'Reminiscent of Unpredictable Weather' 21st 'House Concert'... "Captivating and Stirring the Audience's Heart"

Violin, Viola, and Cello Quartet Collaboration
Audience Applause Welcomes Another Season
Final Performance of the Year Scheduled for December 30

The 21st performance of the 'House Concert' continued in a lively atmosphere on the night of the 26th at Prima Art Hall in Cheomdan 2 District, Buk-gu, Gwangju. Photo by Kim Ugwan

On the night of the 26th, as late autumn rain urging on winter fell and stopped repeatedly, the 21st performance of the 'House Concert' for local residents continued as scheduled.

The concert, held at Prima Art Hall in Cheomdan 2 District, Buk-gu, Gwangju, featured violinists Jinseong Lee and Junsung Lee, violist Hongsik Jung, and cellist Dasol Kim, heightening the audience's anticipation.

The first part of the concert captivated the late autumn audience with a program that began with the first movement of Mozart's "Eine kleine Nachtmusik," followed by Elgar's "Salut d'Amour," Beethoven's "Ich liebe dich," Brahms' "Hungarian Dance No. 5," and Gardel's "Scent of a Woman." Sometimes lively, sometimes lyrical, the melodies reflected the autumn night, earning enthusiastic applause from the audience busy welcoming another season.

Violinists Jinseong Lee and Junsung Lee, violist Hongsik Jung, and cellist Dasol Kim are performing together, creating the harmony of a string quartet. Photo by Woogwan Kim

The second part presented a dramatic reversal, completely overturning the mood of the first half. Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8, Op. 110, is well known as one of Shostakovich's most personal and autobiographical works. It was composed in just three days in July 1960, after he witnessed the devastation of Dresden, Germany, a city left in ruins by war. The piece, filled with gloom, despair, and political oppression, created a dark and deeply introspective atmosphere throughout, reflecting its autobiographical nature.

One audience member commented, "The concert was filled with late autumn love and lyricism, but then suddenly shifted to a subdued mood, unfolding in an up-and-down pattern that reminded me of the typically unpredictable autumn weather."

'House Concert' is a small village festival personally funded and organized for the third year by Kim Haemyung, Chairman of MSL Co., Ltd. The final performance of this year will be held on Tuesday, December 30, at 7:30 p.m.

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