Classical Guitarist Park Gyuhee, 10th Anniversary Debut Concert

Directly Produced Commemorative Album 'Le Depart: Chulbal' Also Presented

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] Classical guitarist Park Gyu-hee (photo) is holding a 10th anniversary debut concert and releasing a commemorative album titled 'Le Depart: 출발' which she produced herself.

Park Gyu-hee debuted in 2010 with the album 'Sueno'. She said, "It has been 10 years since the amazing and unforgettable day when my first album was released to the world," and introduced, "This precious new album, which I personally produced and selected the tracks for, carries the meaning of a new beginning."

Park Gyu-hee's 10th anniversary debut concert will be held on the 17th at 5 p.m. at Jamsil Lotte Concert Hall. Originally scheduled for the 26th of last month at the Seoul Arts Center, the event was postponed due to strengthened social distancing measures amid the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Park Gyu-hee plans to organize the concert with a solo performance in the first part and a chamber music stage collaborating with other performers in the second part. The second part's chamber music stage will feature Wayne Lin, deputy concertmaster and violinist of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra; Cho Sung-hyun, principal flutist for life at the Cologne Philharmonic in Germany; and guitarists Kim Jin-se, Park Ji-hyung, and Lim Mi-ga.

Park Gyu-hee will perform Isaac Alb?niz's 'Catalonia Caprice', Astor Piazzolla's 'History of the Tango', and music from Georges Bizet's opera 'Carmen'.

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Park Gyu-hee first picked up the guitar at the age of three, following her mother who was learning classical guitar at the time. She graduated from Seoul Arts School, Tokyo College of Music in Japan, and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in Austria.

She has released a total of nine albums including the new one. She has also won nine international competitions to date, including being the first Korean to win the Alhambra International Guitar Competition and the first female and Asian to win the Belgium Printemps International Guitar Competition.

Park Gyu-hee said, "There is still a long way to go to raise the status and recognition of classical guitar in Korea," adding, "I intend to take responsibility and work hard so that young and talented guitarists can perform on bigger and more diverse stages, and I hope this concert will be a stepping stone for a new leap forward."

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