First Lady Kim Geon-hee: "Treatment of the Marginalized Reflects the Nation's Standard"

First Lady Kim Keon-hee, wife of President Yoon Suk-yeol, attended a talk concert on the 2nd at the Fine Glass in the Yongsan Presidential Office in Seoul, featuring performers with developmental disabilities and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

After watching the performance, Mrs. Kim said, "It was a beautiful performance created by beautiful people," adding, "There must have been much patience and effort endured through difficult times to reach this day."

First Lady Kim Keon-hee is greeting at the "Yo-Yo Ma Talk Concert with Artists with Developmental Disabilities" held on the 2nd at the Fine Glass of the Presidential Office in Yongsan, Seoul.
Photo by the Presidential Office

She continued, "I was deeply moved by the sight of disabled and non-disabled artists harmonizing to create one sound," and said, "I hope our society will also achieve harmony and unity through mutual concession."

She stated, "How a society treats its marginalized members is a measure of the level of that society and nation," to which Yo-Yo Ma also expressed agreement.

Yo-Yo Ma asked Mrs. Kim to continue her efforts to embrace artists with disabilities. Mrs. Kim responded, "I will lend my support."

First Lady Kim Keon-hee is greeting at the 'Yo-Yo Ma Talk Concert with Artists with Developmental Disabilities' held on the 2nd at the Fine Glass in the Yongsan Presidential Office in Seoul.
[Photo by Presidential Office]

The performance was arranged to coincide with the visit of cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who has maintained a long-standing relationship with domestic performers with developmental disabilities.

Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma has released over 120 albums to date and won 19 Grammy Awards, making him an influential figure in the classical music world. He was invited to perform at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden. In 2020, he was also selected as one of Time magazine's '100 Most Influential People.'

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