Metz·Strasbourg... French National Orchestra Korea Tour Performance

French Metz National Orchestra to Visit Korea Late April Next Year
French Strasbourg National Orchestra to Visit Korea Late December Next Year

National Orchestra of Strasbourg, France

The Orchestre National de Metz from France will visit Korea and prepare performances in Seoul, Daejeon, Daegu, Iksan in Jeonbuk, and Tongyeong in Gyeongnam from April 27 to May 3 next year.

The Korea tour will feature two soloists on one stage. In the first half, violinist Yang In-mo will perform Saint-Sa?ns' Violin Concerto No. 3. Yang In-mo is the winner of the 2015 Paganini International Violin Competition, the first in about 10 years. He swept special awards including the youngest finalist award, best performance of a contemporary work, and audience award, and was recognized by Violin Channel as "the most talented young string master of the new generation." In 2019, he performed Saint-Sa?ns' concerto with the French National Orchestra in Paris, receiving high praise from critics.

The second half will feature Olivier Vernet, a representative French organist. Currently, he serves as the principal organist at Monaco Cathedral, a professor at the Nice National Conservatory of Music in France, and artistic director of the Monaco International Organ Festival and the Mougins Organ Festival in the French C?te d'Azur.

The Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg from France also announced its visit to Korea at the end of next year. Founded in 1855, this orchestra boasts a solid history of 167 years and will tour four cities including Seoul from December 15 to 22 next year.

Originally launched as the Strasbourg Municipal Orchestra in 1855, it was reorganized as the French National Orchestra in 1971. It is one of Europe's top orchestras representing France, known for its French clarity and fresh expressiveness.

The Korea tour will be conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov, who was appointed music director from the 2021?2022 season, succeeding Marko Letonja, who led the orchestra for 11 years. Shokhakimov, a young conductor from Uzbekistan, debuted with the Uzbekistan National Symphony Orchestra at the age of 13 and became its principal conductor in 2006.

The soloist will be the formidable rising star Alexandre Kantorow. At 24, Kantorow is the first French pianist to win both first prize in the piano category and the overall Grand Prix at the 2019 Tchaikovsky Competition. He has received critical acclaim in all areas of performance and recording. He is scheduled to perform Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 2.

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