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September 15, 2021 Music

KBS Symphony Orchestra set for 4th season

Though the orchestra could not perform Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral” last year due to concerns over the spread of the virus, this time, it will wrap up the year with the class...

Pianist Paik Kun-woo, daughter refute allegations of negligence concerning actress Yun Jung-hee

Pianist Paik Kun-woo and violinist Paik Jin-hi denied claims that the two have been negligent in the care of pianist Paik’s wife, actor Yun Jung-Hee, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Pianist Pa...

September 10, 2021
People
King Sejong Literacy Prize goes to organizations in Guatemala, India, South Africa

Three organizations -- one from Guatemala, one from India and one from South Africa -- received the 32nd UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize for promoting literacy in developing countries. UNESCO awar...

September 10, 2021
Culture
Metallica’s latest release includes YB cover of ‘Sad but True’

Legendary heavy metal band Metallica released a new album on music streaming platforms Friday, featuring a cover song by South Korean rock band YB. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band’s 199...

September 10, 2021
Music
Beethoven specialist Buchbinder to perform old, new repertoires

Influential Beethoven expert Rudolf Buchbinder will share his take on Beethoven with the Korean audience, holding recitals in Korea for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out early last...

September 8, 2021
Music
Seoul International Music Festival hopes to be ‘Amusement Park’ of classical music

The 13th Seoul International Music Festival, one of the major annual classical music festivals held every autumn in Korea, will take place in October under the title “Amusement Park.” The festival w...

September 7, 2021
Music
Live jazz returns to Seoul Forest in October as Seoul Forest Jazz Festival goes in-person

The 5th Seoul Forest Jazz Festival will take place in-person on Oct. 16-17. The festival, launched in 2017, is held annually at Seoul Forest, featuring leading jazz musicians as well as pop acts. O...

September 6, 2021
Music
2 Korean pianists win prizes at Busoni Competition

Korean pianists Park Jae-hong and Kim Do-hyun won prizes at the 63rd Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, taking first and second places, respectively. The biennial Ferruccio Busoni Int...

September 5, 2021
Music
Classical music expands horizons

Pianist Sunwoo Yekwon and K-pop singer-songwriter Kwon Jin-ah will go onstage at the Lotte Concert Hall on Sept. 11 through a recital titled “Curtain Call,” produced by local entertainment mogul CJ E...

September 2, 2021
Music
Culture Ministry releases COVID-19 manual for art theaters

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Theater Safety Center have jointly released a manual on theaters’ response to COVID-19 to effectively respond to virus infectious disease situations. ...

September 1, 2021
Culture
Conductor seeks new stage with video games

Though Flasic has been holding concerts at the Sejong Center, one of the biggest art centers in Korea, prejudice against computer games still remain a challenge. “Prejudices are still a barrier. I h...

August 31, 2021
Music
Winners of Queen Elisabeth Competition to perform in Korea

The two pianists will also hold solo recitals at the Kumho Art Hall Yonsei in western Seoul. Mukawa will perform Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 “Moonlight” and Ravel’s “Gaspard de la Nuit” on Sept. ...

August 30, 2021
Music
Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival to go online again

For more information, check the festival’s official website at pentaport.co.kr.

August 28, 2021
Music
Cho Seong-jin releases new Chopin album

Concert pianist Cho Seong-jin, the first Korean to win the International Chopin Piano Competition, released his second Frederic Chopin album Friday. The new album, released under the Deutsche Grammo...

August 27, 2021
Music
Korea to ax games curfew

The South Korean government is to abolish the controversial “shutdown law,” lifting the curfew that blocks access to online games by underage users late at night 10 years after the law came into for...

August 25, 2021
Culture

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