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Sun, May 9, 2021 | 07:33

15 Korean pianists to compete in Queen Elizabeth Competition

Fifteen Korean pianists will compete with other contenders in the first round of this years' Queen Elisabeth Competition, one of the most prestigious international classical music contests for young musicians, in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, local time, the largest number from a single country, according to the Korean Cultural Center in Belgium.

Park Ji-won | 2021-05-04 16:24

12th Korea Opera Festival puts women in the spotlight

The 12th Korea Opera Festival will be held from May 7 to June 6 and will showcase six works on women's life in two theaters in Seoul. The festival, which will take place in Seoul Arts Center and the National Theater of Korea, will present three classical operas ― “Aida” (May 7 to 9), “Tosca” (May 21 to 23) and “Anna Bolena” (May 29 and 30) at the Opera Theater of the Seoul Ar...

Park Ji-won | 2021-04-21 15:11

Seoul Spring Festival to present rare Beethoven works

The Seoul Spring Festival of Chamber Music (SSF) will present rare Beethoven works as well as his chamber repertoire in Seoul in May, under the theme “Ode to Joy.“ The program had been planned for last year to mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birthday, but was postponed and then moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Park Ji-won | 2021-04-21 09:05

Five millennial pianists to present Beethoven piano concertos

The 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. In the concerts to mark the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth and titled “Five for Five,” Sun Youl, Jung Ji-won, Yoon A-in, Park Jae-hong and Lim Ju-hee will each play one of...

Park Ji-won | 2021-04-19 17:44

Musical 'Four Minutes' helps audience find meaning of life via skilled piano performances

The musical, “Four Minutes,” an adaptation of a 2006 German existentialist drama film by the National Jeongdong Theater, follows the relationship between a piano teacher named Kruger and an inmate called Jenny, aiming to deliver hope and provoke questions in finding the meaning of life through professional piano performances.

Park Ji-won | 2021-04-15 10:26

42nd Seoul Theater Festival from April to May

The 42nd Seoul Theater Festival will be held in various theaters around Seoul from April 30 to May 30 to showcase up to eight original plays and side events. During the festival, which began in 1977, plays such as “I remember who I am now” by Theater Company Iru (April 30-May 9); “No Country for Old Men and Women” (May 7-16); “Life Sceneries” (rough translation) by New Univer...

Park Ji-won | 2021-04-14 16:28

35th Korea Dance Festival to promote peace

The dance “One” by choreographer Jung Bo-kyung of Lim Hak Sun Dance We / Courtesy of HanfilmBy Park Ji-wonThe Korea Dance Festival, an annual choreography festival held since 1985, will kick off April 21 at the ???????? ?????? ???????????? and Dongduk Women's University. This year's event will run through May 1 with the themes of peace and coexistence amid the ong...

Park Ji-won | 2021-04-12 23:04

Performance recreates 1902 feast for Gojong of Korea

The National Gugak Center has been showcasing the reinterpretation of “Yajinyeon,” a night feast held at the royal palace in April of 1902, held by the prince or son of Gojong of Korea to celebrate his father joining the “Giroso,” an agency for high-ranking civil officials over 70 years of age. The national event included dance and music performances and traditional rituals. ...

Park Ji-won | 2021-04-11 16:16

179 members of state-run art troupes found violating terms of employment

Up to 179 members of six state-run art troupes have been found to be in violation of regulations prohibiting them from having a second job, according to data.

Park Ji-won | 2021-04-08 20:39

Performing arts scene resorts to star power amid pandemic

The ticket price of “The Ice,” a thriller play revolving around the death of a woman which will be performed at Seongnam Arts Center between May 14 and 16, was originally set at 10,000 won ($8.9). But tickets are currently being sold for as much as 250,000 won each in an online ticket resale marketplace.

Park Ji-won | 2021-04-08 15:54

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