Ministry of Culture's New Year's Concert on the 9th... Featuring Song Mingyu, Hwang Sumi, and More

Performance of Dvo??k's Symphony No. 9, 4th Movement and More

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will hold a New Year's concert at 7:30 PM on the 9th at the Concert Hall of the Seoul Arts Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul.

Conductor Song Min-gyu, the first Korean to win the Guido Cantelli International Conducting Competition
[Photo by Cantelli Awards Instagram]

The stage will feature a large number of musicians representing Korea. Conductor Song Min-gyu, who became the first Korean to win the Guido Cantelli International Competition last year, will perform the 4th movement of Dvo??k's Symphony No. 9, Arty Show's Clarinet Concerto, and the 3rd movement of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the National Symphony Orchestra. The performance will also include clarinetist Kim Han, who joined the Paris National Opera Orchestra as a tenured principal player in 2023, and pianist Seon-yul, who won the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition last year.

Soprano Hwang Su-mi, who won the Queen Elisabeth International Competition in 2014, will sing "Jewel Song" from the opera Faust and composer Lee Ji-su's "Arariyo" accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra. The National Chorus will also present "Until the Peonies Bloom," a piece composed by Woo Hyo-won based on a poem by Kim Young-rang. Pansori singer Go Young-yeol and Jeongga vocalist Ha Yoon-ju will perform Woo Hyo-won's "My Country" together with the National Chorus.

The concert will be streamed live online via the Seoul Arts Center Digital Stage and YouTube. It will also be broadcast on Arirang TV on the 18th. A Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism official stated, "All proceeds will be used to provide emergency support to artists in need."

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