Yumi Jung, Dankook University Piano Professor, Appointed as New CEO of National Symphony Orchestra

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on April 6 that it has appointed Yumi Jung, a professor in the Piano Department at Dankook University, as CEO of the National Symphony Orchestra and presented her with a letter of appointment. Yumi Jung's term as the new CEO will be three years.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoe-young Choi (left) poses for a commemorative photo after presenting the appointment certificate to Mi-jeong Yoo, the newly appointed CEO of the National Symphony Orchestra, at the Seoul branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Yumi Jung, the new CEO, is a pianist who graduated from the Peabody Institute of the United States with a degree in piano and completed graduate studies there, as well as the highest performer program at the Yale School of Music in the United States. She has served as a lecturer at Yonsei University and the Korea National University of Arts, and as an adjunct professor at Gachon University. Since 2003, she has been a professor in the Piano Department at Dankook University, contributing to the development of emerging musicians.

The CEO of the National Symphony Orchestra oversees all corporate affairs and the overall management of the organization. Matters related to performances, such as planning and regular concerts, are handled by the music director. The current music director of the National Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Abbado, took office on January 1 of this year.

Minister Choi Hueyong stated, "We expect that the new CEO, with her extensive field experience and expertise, will enhance the capabilities and management performance of the National Symphony Orchestra and raise its international standing."

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