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Tue, January 26, 2021 | 21:43

Cho Seong-jin to premiere unreleased work by Mozart

Cho Seong-jin to premiere unreleased work by Mozart

Pianist Cho Seong-jin will premiere an unheard piece by Mozart in Salzburg on the occasion of the classical composer's 265th birthday. Cho will play Mozart's Allegro in D K626b/16 at the Great Hall of the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation, Wednesday, which marks the Austrian composer's birthday as well as the opening date of the first-ever virtual edition of Mozartwoche, or Mozar...

2021-01-24 14:39

Popera singer Lim Hyung-joo: Music is my destiny

Popera singer Lim Hyung-joo: Music is my destiny

Back in February 2003 at the inaugural ceremony of then President Roh Moo-hyun, a soft and lyrical voice followed a prelude of the national anthem of South Korea played by an orchestra.

2021-01-23 16:34

Lee Hee-moon unveils 4 new music videos

Lee Hee-moon unveils 4 new music videos

Genre-bending musician Lee Hee-moon unveiled four new music videos as part of his "Not Alone" project in collaboration with E-Won Art Factory. Lee is renowned for his eccentric performances combining Korean folk music, jazz and rock.

2021-01-18 09:16

Music publishing sector booming with high-profile sales

The pandemic has left the performance industry reeling but music publishing, a normally under-the-radar side of the business, is roaring thanks to a frenzy of high-profile music catalog sales. The royalty streams of songwriting copyright portfolios can prove lucrative for the long haul, and increasingly are enticing investors even as other industries tank under the pandemic's...

2021-01-17 15:19

[INTERVIEW] Gugak seeks breakthrough with launch of music archive

[INTERVIEW] Gugak seeks breakthrough with launch of music archive

Listening to “gugak,” or traditional Korean music, may not be familiar even to many Koreans. Since the influx of Western music after the 1950-53 Korean War, globally popular music has been enjoyed in mainstream culture while the traditional genre has only been consumed among a very small group of people.

2021-01-14 16:27

Live music venues going out of business one after another amid COVID-19 pandemic

Live music venues going out of business one after another amid COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the loss of numerous live music venues for performing artists, but its impact has been particularly tough for indie musicians centered around Hongik University in western Seoul, also known as Hongdae, once considered the center of Korea's independent music scene.

2021-01-09 09:12

Grammy Awards postponed to March due to pandemic

Grammy Awards postponed to March due to pandemic

The 63rd Grammy Awards has been postponed to Mar. 14 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, according to its organizer The Recording Academy Tuesday (local time).

2021-01-06 14:16

Leslie West, guitarist of rock band Mountain, has died at 75

Leslie West, guitarist of rock band Mountain, has died at 75

Leslie West, an iconic guitarist-vocalist who was behind several '70s rock anthems including ``Mississippi Queen'' with the popular band Mountain, has died. He was 75.His spokesman Steve Karas said West died Wednesday in Palm Coast, Florida. Karas said West died from cardiac arrest after being rushed to the hospital.

2020-12-25 15:42

Paul McCartney urges vaccine take-up as new album released

Paul McCartney urges vaccine take-up as new album released

British pop legend Paul McCartney on Friday urged people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, as he celebrated the release of a new solo album crafted during this year's lockdown.

2020-12-21 05:48

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra to live stream Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra to live stream Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) will perform Beethoven's 'Choral' Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 at Lotte Concert Hall to mark the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth, Sunday. The concert will be live streamed.

2020-12-20 14:43

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