Arsenal of Sounds and its round-the-world journey in music reaches East Asia to welcome two forward-thinking acts: The Shilla Ensemble and Yama Warashi. The evening will open with music from the Korean Peninsula, where the members of The Shilla Ensemble were born. The group blends Korean folk songs with court music, as well as some … [Read More]
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March House Concert: String Quartet
The KCC will be hosting the talented quartet composed of violinists Gooil Kang and Rachel Hayoung Woo, violist Dahee Kwon and cellist Haeun Kim. They will perform Mendelssohn and Dvorak at St James’s Piccadilly Don’t miss out on the chance of having a lovely time at the beautiful church building, enjoying classical music performed by … [Read More]
NCT Dream tour in London
NCT Dream (엔씨티 Dream) is the 3rd sub-unit of the boy group NCT. The sub-unit consists of 7 members: Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Chenle, Jaemin and Jisung. NCT Dream debuted on August 25, 2016 under SM Entertainment. The group visits London as part of a three-stop European tour which also takes in Paris and Berlin. [Read More]
Novus String Quartet play Britten, Janáček and Shostakovich at the Wigmore Hall
Programme Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): 3 Divertimenti for string quartet Leoš Janáček (1854-1928): String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ INTERVAL Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975): String Quartet No. 9 in E flat Op. 117 Written in 1923, Janáček’s piece was inspired not only by Tolstoy’s novella but also the composer’s passionate love for the much younger (and married) … [Read More]
Joo Yeon Sir / Irina Andrievsky lunchtime recital at LSE
Described by The Strad as “exuberant… seductive… with bravura and oodles of personality”, prize-winning violinist and composer Joo Yeon Sir has appeared as a soloist with the Royal Philharmonic, Philharmonia, and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestras, at venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Wales Millennium Centre, and Liverpool Symphony Hall. Born in Korea, Joo Yeon moved to London at … [Read More]
February House Concert: Poem for Moon Jar
KCCUK’s February House Concert is presented in collaboration with Han Collection London. The House Concert, taking place at 7.30 pm on 25th February at Angela Burgess Hall, Royal Academy of Music, will feature songs based on the poem for Moon Jar written by Shinuh Lee, a professor in composition at Seoul National University College of Music. This … [Read More]
KISU European tour comes to London
Beyond Ent presents KISU’s 2023 Dal Segno tour in Europe. KISU debuted in September 2012 as a member of a Korean idol group, 24K. After doing group activities for 5 years, he came out with his first solo EP 달콤한 거짓말 in 2017, followed by a digital single 안녕 the next year. After his military … [Read More]
Junny “Blanc” tour in London and Manchester
R&B singer-songwriter Junny returns to London with his Blanc tour, and will also be visiting Manchester before moving on to Dublin and elsewhere. Last time he was here he was with Blase and DJ Minjeong, and Minjeong is with him this time too. [Read More]
AOMG “Follow the Movement” tour in Hammersmith
There ain’t no party like a AOMG and a Seoul Therapy party. We’re teaming up to bring you the best K Hip-Hop and K R&B line-up to date in the continent. The 3:30 hours concert will feature Simon Dominic, legendary name in K-Hip-Hop, top-notch rapper Loco, all rounded producer, rapper and singer, GRAY, LeeHi, the … [Read More]
Seong-Jin Cho plays the Barbican
Piano sensation Seong-Jin Cho brings his musical refinement to a solo programme of Baroque dance music and the Romantic composers inspired by it. Baroque music is closely intertwined with dance and Seong-Jin brings together works inspired by its energy and rhythmic drive. Handel supposedly describes the beats of a foundry in his Suite; years later, … [Read More]
pH-1 “About Damn Time” tour comes to the Troxy
pH-1, from his real Korean name Park Jun-won, is a South Korean, American rapper based in Seoul. As a member of H1GHR Music label since 2017, pH-1 released many popular singles in recent years, and he works in collaboration and also appears on many featuring with other Korean artists. Now he is about to embark … [Read More]
Kang Daniel First Parade tour in Manchester and London
Kang Daniel is back with the release of Retold, the repackaged version of his first full-length The Story (from May 2022), and he brings his First Parade world tour to the UK. Singer-songwriter Kang is a former member of the boy group Wanna One. [Read More]
CIX “Save me, Kill me” tour at the Kentish Town Forum
Rising K-pop boy group, CIX is headed to London to meet their fans through their CIX 2nd WORLD TOUR Save me, Kill me IN LONDON on January 20 at the O2 Forum Kentish Town. In April 2022, CIX’s 1st Concert REBEL was held, and this is the first time since the Seoul concert that CIX … [Read More]
Yunchan Lim’s London debut at the Wigmore Hall
Already a prodigious success at various international competitions, the Korean pianist received the Gold Medal at the 2022 Van Cliburn Competition in Fort Worth at the age of 18 – the youngest ever winner. ‘Lim is a one-in-a-million talent’, wrote the Dallas Morning News, while for jury chair Marin Alsop he is ‘that rare artist who … [Read More]
Five Senses of Korea: Ensemble La Mer et L’Île plays St John’s Smith Square
Ensemble La Mer et L’Île Yeonwoo Choi / Kyu Jung Choi VIOLIN Hee Young Lee VIOLA Yun Cheong Boo VIOLINCELLO Soo Young Ko HAEGEUM Kyoung Min Park DAEGEUM Hwa Young Lee GAYAGEUM Percussion KYEONGHWA KOH Ji Hae Hong PIRI, SAENGHWANG Programme Britten – 3 Divertimenti for String Quartet Myung-Whun Choi – Sulbi-sori for Haegeum and String Quartet June-Hee Lim – Dokdo, Island of Five Senses, … [Read More]
Epik High European Tour comes to Manchester and London
Epik High (에픽하이) is a South Korean alternative hip hop group from Seoul composed of Tablo, Mithra Jin, and DJ Tukutz. Since their debut in 2003, the group has released eleven studio albums. They are known for combining music genres and different hip-hop styles throughout their career and for their coverage of diverse lyrical themes. … [Read More]