Some competitors’ links plus schedule (semi-final): Yevgeny Yontov (Israel) Nitahara Yu 仁田原 祐 (Japan) Some competitors’ links plus schedule (second round): Sara Daneshpour (USA) Tiffany Poon 潘活活 (China) Naomi Kudo (USA/Japan) Mario Häring (Germany) Chen Yi-Yang (Taiwan) Charles Richard-Hamelin (Canada) Han Chi-ho 한지호 (Korea) Zhou Ning (China) Won Jaeyeon 원재연 (Korea) – more info Continue reading
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Live Streaming of Seoul International Music Competition- Piano
[ON AIR] Internet Live Broadcasting 1st ~ Semifinal Round http://www.donga.com/concours/seoulmusic/ Final Round http://www.arte.co.kr/ and http://www.donga.com/concours/seoulmusic/ My post introducing the competition. Continue reading
First public music library opens in Korea
The first public music library in the Republic of Korea has opened this week in Paju, a city just north of Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do. It is part of the brand new Solgaram Art Hall (솔가람아트홀) that includes a performance hall dedicated exclusively to classical music performances, especially recitals and chamber music. The Garam Music Library (가람음악도서관) is substantial, with an … Continue reading
The Asian Composers Showcase at Tongyeong Music Festival
The Asian Composers Showcase at Tongyeong Music Festival The four new compositions that were created as part of the Asian Composers Showcase 2014 will premiere at the Tongyeong International Music Festival on March 31, 2014. The compositions with a duration of 15 to 20 minutes are written for a chamber ensemble of up to ten … Continue reading
Contestants Announced for DCS International Piano Competition: 5 Korean pianists included
Contestants Announced for DCS International Piano Competition 2014 » DCS International Piano Competition. >>>>Pianist Lee Soeun comes in third place. Lee’s choice of the Mendelssohn G minor Concerto posed far fewer technical challenges [compared to Lizhen Wu’s second prize performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2]. Apart from a slow movement that plodded a bit, though, she … Continue reading
2014 Seoul International Music Competition: Piano
Something to look forward to if you enjoy cheering on young musicians: The 10th Seoul International Music Competition (10회 서울국제음악콩쿠르) will be held from March 18th to 30th. This year’s category is piano. It is held annually for piano, violin, and voice, in rotation. (Cellists and violists don’t cry please). It’s on at the Seoul … Continue reading
English versus Korean art centre names
The pervasiveness of English—-always American English—-in marketing and popular culture in Korea sometimes entertains me but mostly annoys me. It is almost impossible to avoid. To me, it always feels tacky, humourless, and immature. Clearly I am not in the target audience. If I were, I would associate the English usage in these marketing campaigns … Continue reading
Recitals in Seoul: Some rare sounds for early spring
Recitals’ pros. I think there are many. They are small and intimate like watching a play in a small theatre, sharing eye contact with an actor. They are inexpensive. In Seoul concerts can be absurdly expensive. Is this due to the travel costs of international musicians or is there a less savoury reason? Price is … Continue reading
Bang on a Can All-Stars – Tongyeong International Music Festival – 2014 – Bang on a Can
New York City’s Bang on a Can All-Stars return to Asia for a six-concert tour & residency. The residency and two concerts will be held in Tongyeong, as part of this year’s new music festival there –March 28th to April 3rd. I’ll write more about that soon (after I get sick of watching the Olympics … Continue reading
Gugak’s quality first: new head of Gugak Center announces her vision
Gayageum player Kim Hae-sook is the new head of South Korea’s national traditional music centre. The musician is the first woman to lead the National Gugak Center since its inception in 1951. She will hold the post for two years. In a recent press conference, Kim Hae-sook talked about her priority of producing quality music … Continue reading
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