A diverse music collective taking their name from the famous Asian ointment “Tiger Balm”. Balming Tiger describes themselves as a “multinational alternative K-pop band” with a desire to create an impact globally. The main creative vision of Balming Tiger is to reflect and represent the younger generation of today’s society. Aiming to further popularise Asian … [Read More]
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Yeonjoon Yoon (piano): Um [Sprouting], at Milton Court
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Um [Sprouting] is a project of original works by pianist, composer, improviser and winner of the Guildhall Gold Medal 2018, Yeonjoon Yoon. Inspired by the sounds and sceneries of South Korea, he fuses his musical roots of classical music, and natal roots of Korean traditional music. The concert begins with classical works by Bach, Chopin and Schönberg, … [Read More]
IU HEREH tour at Wembley Arena
Korea’s top artist IU will be hosting a concert on June 21 at 6:30 p.m. at OVO Arena Wembley! This is her very first solo performance in Europe. IU is already looking forward to meeting local fans. Since her debut in 2008, IU has established herself as a unique top one artist in the music … [Read More]
Novus String Quartet returns to the Wigmore
Wigmore Hall regulars the Novus String Quartet – Jaeyoung Kim (violin), Young-Uk Kim (violin), Kyuhyun Kim (viola) and Wonhae Lee (cello) – return to London for an hour-long coffee concert on Sunday morning, 14 April, and a full length concert on Monday evening, 15 April Sunday 14 April 2024, 11.30am WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: String Quartet … [Read More]
Seong-Jin Cho plays Beethoven 4
Seong-Jin Cho plays Beethoven’s poetic Fourth Piano Concerto. You can’t keep inspiration down. Michael Tippett heard the chugging of a steamboat on a Swiss lake, and his Second Symphony burst into vibrant, bustling life. Wagner wrestled with faith and philosophy, and created music that seems to hover, glowing, in mid-air. And Ludwig van Beethoven sat … [Read More]
Seventeen play Glastonbury Pyramid Stage
They’re not the first Korean act to appear at Britain’s best-known festival – acts such as Jambinai and Gonne Choi have appeared before – but they’re the first to perform on the main stage (the Pyramid). In what was probably just a load of clickbait froth, publications such as the Daily Mail picked up on … [Read More]
Tacit Group and Gazaebal return to the Coronet
Immersive audio-visual pioneers Tacit Group and their co-founder Gazaebal present two special concerts showcasing their spectacular synthesis of sound and visual art. Each night artists from Tacit Group use a live mix of mathematical coding and computer programming to produce an utterly unique and compelling event. Their algorithmic art has echoes of the concept of synesthesia: “we love the … [Read More]
An Evening of East Asian Music with the Celadon Club: Poetry and Tradition
A journey across the cultures of East Asia, contrasting music from Korea, Japan and China, seeped in tradition and poetic inspiration. The Celadon Club is Hyelim Kim, recipient of a 2023 Paul Hamlyn Award, daegeum (Korean flute) soloist, composer and researcher, alongside Akinori Fujimoto (taiko drum) and Kwong Thye Lee (xiao flute and guzheng zither). [Read More]
IVE “Show What I Have” tour at the o2
Show What I Have World Tour is the first worldwide concert tour and second tour overall by South Korean girl group Ive, in support of their extended play I’ve Mine. The tour began on October 7, 2023, in Seoul, South Korea and is currently set to conclude on August 24, 2024, in Jakarta, Indonesia. The … [Read More]
Review: Hera Hyesang Park’s stunning London debut
When faced with the choice of attending a recital by an opera singer I usually politely decline, whatever the reputation of the singer. The prospect of what is usually a selection of operatic arias performed outside of their dramatic context holds little appeal for me, particularly if the recital is accompanied by a piano reduction … [Read More]
Unsuk Chin and Donghoon Shin Barbican performances
Unsuk Chin has music featured in two of the London Symphony Orchestra’s Spring season concerts; and in the second of those concerts we will be treated to a UK premiere of Donghoon Shin’s Cello Concerto: Thursday 14 March, 7pm: Beethoven and Unsuk Chin Prepare for the unexpected in Beethoven’s most surprising symphony, and Unsuk Chin’s … [Read More]
Sun-mi Hong plays at the Vortex
Sun-Mi Hong makes two appearances at the Vortex this month, first as part of a quartet led by Ant Law and Alex Hitchcock – with whom she collaborated for the first time at K-Music 2022 – and then at the end of the month leading her own quintet: 2 March: Same Moon in the Same … [Read More]
Wave to Earth UK tour
Based in Seoul ‘Wave to Earth’ is a three-member band consisting of singer-songwriter Daniel Kim, drummer Dong Kyu Shin, and bassist John Cha. ‘Wave to Earth’ produces indie pop with a lo-fi sound based on jazz drumming, creating a unique sense of the seasons and a dreamy atmosphere in the music. With the primary motto … [Read More]
iKON play the Troxy *** CANCELLED / POSTPONED
K-POP boy group iKON is coming to London iKON, active since their debut in 2015 and enjoying worldwide popularity, will have their first concert in London in March 2024. Known for their intense sound and unique emotional music, iKON creates exhilarating stages with their exceptional live skills and a distinctive HIP performance style. Therefore, their … [Read More]
Peggy Gou plays Gunnersbury Park
Peggy Gou will play her biggest London show to date in Gunnersbury Park on Saturday August 17th 2024! She’ll be joined by Mochakk, Lsdxoxo, Sally C and Hiver for one of the most anticipated electronic live shows in the capital this summer. You can also catch her in Manchester’s Parklife festival on 8th June. Gunnersbury … [Read More]
Jambinai play Dingwalls, Camden
Jambinai present Korean traditional music in a new and innovative way, with their ground-breaking post-rock sound that combines folk, metal, jazz and ambient electronic elements in a mix of traditional Korean and modern instruments. With their huge following they have wowed stages at major rock festivals, including Glastonbury and Robert Smith’s Meltdown. Their third Bella … [Read More]