30th Anniversary of Korea National University of Arts Music School... KNU Symphony Regular Concert on the 5th

Honorary Professor for Political Use in Conducting
Soprano Seo Seon-yeong, Mezzo-soprano Kim Hyang-eun Collaboration

The Korea National University of Arts announced on the 1st that it will hold the "78th KNUA Symphony Orchestra Regular Concert" to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the opening of the School of Music.

The Korea National University of Arts is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the opening of its College of Music by hosting the "78th KNU Symphony Orchestra Regular Concert." (From left in the photo) Conductor Jeong Chi-yong, soprano Seo Seon-young, mezzo-soprano Kim Hyang-eun, composer Kim Shin. [Photo by Korea National University of Arts]

The performance will take place on the 5th at the Lotte Concert Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul. Honorary Professor Jeong Chi-yong, a recipient of the Austrian Ministry of Culture Award, will take the podium as conductor.

The KNUA Symphony Orchestra is composed of current students from the instrumental department of the School of Music at KNUA. Since its establishment in 1993 alongside the opening of the School of Music, it has consistently held regular concerts every year at large-scale venues such as the Seoul Arts Center, Lotte Concert Hall, and Lee Kang-sook Hall. It has also been active overseas, having been invited as the opening ensemble for the Beethoven Easter Festival held in Poland this past March.

Soprano Seo Sun-young, who has won prestigious international competitions such as the Tchaikovsky Competition, Maria Callas Grand Prix, and Vi?as Competition, and mezzo-soprano Kim Hyang-eun, who is active as a lead on domestic and international opera stages, will perform as soloists.

The concert will open with "Seongun (Nebula)," a large-scale orchestral piece commissioned and composed by alumnus composer Kim Shin. This will be its world premiere. The second piece is Mahler's Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection," with soprano solo by Seo Sun-young and alto solo by Kim Hyang-eun. The choir will be the KNUA Grand Choir, composed of students from the vocal and choral conducting departments of the School of Music.

Lee Kang-ho, Dean of the School of Music at KNUA, said, "We prepared this concert with gratitude and respect to everyone who has supported KNUA over the past 30 years and laid the foundation for young artists. Through these two large-scale works, we hope to provide the audience with deep emotion and offer students opportunities for reflection and experiences of solidarity."

The concert is free of charge, and reservations can be made through the KNUA website.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the School of Music, KNUA will hold the "School of Music Composition Department Recital (October 6)" and the "KNUA Baroque Orchestra Regular Concert (November 3)" at Lee Kang-sook Hall on the Seocho Campus, and the "42nd KNUA Wind Orchestra Regular Concert (November 15)" at Lotte Concert Hall.

Poster for the 30th Anniversary Concert of the KNU Symphony at the Korea National University of Arts College of Music.
[Photo by Korea National University of Arts]

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