Music News - SEOUL - With their decision to enlist in national service (NS), South Korean boy band BTS have ended a four-year heated debate on whether illustrious pop stars like them should be exempted from military duties like Olympians and award-winning classical musicians. The. Read more at www.tnp.sg
LG Arts Center Seoul, an art theater managed by Korea s fourth-largest conglomerate, LG Group, celebrated its relocation on Thursday with the performance of award-winning Korean pianist Cho Seong-jin and the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), helmed by British conductor Simon Rattle.
As the most recent COVID-19 resurgence in Korea is slowing down, a number of internationally acclaimed orchestras are planning to visit the country and catch the ears of music lovers here. The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), one of the top 10 orchestras in the world, will perform in Seoul on Oct. 13 in celebration of the relocation of the LG Arts Center Seoul from Gangnam District to Gangseo District.
Belgian filmmaker Thierry Loreau, who has seen many Korean classical musicians rise to the top at international music competitions in recent years, says Korea is one place where classical artists can be treated like rock stars.