GANGJIN, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – In Gangjin County, South Korea, a novel approach to rice cultivation is gaining attention: rice grown to the accompaniment of music. This unique method, known as “Green Music Farming,” is producing organic rice that’s literally raised on a diet of sound. The farm plays a mix of Western classical compositions, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pianist Cho Seong-jin has premiered one of Mozart’s previously unheard compositions in Salzburg, Austria, after it was created 248 years ago. In a pre-recorded performance streamed online for paid viewers Wednesday, Cho, one of the most sought-after artists in the world, played Mozart’s Allegro in D major [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean performing arts scene has been seeking new ways to make a profit as on-stage shows with a capacity audience have been limited due to the prolonged coronavirus pandemic. Tickets for the online version of the popular musical “Mozart!,” a Korean adaptation of the German-language production of [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The 500-meter path that leads from the exit of Yangjae Station (subway line 3) in the direction of the Cultural Arts Studio, Seocho has been revamped as the “Mozart Promenade.” Seoul’s Seocho district office revealed yesterday that a new walkway (near subway exit number 12) themed after Mozart’s “Quintet [...]
SUWON, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Humans have given machines yet another opportunity to triumph over their creators, this time in music composition. Emily Howell, an AI program that creates its own musical compositions, is challenging the indisputable classical period genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on Wednesday night at the Gyeonggi Arts Center. During the night’s [...]