famous piano works of legendary composers, such as Chopin, Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, for Korean audiences for the first time in three years. During a solo recital scheduled to be held at Lotte Concert Hall on Nov. 22, the renowned musician and composer will be playing Bach's “Toccata and Fugue in D minor;” Mozart's “Adagio in B mino...

Park Ji-won | 2021-10-21 17:44

Canadian Bruce Liu wins 2021 Chopin Competition; Lee Hyuk finishes without prize

Canadian pianist Bruce Xiaoyu Liu won the first prize at the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, while Korean national Lee Hyuk finished his final round without a prize.

Park Ji-won | 2021-10-21 14:58

'Beethoven liberates musicians': specialist Rudolf Buchbinder

Known 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...

Park Ji-won | 2021-10-19 13:13

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

Jaap 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.”

Park Ji-won | 2021-10-19 08:52

Young pianists vie for glory in Poland's Chopin competition

For South Korean pianist Kim Su-yeon, the music of Frederic Chopin is a way of life and competing in the world's most prestigious event bearing the French-Polish composer's name is a dream come true.

2021-10-15 16:10

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

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.

Park Ji-won | 2021-10-15 15:09

Independent orchestra CHAM to play 'The Queen Symphony'

The 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.

Park Ji-won | 2021-10-12 15:31

Korean American violinist named concertmaster of Hamburg Philharmonic

Daniel 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.

Park Ji-won | 2021-10-12 09:00

Vienna Philharmonic likely to perform in Seoul

The Vienna Philharmonic, one of the world's most prestigious orchestras, could perform in Korea next month, becoming the first foreign orchestra with more than 100 members to hold concerts in Korea since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Park Ji-won | 2021-10-06 20:55

New York Philharmonic marks 'homecoming' after pandemic

Following 556 days of pandemic-inflicted cancellations and unconventional concerts, the New York Philharmonic opened its new season Friday, a "homecoming" for musicians limited to live streams, one-off and outdoor shows for more than a year.

2021-09-19 10:20

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