SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — For award-winning South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun, playing the piano is a way to express love through an instrument he has cherished since childhood. “One thing that has not changed (over time) is that the piano remains my first love,” the maestro said in a news conference in Seoul [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Cho Seong-jin, the first South Korean winner of the International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition, will perform two solo recitals at home next year, officials said Tuesday. Cho is scheduled to perform at Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul on Jan. 4., and then at Tongyeong Concert Hall in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang [...]
SEONGNAM, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – With machines running up a series of victories against their human competitors, it almost seems like they’re capable of beating humans in every aspect of life. But could they trounce us even when it comes to emotions? A special piano competition between man and machine took place Monday at [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean Chopin competition winner has charmed concertgoers in the famous composer’s home country of Poland. Cho Seong-jin, who won the prestigious 17th international Frederic Chopin piano competition in October, visited the country four months later. His visit coincided with the 206th anniversary of Chopin’s birthday.’ In the [...]