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Summary: MUSIC SEJONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Sejong Chamber Hall Today Baritone Kim Hyung ki s Recital Baritone Kim Hyung ki renowned for his wide repertoire of songs ranging from the classics to contemporary hits is holding a recital under the title Opera Dream Kim will begin the recital with Rameau s Invocation et Hymne au Soleil and treat the audience to his operatic renditions of Handel s Presti Omai I Egizia Terra and many more Soprano Park Mi ja tenor Lee Won jun and bass Kim Yo han will accompany Kim Kim graduated from the department of vocal music at Chugye University for the Arts in Seoul before going to Germany to study music at Heidelberg University The concert starts at 7 30 p m Tickets range from 30 000 won $27 to 50 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 541 3265 www sejongpac or kr SEJONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Grand Theatre Today Musical Concert the Mugyodong Ggotnip In the 1970s the live music restaurant Mugyodong Ggotnip was the place to be to see top class folk singers The songs played in the restaurant represented the youthful dreams of freedom and peace of that era The restaurant is long gone but for tonight the Sejong Center will revive the music that used to fill its dining room The concert will feature the songs and artists from Mugyodong Ggotnip s heyday and take audience members on a nostalgic journey back in time This is a must see for anyone who visited Mugyodong Ggotnip in the past or who is just curious about Korean folk songs during such a turbulent period of the country s history Tickets range from 44 000 won to 132 000 won The concert starts at 8 p m Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 541 3265 www sejongpac or kr SEOUL ARTS CENTER Concert Hall Today Hwaum Chamber Orchestra s 134th Concert The Hwaum Chamber Orchestra will perform their original Hwaum Project Op 90 Sixteen Waves Become the Sea in their 134th performance Founded in 1996 the chamber orchestra consists of 19 stringed instrument musicians who perform without a conductor All its members who have won prizes in prestigious domestic and foreign competitions are outstanding musicians who are active both on stage and academia Its members include Bae Ik hwan a violinist and professor at Indiana University School of Music Cho Young chang a cellist and professor at Folkwang Hochschule Essen in Germany Matthis Buchhoiz a violinist and professor at Hochschule fur Musik Koln in Germany and Michinori Bunya a bassist and professor at Hochschule fur Musik in Wurzburg Besides the orchestra s original piece they will play Prelude and Fugue for 18 Strings Op 29 by Britten Adagio for Strings Op 11 by Barber and Serenade for Strings Op 22 by Tchaikovsky The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 22 000 won to 77 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 523 0985 www sac or kr SEOUL ARTS CENTER Concert Hall Tomorrow Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Masterpiece Series I The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra is holding an invitational concert with conductor Andreas Delfs and guest flutist Sharon Bezaly Delfs a German is the conductor laureate of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor of the Honolulu Symphony He earned his master s at The Juilliard School of Music in 1984 Described by the U K newspaper The Times as God s gift to the flute music lovers should not miss this opportunity to see Bezaly Classics Today has hailed her as a flutist virtually without peer in the world today The orchestra will perform the Colas Breugnon Overture by Kabalevsky followed by Flute Concerto by Khachaturian and finish with Symphony No 2 in D major Op 43 by Sibelius The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 10 000 won to 50 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 523 0985 www sac or kr SEJONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Grand Theatre Tomorrow Kim Hee sung s Pipe Organ Recital Organist Kim Hee sung who has performed at Sejong Center every year since she returned to Korean in 1995 will hold a special concert with Korea s top saxophonist Lee Jeong sik tomorrow The first part will feature preludes and fugues by maestros such as Bach and Dupre In the second half of the recital the energy of Utterback s jazz music will meet the elegant sound of the organ which is the emblem of traditional Christian church music This unique blend of classical and jazz music is a great introduction to the versatility of the pipe organ The concert starts at 7 30 p m Tickets range from 20 000 won to 50 