A tour-de-force concerto that will leave you breathless, Tchaikovsky’s romantic piano concerto opens this inaugural visit from the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra with soloist Sunwook Kim. Programme Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Unsuk Chin Frontispiece for orchestra (2019) Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1919) Performers Osmo Vänskä conductor Sunwook Kim piano Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Sunwook Kim came to international … [Read More]
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K-Pop meets Classical with MOO, at Foyles
As part of a month-long festival of events at Foyles to celebrate Korean Culture Month, young classical musicians have rearranged a selection of songs from K-pop, Korean Drama and Korean Film and transformed them into classical music pieces. Whether you’re a big fan of K-pop, Korean drama, Korean film and Korean children’s music or are … [Read More]
Traditional Korean Music from ReMidas, at Foyles
As part of Korean Culture Month, ReMidas will be performing Korean Traditional music with the gayageum and the geomungo, two traditional Korean instruments. ReMidas is a duo featuring two exciting Korean musicians: Ji Hyun Park, who impressed UK audiences in 2019 with an outstanding performance as leader of Hey String, and Min-Young Kim, one of the foremost geomungo … [Read More]
DPR Regime tour in London and Manchester
Tickets for this event have now sold out, but you can still join the Waiting List should any tickets become available. Cult of Ya presents DPR REGIME WORLD TOUR Starring: DPR LIVE, DPR IAN, DPR CREAM Dream Perfect Regime (DPR) is a multi-genre audiovisual collective from Seoul. https://dreamperfectregime.com/ VIP tickets Include entry to venue earliest … [Read More]
A night with BeBe and friends – incl Korean Soul
The latest addition to Benjamin “BeBe” Winans‘ 60th Birthday Celebration in London this 16th September is Korean Soul, the gospel group that wowed global audiences with their rendition of R&B classic “All My Life” during their audition on the 16th season of “America’s Got Talent” in 2021. This however was not the first time Korean … [Read More]
W24 tour comes to London, Birmingham and Manchester
W24 is a South Korean idol rock band that debuted in 2018 with their single ‘Always Missing You’. The band consists of members Yunsoo Kim (leader, guitarist), Jonggil Kim (drummer), Howon Cheong (vocalist), and Aaron Park (keyboard). The band received the Focus Award at the Asia Artist Awards and traveled to Chile to become the … [Read More]
Jessi’s European tour comes to the Troxy
Jessi is finally back in the UK. After her first tour in 2018, Jessi couldn’t wait to return. The Korean rapper, known for her fierce lyrics and attitude, hits Troxy this October. Since her last tour Jessi has seen a rise in popularity with her massive hits NUNU NANA, Cold Blooded and the TikTok viral … [Read More]
Pixy – I wanna be your villain tour – in London
PIXY(픽시), who debuted in 2021, will be coming to London in their new four-person format as part of their European tour. Other stops on their tour are Amsterdam (13 Oct) Cologne (14 Oct) Paris (16 Oct) and Warsaw (20 Oct). [Read More]
Trandee Rock K-Pop Dance Workshop Tour
Trandee is a professional K-Pop Dancer working with EXO, NCT, SuperM, SHINee, THE BOYZ, ASTRO, Mamamoo and more. Mnet TV Show ‘Be Mbitious’ Finalist. This is the very first Trandee Rock Dance Workshop Tour in Europe. 1st session: K-POP Dance workshop Calling all K-Pop lovers! In this session Trandee Rock will be showing you step … [Read More]
The Coronet Theatre’s “Tiger is Coming” festival: don’t miss any of it.
How long have we all been wanting Leenalchi and the Ambiguous Dance Company to come to London? Probably ever since their Naver Onstage performance went viral on social media. The piece they were performing was Tiger is Coming, which turned out to be the opening track of their subsequent album, Sugungga, a retelling of one … [Read More]
Ollah Life Peace Pilgrimage 2022
The Korean Christian Bargn Nuri (밝은누리) community return to the UK for three performances of traditional folk music, song and dance on their Ollah Peace Pilgrimage. The Pungmul group 얼라(Ollah) is a group of students and graduates of Samil Haklim in Bargn Nuri community. The name “Ollah” has two main meanings. ‘Ollah’ means a ‘child’ … [Read More]
Ash Island, Leellamarz + Way Ched play the Oval Space
According to Wikipedia, Ash Island is a South Korean rapper. He was a contestant on season 2 of Mnet’s High School Rapper, where he finished in 4th place. He joined The Quiett’s sub-label, Ambition Musik in November 2018. He released his debut album, Ash, on March 22, 2019. The same source tells us that Leellamarz … [Read More]
KCC September House Concert: song recital
This programme compares side-by-side a selection of pieces from two of the great works by Robert Schumann: Liederkreis Op.39 and Waldszenen Op. 82. Written eight years apart in 1940 and 1948 respectively, the two pieces capture the essence of the Romantic landscape, both physical and emotional. The mix of sublimity, strangeness, foreboding, melancholy, and sheer … [Read More]
LOONA tour comes to the Brixton Academy
K-pop’s queens of musical lore, LOONA, bring their 2022 LOONA 1st World Tour: [LOONATHEWORLD] to London. The group stands as the epitome of mystery and allure in their concept storyline, seasoned with the charms of the different members that come together for the perfect combination of what makes K-pop unique. Even within the realm of … [Read More]
Blackpink Born Pink tour at the O2
The most popular girl group on the planet, BLACKPINK are bringing their highly anticipated ‘Born Pink’ tour to The O2 for two nights on Wednesday 30 November 2022 and Thursday 1 December 2022, in support of their second studio album set to release this September. One of the most massively successful K-pop groups in music … [Read More]
Junny, Blase and DJ Minjeong play the Garage
Junny (주니) is an R&B singer-songwriter from Vancouver now based in Seoul. Over the past year Junny made his mark in the K-pop industry with several singles and collaborations on some of the biggest tracks in K-pop. Junny will appear with rapper Blase and DJ Minjeong [Read More]