Seoul Philharmonic Online Masterclass Videos for Violin, Horn, and Trumpet Released

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] Videos of the 'SPO Online Orchestra Masterclass,' featuring members of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) sharing their performance know-how, have been released on the SPO YouTube channel and Naver TV.

The SPO has held more than 10 masterclasses annually to fulfill the orchestra's social role of 'training professional musicians.' However, due to the spread of COVID-19, in-person masterclasses became difficult to conduct. Instead, through the voluntary participation of its members, the SPO introduced 'untact music education content' that anyone can take for free.

This 'Online Orchestra Masterclass' features SPO members Jeffrey Holbrook (Associate Principal Trumpet), Misha Emanovsky (Associate Principal Horn), and Lim Gajin (Principal Second Violin) as mentors.

Jeffrey Holbrook appears in the trumpet session, demonstrating the preparation process for orchestra entry and performing key audition pieces such as Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Mahler's Symphony No. 5 introduction, sharing his expertise. Misha Emanovsky, in the horn session, performs five major horn excerpts and provides effective practice methods, including audition tips and how to use a metronome. Principal Lim Gajin, in the violin session, explains three core audition evaluation elements?intonation, rhythm, and tone?and offers advice on individual practice.

In January, the SPO plans to release additional online masterclasses featuring percussionists Edward Choi (Principal Percussion), Scott Burdain (Associate Principal Percussion), and guest principal timpanist Jason Hahaim (Principal Timpani of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra).

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