Pianists Cho Seong-jin and Yiruma Online Concert to Overcome COVID-19

Pianist Cho Seong-jin (above) and Yiruma
[Photo by Universal Music]

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] Pianists Seongjin Cho and Yiruma are participating in Facebook's World Health Organization (WHO) donation campaign to support overcoming the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Universal Music announced on the 4th that Seongjin Cho and Yiruma will each participate in online concerts hosted by Facebook on the 7th and 9th respectively to support WHO's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.

Seongjin Cho is scheduled to perform for about 30 minutes and answer fans' questions through the official Facebook page at 10 PM on the 7th.

Cho's performance will be conducted by streaming a pre-recorded video without an audience using Facebook Live. On this day, Cho will perform the second movement of Schubert's Wanderer Fantasy (Schubert Wanderer Fantasy D.760) and parts of Liszt's Piano Sonata (Liszt Sonata S.178), both included in his new album "The Wanderer," set to be released on the 8th of this month.

Additionally, he plans to answer pre-submitted questions via the official Universal Music Korea Classical Instagram story.

Yiruma will hold a piano performance and talk session for about 30 minutes at noon on the 9th through his official Facebook and Instagram pages. Yiruma's performance will be live-streamed in real time, offering a more vivid and moving experience to the online audience.

Recently, Yiruma signed a global partnership with Universal Music and released the single "Room with a View." Following this, he plans to release the follow-up single "Sunset Bird" on the 8th of this month, and an EP including both previously released singles on the 22nd. During the Facebook Live performance, Yiruma will showcase key tracks from the new EP.

During the online performances on the Facebook pages of both Seongjin Cho and Yiruma, a "donation button" will be activated, allowing anyone to participate in acts of kindness to help communities worldwide overcome COVID-19.

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