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Thu, December 1, 2022 | 20:07

Piano prodigy Lim Yunchan releases live album 'Beethoven·Isangyun·Barber'

Piano prodigy Lim Yunchan releases live album 'Beethoven·Isangyun·Barber'

Korean piano prodigy Lim Yunchan said Monday he wanted to deliver Beethoven's utopia through the composer's No. 5 Piano Concerto "Emperor" on his first live album in collaboration with Gwangju Symphony Orchestra.

2022-11-28 15:27

K-pop legend Cho Yong-pil to return with new single

K-pop legend Cho Yong-pil to return with new single

Cho Yong-pil, a living legend of the Korean pop scene, will be back this week with his first release in nine years, his management agency said Tuesday.

2022-11-15 10:25

JYP founder-singer Park Jin-young to drop new single

JYP founder-singer Park Jin-young to drop new single

Park Jin-young, the founder of K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment and singer, will put out his new single, titled "Groove Missing," next week, his agency said Monday.

2022-11-14 17:00

Korean pianist Lee Hyuk wins top prize at Long-Thibaud International Competition

Korean pianist Lee Hyuk wins top prize at Long-Thibaud International Competition

Korean pianist Lee Hyuk has won the first prize at the Long-Thibaud International Competition held in France, along with Japanese pianist Kamei Masaya, according to its organizer.

2022-11-14 08:50

Korean pianist Lim Yunchan signs with IMG Artists

Korean pianist Lim Yunchan signs with IMG Artists

Rising Korean pianist Lim Yunchan has signed a contract with the international classical music management company IMG Artists.

2022-10-26 09:50

Liverpool Philharmonic conductor Libor Pesek dies at 89

Liverpool Philharmonic conductor Libor Pesek dies at 89

Libor Pesek, a Czech classical music conductor best-known for leading the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic for a decade, has died. He was 89. Pesek died on Sunday, said Jan Hasenohrl, the director of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra where Pesek was a chief conductor till 2019.

2022-10-24 21:54

World-famous orchestras to perform in Korea through December

World-famous orchestras to perform in Korea through December

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 Di...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-10-05 17:09

Virtuoso pianist Paik Kun-woo drops new album with music of Spanish composer

Virtuoso pianist Paik Kun-woo drops new album with music of Spanish composer

Virtuoso pianist Paik Kun-woo, 76, is nicknamed "pilgrim on the keyboard" for his obsessive style to thoroughly explore Beethoven and Chopin nocturnes.

2022-09-19 18:01

Jaap van Zweden should give Seoul orchestra 'unique sound,' critic says

Jaap van Zweden should give Seoul orchestra 'unique sound,' critic says

Jaap van Zweden, the music director of the New York Philharmonic and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, will be heading to Seoul after his contract with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra finishes in 2024 and his other contract with the New York Philharmonic ends at the end of the 2023-24 season. The Dutch conductor has accepted the post of music director of the Seoul Philha...

Park Ji-won | 2022-09-06 16:58

TWICE to drop new EP 'Between 12'

TWICE to drop new EP 'Between 12'

Popular K-pop girl group TWICE will return Friday with its 11th EP, "Between 12," the group's management agency said.

2022-08-26 11:41

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