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From K-pop to magnetic classical stars like Sunwook Kim, South Korea’s impact on the American musical landscape is undeniable. Composer Unsuk Chin curates a festival that showcases fast-rising Korean performing talent, distinct voices, and broad-reaching culture.

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New Voices from Korea

Seoul Festival
Green Umbrella New Music Series

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Program

    • Juri SEO
    Concertino for piano and chamber orchestra
    • Sun-Young PAHG
    L‘autre moitie de Silence for Daegum and Ensemble
    • Yie-Eun CHUN
    Violin Concerto
  • Intermission
    • Dongjin BAE
    reflective - silky and rough
    • Unsuk CHIN
    Gougalōn – Scenes from a street theatre

Artists

  • LA Phil New Music Group
  • Ensemble TIMF
  • Soo-Yeoul Choi, conductor
  • Unsuk Chin, curator
  • HieYon Choi, piano
  • Hong Yoo, daegeum
  • SooBeen Lee, violin
  • Yubeen Kim, flute
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Seoul Festival with the LA Phil: Night 1

Seoul Festival

Sunwook Kim performs his signature Brahms, plus, world premieres by Sunghyun Lee, Kay Kyurim Rhie, and Texu Kim.

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Program

    • Sunghyun LEE
    New work for orchestra
    • Kay Kyurim RHIE
    New work for orchestra
    • Texu KIM
    Viola Concerto “Ko-Oh”
  • Intermission
    • BRAHMS
    Piano Concerto No. 1

Artists

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Hankyeol Yoon, conductor
  • Sunwook Kim, piano
  • Yura Lee, viola
  • Unsuk Chin, curator
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Seoul Festival with the LA Phil: Night 2

Seoul Festival

Unsuk Chin’s haunting Clarinet Concerto and a Brahms showpiece for two rising South Korean stars.

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Program

    • Whan RI-AHN
    New work for orchestra
    • Unsuk CHIN
    Clarinet Concerto
  • Intermission
    • BRAHMS
    Double Concerto

Artists

  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Hankyeol Yoon, conductor
  • Han Kim, clarinet
  • Inmo Yang, violin
  • Jaemin Han, cello
  • Unsuk Chin, curator