Seongnam Cultural Foundation Matinee Concert and Play 'B Class' Live Online Broadcast

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] The Seongnam Cultural Foundation will replace the performances scheduled for May with audience-free online live broadcasts in accordance with the government's social distancing policy to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Major planned performances such as the 'Matinee Concert' and the 'Yeongeuk Manwon (滿員)' series will be broadcast live for free online via Naver TV.

The '2020 Matinee Concert' will be live-streamed at 11 a.m. on the 21st. Now in its 15th season, the brand performance 'Matinee Concert' has been inviting top domestic and international performers and orchestras every third Thursday of the month to offer audiences the joy of classical music. Although the season was originally scheduled to start in March, the performances in March and April were postponed to August and November respectively due to the impact of COVID-19, and the May performance will be replaced by an online live broadcast.

The '2020 Matinee Concert' is composed of a diverse program that looks into Beethoven's music and life in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. In the online performance on the 21st, conductor Choi Soo-yeol will take the baton, violinist Lee So-ran will participate as a soloist, and the Korean Chamber Orchestra will perform Bach's 'Brandenburg Concerto No. 3' and Beethoven's 'Romance for Violin and Orchestra' and 'Symphony No. 8,' among others.

Theater performance scene of 'B Class' [Photo by Seongnam Cultural Foundation]

At 5 p.m. on the 23rd, the play 'B Class' (written and directed by Oh In-ha) will be performed as part of the '2020 Yeongeuk Manwon (滿員)' series. 'B Class' is set in Bongseon Arts Academy, where classes are divided into A Class and B Class based on ability and conditions, and depicts the story of B Class students preparing for their graduation performance. Actors Lee I-rim, Park Eun-seok, Jo Won-seok, Choi Moon-seok, and Oh Se-mi appear to convey the passionate growth stories of wandering youth.

On June 20th at 5 p.m., the play 'Eighteen Adults' (original by Park Do-ryeong, adapted and directed by Yoo Na-young), which deals with the story of children aging out of care facilities when they turn 18, will be available via online live broadcast.

Anyone can watch the performances for free by searching for Seongnam Cultural Foundation or the performance titles on Naver TV.

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