2014 Seoul Music Competition Results

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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 →

Kim Eunsung wins the Mendelssohn composers competition

Young composer Kim Eunsung won the Mendelssohn composers competition back in December. His winning piece is called “mobile Elemente” and is for piano trio. This hasn’t gotten (almost) any coverage in English (or Korean it seems!), so I thought I would mention it. Originally from Pohang, a city in the south-east of Korea, Kim studied … Continue reading →

Angela Park Cello Recital: Beethoven, Schumann and more

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 →

Dream Forest concerts

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 →