TONGYEONG, South Gyeongsang Province A weeklong competition for young pianists ended in Tongyeong Saturday evening with five winners. At Isangyun Competition 2023, Chung Kyu-bin was announced the first prize winner, beating four other finalists who each performed a piano concerto with the Tongyeong Festival Orchestra led by conductor Samuel Lee. Chung received 30 million won ($23,000) in prize money. Chung was the.
South Korea's top performing arts institute Seoul Arts Center has prepared two series featuring rising talent at a relatively unknown facility. Inchoon Art Hall, which opened on Aug. 28, 2020, has 100 seats, allowing for an intimate setting for both the performers and the audience. Titled “The Next,” one of the series feature the next generation of Korean classical talent, introducing 10 rising young.
Five millennial pianists to present Beethoven piano concertos
Posted : 2021-04-19 17:44
Updated : 2021-04-19 18:06
Massimo Zanetti, third from left, artistic director of the Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra (GPO), poses during a press conference, Seoul, Monday, with five pianists who would perform for the upcoming concert Five for Five where they and the GPO will present Beethoven s Piano concertos in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province from April 24 to May 8. From left are pianists Sun Youl, Park Jae-hong, Zanetti, Yoon A-in, Jung Ji-won and Lim Ju-hee. Courtesy of GPO
By Park Ji-won
Poster for the concert Five for Five / Courtesy of SPOThe Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra (GPO) will perform all of Beethoven s piano concertos at art centers in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province from April 24 to May 8 featuring five rising star pianists.