SEOUL, Aug. (Korea Bizwire) — An emotionally charged encore performance brought tears and thunderous applause at Seoul Arts Center on Tuesday night, as the National Youth Orchestra of the United States (NYO-USA), composed entirely of teenage musicians, delivered an unforgettable rendition of Mascagni’s Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana. The concert, part of the second night of [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — In South Korea, the popularity of high-profile musicals is so great that serious fans face a fierce online ticket battle to clinch a front-row seat in a big theater. As it requires perfect timing and skill, buying a ticket for a blockbuster musical, even disregarding the high price, is [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A renowned arts center in Seoul is locked in a battle with workers as the labor union claims the institution has failed to guarantee substitute holidays for working weekends. According to the labor union at Seoul Arts Center, the arts institution has failed to guarantee substitute days off on Sundays [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Criticism is mounting against misbehaving concertgoers at the Berliner Philharmonic’s concert last Sunday at Seoul Arts Center, following reports that some spectators failed to mute their phones while another was caught secretly recording the show. According to reports, the Berlin-based orchestra had to stop its performance for a short period [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Tickets for South Korea’s rising classical piano star Cho Seong-jin’s upcoming solo recital have sold out in minutes online, organizers said Thursday. The 23-year-old prodigy shot to fame after becoming the first Korean to win the prestigious International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in October 2015. Cho will perform at the Seoul Arts Center on Jan. 10 and 11. Credia, the event’s organizer, said the tickets sold out within four [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Performing arts are now one step closer to South Korean audiences thanks to screening services from major art venues including the National Theater of Korea and Seoul Arts Center, which bring the latest international classical concerts, plays and ballets all the way to Seoul on screen. Since 2013, Seoul Arts [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In a new addition to the list of unique convenience stores in South Korea, Shinsegae’s convenience store franchise With Me opened Monday a new outlet at the Seoul Arts Center with classical music as its main theme. The 79-square-meter store is With Me’s 1,830th outlet. It has a fan-shaped [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A concert hall at the Seoul Arts Center opened today with four new seats that don’t have a view of the stage, but do have a table and a reading light for the spectator to follow the music score during the performance. These score-desk seats are the first of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of children from around the globe took part in a lunchtime concert at Gwanghwamun Plaza in central Seoul on Monday. The concert, arranged by World Vision, took place to promote the ongoing 2016 International Children’s Choir Festival, designed to help Syrian refugees for the upcoming World Humanitarian Day [...]