Some upcoming Western classical recitals & concerts outside the frenetic big cities — finding out what’s on there can be (more than) a bit tricky (: Most of the programs are quite standard and unadventurous, but to be honest that’s similar in the bigger cities too. Unfortunately, almost all the websites only have ticketing … Continue reading
Some of what’s on in the next little while: Gangwon-do New York in Chuncheon Festival – Young classical musicians active in New York from the U.S., Canada , Romania, Argentina, Korea and more have set up this lively festival in ‘the middle of nowhere’. Programs are a real mix – from Schubert to Zorn. Venues … 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
Competitors who passed the semifinal round of the Seoul International Music Competition are: Sohn Jeung-beum (Korea) Sara Daneshpour(USA) Charles Richard-Hamelin (Canada) Han Chi-ho (Korea) Kim Jongyun (Korea) Kim Heejae (Korea) I hope the judging has been impartial (or as much as it can be). The finals will be on this Saturday and Sunday at the … Continue reading
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
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 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 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
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
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