Hanwha Symphony Festival Concludes Successfully... 3 Out of 17 Performances Sold Out

About 25,000 People Visit the Venue

Hanwha announced on the 26th that the 35th edition of the '2023 Symphony Festival with Hanwha' concluded successfully.

Starting with the opening performance by the Gwangju City Symphony Orchestra on the 1st of this month at Seoul Arts Center, and ending with the closing performance by the Busan City Symphony Orchestra on the 25th, 17 symphony orchestras and 18 soloists presented classical melodies.

Out of the 17 performances, 3 were sold out, and approximately 25,000 people attended the concerts during the festival period. Ticket prices ranged from 10,000 to 50,000 KRW, which is about half the price of regular orchestra concerts.

All performances of the Symphony Festival were broadcast live through the Music Square at the Arts Center, the outdoor plaza at Busan Cinema Center, and the YouTube platform.

On the 25th, a collaboration performance between the Busan Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra conducted by Choi Soo-yeol and soprano Seo Ye-ri took place at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall.
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Hanwha has sponsored the Symphony Festival for 24 years since 2000. The festival began in 1989 to commemorate the first anniversary of the opening of the Arts Center Music Hall.

As a token of appreciation, the Arts Center honored Chairman Kim Seung-yeon as the 'Arts Center Lifetime Member No. 1' in 2009, marking the 10th year of sponsorship. In 2019, the 20th year of sponsorship, a commemorative plaque expressing gratitude to sponsoring companies was installed on the lobby wall of the Arts Center Concert Hall, with Hanwha being the first company listed.

The next Symphony Festival will be held in April next year.

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