A 7-Day Enchanting New World of Classics... 'Pohang Music Festival' to be Held

Pohang Music Festival from 3rd to 9th

Held at Culture and Arts Center and City Area

The Pohang Music Festival, now in its third year, will be held from the 3rd to the 9th at the Pohang Culture and Arts Center and various locations throughout Pohang.

Pohang Music Festival Poster.

This year’s concert, under the theme ‘New World? New World! A NEW WORLD? THE NEW WORLD!’, promises to engage audiences with a rich chamber music festival lineup.

The festival focuses on a fusion of jazz and classical music, featuring programs such as the meeting of strings and soprano, and a Schubert program performed by specialists in Schubert’s works.

In particular, the week will be filled with diverse performances including the Festival Orchestra concert, which gathers top-tier musicians in one place, world-class string quartet stages, violinist Jung Kyung-hwa’s recital, and pianist Son Min-su’s collaboration.

Park Yoo-shin, a cellist from Pohang and the festival’s artistic director, has brought together violinists Jung Kyung-hwa, Kim Young-wook, Kim Jae-young, Tobias Feldmann, Alexandra Konunova; violists Lee Hanna, Liz Berto, Adrien La Marca; cellists Jens Peter Maintz, Toreif Teden, Park Yoo-shin; pianists Florian Ulrich, Moon Ji-young, Kim Tae-hyung; flutist Jo Sung-hyun; clarinetist Kim Sang-yoon; oboist Yoon Sung-young; bassoonist Lee Eun-ho; horn player Kim Hong-bak; and soprano Park Hye-sang under the theme ‘New World? New World!’

The opening concert on the 3rd, titled ‘From the New World’, features a unique stage where all performers stand and play without a conductor. The Pohang Festival Orchestra will open with Dvo??k’s Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’ and a collaboration with pianist Son Min-su performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4.

On the 4th, ‘Jazz? Classical!’ highlights instruments that traverse jazz and classical genres such as clarinet and flute, offering the audience the free energy of music. The 5th’s ‘Colors’ program includes Mozart’s string quintet, Mahler’s piano quartet, Dvo??k’s piano quintet, and Respighi’s ‘The Sunset’ performed with soprano Park Hye-sang.

On the 6th, the world-renowned string quartet, the Casals Quartet, will perform. Active at the top level since 1997, they will present string quartets by Boccherini, Haydn, and Beethoven.

The 7th features ‘Dreamers, Schubert’, a stage prepared by Schubert specialists. It focuses on chamber music and lieder that moved Schubert’s patrons, singing Schubert’s ‘dreams’.

On the 8th, violinist Jung Kyung-hwa and pianist Kim Tae-hyung will perform. They will present Brahms’ sonatas, Franck’s sonata, and Grieg’s sonata, all beloved by Jung Kyung-hwa, in one concert.

The closing concert on the 9th, ‘Festival of Dance’, will see all performers on stage presenting Mendelssohn’s and Bargiel’s string octets. This performance will be adorned with a spectacular finale featuring eight dancers, including choreographer Choi Soo-jin, interpreting the octet through dance.

Additionally, the ‘Focus Stage’ concerts, which spotlight artists, will be held twice at the Pohang City Hall Daejam Hall at 11 a.m. on the 5th and 6th. The ‘Visiting Concerts’ will take place from the 4th to the 6th at the Central Library, Pohang City Museum of Art, and Changeup Ground Pohang.

Tickets are available through Ticketlink, with a 50% discount for Gyeongbuk residents and other discounts applied. Main performances are priced at 50,000 KRW for R seats and 40,000 KRW for S seats; Focus Stage tickets are 30,000 KRW; Artist Pohang tickets are 10,000 KRW; and Visiting Concerts are free of charge.

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