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Sat, June 3, 2023 | 08:03

Cellist Han Jae-min wins third prize at Geneva International Music Competition

Cellist Han Jae-min wins third prize at Geneva International Music Competition

Cellist Han Jae-min, 15, has won third prize at the 75th Geneva International Music Competition, Switzerland, Thursday (CET). It was the first time for a Korean cellist to win an award in the competition in about 50 years, since cellist Chung Myung-wha won first prize in 1971, the Kumho Cultural Foundation said.

2021-10-29 17:23

Pianist Paik Kun-woo fires back at MBC, in-laws over his actress wife

Pianist Paik Kun-woo fires back at MBC, in-laws over his actress wife

Pianist Paik Kun-woo speaks during a press conference held to refute allegations that he is mistreating his wife, actress Yun Jung-hee, at White Hall in Seoul, Thursday. YonhapPaik takes legal action, denying allegationsBy Park Ji-wonPianist Paik Kun-woo denied allegations that he and his daughter abandoned his wife, actress Yun Jung-hee, who is suffering from Alzheimer's dis...

2021-10-28 16:50

[INTERVIEW] Singer-songwriter Seori talks about Shang-Chi OST, her music

INTERVIEWSinger-songwriter Seori talks about Shang-Chi OST, her music

The list of artists who were featured on the 18-track soundtrack for Marvel Studios's "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," the first Asian hero-led movie in the action film series, came as a surprise to many Koreans as the album, produced by Sean Miyashiro and 88rising, included a lot of Korean musicians, such as DPR Ian, DPR Live, BIBI and Mark Tuan of GOD7.

2021-10-27 16:43

South Korean violinist wins second prize at Paganini contest in Italy

South Korean violinist wins second prize at Paganini contest in Italy

A 16-year-old South Korean violinist finished second at a prestigious international competition in Italy earlier this week, his school announced Tuesday. Chung Nurie took the second prize at the 56th International Paganini Prize Competition in Genova that ended Sunday, according to the Korea National University of Arts.

2021-10-26 21:26

Adele to play first concerts in five years with London Hyde Park shows

Adele to play first concerts in five years with London Hyde Park shows

Music superstar Adele said on Tuesday she will play two concerts at London's Hyde Park next summer, her first in five years, an announcement British media said caused her website to crash as fans rushed to register for a ticket pre-sale.

2021-10-26 20:55

Pianist Evgeny Kissin to hold solo recital in Seoul for just one day

Pianist Evgeny Kissin to hold solo recital in Seoul for just one day

Pianist Evgeny Kissin will be playing the famous piano works of legendary composers, such as Chopin, Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, for Korean audiences for the first time in three years. During a solo recital scheduled to be held at Lotte Concert Hall on Nov. 22, the renowned musician and composer will be playing Bach's “Toccata and Fugue in D minor;” Mozart's “Adagio in B mino...

2021-10-21 17:44

Canadian Bruce Liu wins 2021 Chopin Competition; Lee Hyuk finishes without prize

Canadian Bruce Liu wins 2021 Chopin Competition; Lee Hyuk finishes without prize

Canadian pianist Bruce Xiaoyu Liu won the first prize at the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, while Korean national Lee Hyuk finished his final round without a prize.

2021-10-21 14:58

'Beethoven liberates musicians': specialist Rudolf Buchbinder

'Beethoven liberates musicians': specialist Rudolf Buchbinder

Known as one of the best Beethoven interpreters in the world, Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder has been placing Beethoven at the “center” of his life. He has performed Beethoven's Complete Piano Sonatas more than 50 times over the last 60 years of his career. He also owns a wide range of original, first-edition scores and music-related documents which include up to 12 and a...

2021-10-19 13:13

Director Jaap van Zweden of HK and NY Philharmonics to conduct KBS Orchestra on Oct. 29

Director Jaap van Zweden of HK and NY Philharmonics to conduct KBS Orchestra on Oct. 29

Jaap van Zweden, the Dutch music director of both the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic orchestras, will conduct the KBS Symphony Orchestra to play Beethoven's famous “Symphony of Fate” and Prokofiev's “Symphony No.5 in B flat major.”

2021-10-19 08:52

Young pianists vie for glory in Poland's Chopin competition

Young pianists vie for glory in Poland's Chopin competition

For South Korean pianist Kim Su-yeon, the music of Frederic Chopin is a way of life and competing in the world's most prestigious event bearing the French-Polish composer's name is a dream come true.

2021-10-15 16:10

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