New York Premiere of Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra
Friday, June 5, 2009 at 8pm
Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall (881 7th Avenue, NYC)
New York Premiere of Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra
The Korean Cultural Service of New York (KCSNY) and the Korea Music Foundation (KMF) are proud to present the New York premiere of the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra celebrating both KCSNY’s 30th anniversary as well as KMF’s 25th anniversary.?
Led by the renowned conductor Daejin Kim,?also a celebrated pianist and recent Artist of the Year by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the leading orchestras in South Korea. They have had numerous concerts in North America, Europe and Asia where they were received enthusiastically by local audiences.? They have also performed at the 2003 Asia Orchestra Week in Osaka by the invitation of the Association of Japanese Symphony Orchestras and at the 2004 Eckelshausner Musik Fest in Germany.
Featured concerto artist Sunwook Kim, as the first Asian to ever win the top prize of the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition, is also its youngest winner in 40 years, making him one of the most sought-after young pianists today.? He has appeared as a guest artist with many major orchestras such as the London Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Budapest Festival Orchestra and more.
The program includes Barber’s Music for a scene from Shelley, Op.7, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 Pathetique.
Tickets are $20~75.??To purchase tickets, contact Carnegie Hall at 212-247-7800 or www.carnegiehall.org.? For Korean-speaking representatives, please call Koryo Bookstore at 212-564-1844, Cosmos Department Store at 212-889-6410, 201-592-9211,?718-661-3416, or visit www.heykorean.com.
All other inquiries, call Korean Cultural Service NY at 212-759-9550 or Korea Music Foundation at 212-942-5978.
This concert is generously sponsored by the Suwon City, South Korea.