Piano is ‘first love’ of celebrated conductor Chung Myung-whun April 23, 2021
For award-winning South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun, playing the piano is a way to express love through an instrument he has cherished since childhood.
“One thing that has not changed (over time) is that the piano remains my first love,” the maestro said in a news conference in Seoul marking the release of “Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms: Late Piano Works,” his second album as a pianist.
Chung, the youngest of the musical family Chung trio, saw his musical career get traction after finishing second in the 1974 International Tchaikovsky Competition. But he has since spent most of his career conducting for and collaborating with top orchestras around the world.
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