Articles by Im Eun-byel
Im Eun-byel
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Pianist Son Yeol-eum to perform at Myeong-dong Cathedral
Concert pianist Son Yeol-eum will hold a recital dedicated to medical staff serving on the COVID-19 front lines at the Myeong-dong Cathedral on Monday. The cathedral under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul invited Son, the joint second prize winner at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011, to perform. The concert, held in support of those hit by the pandemic, will be attended by some 150 health care workers at COVID-19 facilities. “I wish to deliver the warmest comfo
Performance June 8, 2021
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[Herald Interview] Relating to Shostakovich in pandemic times
Novus String Quartet, a leading chamber music act, is set for a groundbreaking project, performing the complete cycle of Shostakovich’s 15 string quartets. The chamber music act -- consisting of violinists Kim Jae-young and Kim Young-uk, violist Kim Kyu-hyun and cellist Lee Won-hae -- will perform the 15 string quartets written by the Russian musician Shostakovich (1906-1975), on four consecutive days of June 16-19 at the Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul. “We were reckless,&rdq
Performance June 7, 2021
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Singers celebrate 50 years of ‘Morning Dew’
Artists across the musical spectrum, including Wendy of Red Velvet, Taeil of NCT, Leenalchi and Han Young-ae, are honoring singer Kim Min-ki with covers of his best-known song “Morning Dew” and more. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the release of “Morning Dew” that was written, composed and sung by Kim, the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation has created an 18-track album dedicated to the singer-songwriter. The iconic song has come to be closely associated with stude
Performance June 7, 2021
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[Eye Interview] ‘I am the center of the universe when I dance’
Korean dance is more than just practicing techniques. It is about connecting the energy of people, according to Kim Mae-ja, master of changmu. Kim, 78, is the founder and a leading figure of changmu, contemporary dance based on traditional Korean dance. Based on tradition, she created a new school of dance which strives to embrace both tradition and innovation. She is often referred to as the Isadora Duncan of Korea. Kim’s life will be brought to the stage in the upcoming dance show &l
Performance June 5, 2021
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Harmonica to lead orchestra onstage
Harmonicist Park Jong-seong, 36, will go on the stage with the Prime Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Baek Yoon-hak at the Gangdong Arts Center in eastern Seoul on June 13. Park has won awards with his harmonica at international competitions in Japan, China and Germany. The musician has also released three solo albums so far. “There have been occasions where I was invited to orchestral performances to play one or two works. But it is the first time to invite an orche
Performance June 4, 2021
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Ballet Festival Korea to share ‘Blended Experiences and Emotions’
The 2021 Ballet Festival Korea will take place at the Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul from June 15 to 30, presenting shows that reflect the changing times under the theme of “Blended Experiences and Emotions.” Eleven dance troupes from Korea are participating this year, putting on a variety of ballet performances from classic works to experimental contemporary ballet movements. “(After the festival) we will work on staging these shows outside of Seoul,” Park
Performance June 2, 2021
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Kim Sun-wook to debut at Berlin Philharmonic with Chin Un-suk’s concerto
Pianist Kim Sun-wook will have his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic, performing composer Chin Un-suk’s piano concerto. On Saturday Kim, the winner of the 2006 Leeds International Piano Competition, will perform Chin’s piano concerto with the prestigious German orchestra at the Berlin Philharmonic concert hall, under the baton of Sakari Oramo, the chief conductor of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. The Berlin Philharmonic explained Chin’s work as a “brilli
Performance June 1, 2021
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Dream Concert to be held online
The Dream Concert, one of the world’s biggest K-pop events, will be held online in June amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Korea Entertainment Producer’s Association, the 27th Dream Concert will take place June 26 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo-gu, western Seoul. Last year, the concert was held online for the first time due to the virus crisis. Called “Dream Concert Connect:D,” the event made use of the latest media technologies such as virtual reali
Performance May 31, 2021
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Star ballet dancers to put on gala show
Korean ballet dancers with overseas dance companies will join a gala show for the 2021 Ballet Festival Korea at the Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul, June 24-25. More than 100 prominent ballet stars who perform on the international ballet scene have participated in the annual gala since its inception in 2001. This year, organizers have invited dancers such as Lee Choong-hoon from the Dance Theater of Harlem in New York, Kim Seok-ju of the Boston Ballet, Lee Ju-ho of the Estonia Vanemuine O
Performance May 30, 2021
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Gugak center to release 30 music videos of traditional performances
The National Gugak Center is to release a music video online every Wednesday, featuring traditional Korean music and dance. The Gugak In project, led by the state-run institution, kicked off last year, to help traditional performing artists who have been experiencing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, a total of 20 acts were selected for the project. The center produced a series of music videos featuring the artists’ performances at scenic spots across the greater Se
Performance May 29, 2021
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Musical ‘Beetlejuice’ arrives in Seoul for first run outside of Broadway
Musical “Beetlejuice” is set for a Seoul run, its first official showing outside of Broadway. The Korean-language licensed version of Broadway musical “Beetlejuice” is scheduled to open June 18 at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in central Seoul. Based on the iconic 1988 Tim Burton film of the same title, the musical had its Broadway premiere in 2019, following a pilot run a year earlier. The Korean staging marks the first licensed version of the musical.
Performance May 26, 2021
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[Herald Interview] Lee Je-hoon on what is left behind after death
For an actor, it would be an honor to leave behind a collection of works someday, Lee Je-hoon, 36, said. Of all the steps in Lee’s 14-year acting career, Lee said he was the most nervous about the recent release of Netflix original series “Move to Heaven.” He stars in the series as Sang-gu, an ex-convict who works as a “trauma cleaner,” cleaning up crime and accident scenes and organizing the belongings of the deceased. “I was the most nervous about this
Television May 25, 2021
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Pianist Park Yeon-min wins the George Enescu competition
Pianist Park Yeon-min, 31, has won the first prize at the 2020/2021 George Enescu International Competition’s piano discipline on Sunday. By winning the competition, Park will receive 15,000 euros ($18,000) in prize money, and an invitation to the 2022 George Enescu Festival. She was followed by Adela Liculescu from Romania and Marcin Wieczorek from Poland, who came in second and the third, respectively. After studying at Seoul National University, Park earned her master’s degree
Performance May 24, 2021
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[Herald Interview] Finding silver lining in Bach, pandemic
Bach’s sonatas and partitas for solo violin (BWV 1001-1006) is an iconic collection for violinists. Violinist Clara Jumi Kang, 34, will take on the work -- “the violin Bible” as she calls it -- presenting the complete cycle in one performance. “It is a project I have been dreaming of since I was in my early 20s,” Kang said in a recent email interview with The Korea Herald. The Korean-German virtuoso has performed with leading orchestras around the world. She i
Performance May 22, 2021
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Culture Ministry vows action on pirated K-pop songs
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Friday that it would take action against Chinese music labels that infringed copyrights by uploading translated versions of K-pop songs on YouTube. There has been active discussion online about the practice of registering translated K-pop songs as original works by Chinese artists, without approval from the rightful copyright holders. IU’s “Tear Drops in the Morning,” Brown Eyes’ “Already One Year” and
Performance May 21, 2021
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