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New talents recital at the KCC: Neul Duo

For the first performance of 2025 New Talents, KCCUK will be hosting Neul Duo, composed of June Lee (Violin) and Seungyeon Lee (Guitar). Don’t miss the chance to enjoy Neul Duo’s amazing performance this April! About Neul Duo June (Violin) and Seungyeon (Guitar) have been performing together since 2022 and were recently awarded an Artist … [Read More]

Seong-Jin Cho artist portrait, plus Yeol Eum Son and Clara-Jumi Kang in Barbican 25/26 classical season

For those keen to lock down their diary commitments well in advance, the Barbican has just announced its September 2025 – July 2026 classical music season. For Seong-jin Cho fans, you have four opportunities to see him – including two performances of Chopin’s 2nd piano concerto – in what is billed as an Artist Portrait. … [Read More]

Sunwook Kim plays Beethoven at the Barbican

Pianist Sunwook Kim multi-tasks with the high octane Chamber Orchestra of Europe in a concert featuring Beethoven’s Piano Concertos 3 and 4. C minor turbulence doesn’t just colour Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 3. It also informs his Pathétique Sonata – the inspiration behind Anna Clyne’s Stride which shadows it with breezy tongue-in-cheek aplomb before Beethoven … [Read More]

Hayoung Choi: Wigmore Hall debut recital

Hayoung Choi, winner of the 2022 Queen Elisabeth Competition for Cello, makes her Wigmore Hall debut alongside pianist Alim Beisembayev with a strikingly rich programme filled with fascinating contrasts and connections, including three profound sonatas and transcendent miniatures by Webern and Tüür. Programme Anton Webern (1883-1945): 3 little pieces Op. 11 Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Arpeggione … [Read More]

Yunchan Lim plays Chopin at the Albert Hall

Frederic Chopin took the piano and transformed it into the ultimate vehicle for the Romantic imagination. There’s a burning fire beneath the poetry of his music, or as one contemporary put it ‘cannons hidden in flowers’. In the hands of Yunchan Lim – who in 2022 became the youngest-ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition … [Read More]

Seong-Jin Cho: A Ravel-athon, at the Barbican

A sold-out hall greeted Seong-Jin Cho’s Barbican debut in 2023. His much-anticipated return navigates a scintillating all-Ravel programme, saluting the composer in his 150th anniversary year. Bookended by the early serenade and the last piano suite, which honours his inheritance, Ravel’s piano music is laid before us, from the wistful Pavane that made his name, … [Read More]

Yunchan Lim plays Bach and Hanurij Lee at the Wigmore

Bach was on the bill when Yunchan Lim made his acclaimed Wigmore Hall debut in 2023. The Korean pianist, Gramophone Young Artist of the Year 2024, returns to perform arguably the composer’s greatest keyboard work, as he takes on the monumental Goldberg Variations. Programme Hanurij Lee (b 2006): …round and velvety-smooth blend… (UK première) JS Bach: Goldberg Variations … [Read More]

Korean art songs with Binny Supin Yang

Soprano Binny Supin Yang will introduce you to the world of Korean Art Songs (가곡 Gagok) this November. With music by composers from Hong Nan-pa to Lee Wonjoo, you’ll get to listen to the dynamic world of Korean art songs. In this unique recital Soprano Binny Supin Yang will be accompanied by pianist Jamie Andrews [Read More]

K-Music Festival 2024: an introduction

The programme for the 2024 K-Music Festival is quite possibly the best yet. For LKL, the real gems are the opening and closing events. We hear that the National Changgeuk Company‘s Lear, which opens the festival, is every bit as good as their Trojan Women, which we raved about; and for the closing event pretty … [Read More]

Yunchan Lim plays Beethoven’s Emperor in Prom debut

Yunchan Lim makes his Proms debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Paavo Järvi, performing Beethoven’s final piano concerto, the ‘Emperor’. Bookending the Prom are Bruckner’s First Symphony and Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür’s Aditus In 2022 Yunchan Lim became the youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn Competition, America’s most distinguished contest for outstanding pianists. … [Read More]

Korean art exhibition and concert with the Thames Philharmonia

KAET Exhibition – 2024 Korea Art Exhibition An exhibition of fine art, photography, Korean painting, crafts and contemporary art work selected by artists from the Korean Art Association. A vibrant collection that encompasses Korean traditions, culture, life style and landscape. Thames Philharmonia with Soo-Yeon Ham (piano) Join us for an evening of sumptuous classical music … [Read More]

K-music 2024: Hera Hyesang Park with David Junghoon Kim

A Unique Blend of Korean Heritage and Vocal Mastery Soprano Hera Hyesang Park, renowned for her exceptional vocal mastery, makes her K-Music Festival debut with a fresh reinterpretation of traditional Korean songs following her appearance at the Edinburgh International Festival this summer. ‘It’s a celebration of vocal brilliance and cultural depth, promising a night of unforgettable music … [Read More]