There is an interesting little, and somewhat hidden, concert happening soon. It will celebrate Buddha’s birthday, and offers a chance to enjoy new music from one of Korea’s composers who aren’t well known abroad. I think it is a just-show-up-and-see-what-happens sort of concert. >>> Chung-Ang University professor emeritus and Buddhist music composer Pak Beom-hun (박범훈) will hold … Continue reading
Some of what’s on in the next little while: Gyeonggi-do Flutist Jean Ferrandis with soprano Sérine de Labaume & Centro Philharmonic Orchestra – Spring Green Concert at the Seongnam Arts Center Sat 5th 19:30 British tenor Ian Bostridge – recital of Schumann lieder with Julius Drake piano at Aram Art Hall, Goyang-si Sat 19th at … Continue reading
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
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
Cellist Angela Park (Park Jean-young, 박진영) will give a recital of Beethoven sonatas, and more., on February 28th. It is another of Park Chang-soo’s The House Concerts (하우스콘서트) that I introduced before here. The program is likeable late Classical and Romantic fare: Beethoven Cello Sonata No.1 in F Major, Op.5; Tchaikovsky Pezzo Capriccioso for Cello … Continue reading
In February, two talented young soloists are giving concerts in Jeonju, at the Sori Arts Center of Jeollabuk-do. First, pretty-boy virtuoso pianist Lim Dong Hyek (임동혁) is performing a recital on February 11th (Tuesday). The program will include: Debussy’s “Claire de Lune” from Suite Bergamasque; Bach’s Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564; … Continue reading
Despite the location–uberwealthy Dogok-dong, an area of Gangnam-gu in Seoul–Park Chang-soo’s The House Concerts (하우스콘서트) are inexpensive, simple and welcoming. Almost every week for the past ten years Park, a pianist himself, has hosted chamber music concerts (house concert, get it?) covering a variety of genres—traditional Korean music (국악, etc), Jazz, classical music, experimental, and … Continue reading
What’s on in Seoul? Try heading up north. Dream Forest (북서울 꿈의숲), a fairly new park in northern Seoul, is not that well known among concert goers in Seoul. It is not a forest, nor is it dreamy, but I’ve been a fan for a while. If it were not for this park, I would … Continue reading
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