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 541 3265 www sejongpac or kr OLYMPIC PARK GYMNASIUM March 31 Bob Dylan World famous singer songwriter Bob Dylan will perform in Seoul for the first time at the end of March Dylan has been a prominent figure in folk and rock music for the last five decades He has released 35 studio albums and 58 singles over his career Dylan s Seoul concert is part of his spring tour of Asia He released three albums last year and is expected to play songs from these albums as well as popular hits from his early career The concert begins at 8 p m Tickets range from 66 000 won to 198 000 won Olympic Park Station line No 5 1544 1555 http ticket interpark com global JAMSIL INDOOR GYMNASIUM April 1 Brian McKnight Concert R B singer Brian McKnight is returning to Seoul next week to the delight of his Korean fans The award winning artist has nine studio albums and dozens of hits including One Last Cry Back at One and Shoulda Woulda Coulda This 40 year old American singer has sold over 20 million records around the world He is best known for his smooth voice and his wide ranging musical talents He can play nine instruments including the piano guitar drums and tuba The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 50 000 won to 110 000 won Sports Complex Station line No 2 exit 6 or 7 1544 1555 http ticket interpark com global OLYMPIC PARK Olympic Indoor Hall April 7 The Swell Season The Academy Award winning stars of the musical film Once The Swell Season are coming to Seoul Artists Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova will perform hits from the film sound track such as Falling Slowly and If You Want Me and also songs off their new album including Low Rising and I Have Loved You Wrong The concert starts at 7 p m Tickets range from 77 000 won to 99 000 won Olympic Park Station line No 5 exit 3 02 563 0595 http ticket interpark com global THEATER UNIVERSAL ARTS CENTER Friday to March 31 Swan Lake Ballet The Universal Ballet presents the ballet classic Swan Lake later this month The ballet s mythical story elaborate choreography and Tchaikovsky s heart wrenching music have made this one of the world s most popular ballet pieces The performance will start at 7 30 p m on weekdays at 3 30 and 7 30 p m on Saturday and at 3 30 p m on Sunday Tickets range from 10 000 won to 100 000 won Achasan Station line No 5 exit 4 070 7124 1733 www uac co kr SEOUL ARTS CENTER Towol Theater Friday to April 4 The Beat This nonverbal performance presented by the Seoul Performing Arts Company will debut this week In the vein of Nanta or Blue Man Group The Beat s cast takes everyday objects and transforms them into rhythmic instruments The Beat s set is part installation art part junkyard and is meant to inspire both recycling and toe tapping fun Tickets range from 20 000 won to 40 000 won The performance starts at 8 p m on weekdays 3 and 7 p m on weekends Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 523 0985 www sac or kr NATIONAL THEATER OF KOREA Main Hall Hae Sunday The Flower Garden of the Wind The Lee Ballet Company is holding a ballet performance based on a novel of the same name which details the lives of the late Joseon Dynasty 1392 1910 painters Kim Hong do and Shin Yun bok While ballet is often considered a Western form of dance the Lee Ballet Company has found a way of creating a uniquely Korean ballet with this performance Tickets range from 20 000 won to 70 000 won The performance starts at 7 30 p m Dongguk University Station line No 3 exit 6 02 445 5065 www ntok go kr SPORTS K LEAGUE FOOTBALL Saturday Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma vs Busan I Park Tancheon Sports Complex 4 p m Incheon United vs Ulsan Hyundai Incheon World Cup Stadium 6 p m FC Seoul vs Pohang Steelers Seoul World Cup Stadium 6 p m Sunday Gyeongnam FC vs Suwon Samsung Bluewings Changwon Football Stadium 3 p m Gwangju Sangmu vs Jeju United Gwangju World Cup Stadium 3 p m Daejeon Citizen vs Daegu FC Daejeon World Cup Stadium 3 p m Gangwon FC vs Chunnam Dragons Gangneung Sports Complex 3 p m www kleague com KOREAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE Wednesday Dongbu Promy vs Mobis Phoebus Wonju Chiak Stadium 7 p m Thursday KCC Egis vs KT Sonic Boom Jeonju Indoor Stadium 7 p m Friday Dongbu Promy vs Mobis Phoebus Wonju Chiak Stadium 7 p m Saturday KCC Egis vs KT Sonic Boom Jeonju Indoor Stadium 7 p m Sunday Mobis Phoebus vs Dongbu Promy Ulsan Dongchun Stadium 6 p m March 29 KT Sonic Boom vs KCC Egis Busan Sajik Stadium 7 p m www kbl or kr FESTIVALS JINHAE NAVAL PORT AND CHERRY TREE FESTIVAL South Gyeongsang Saturday to April 5 The world s largest concentration of blossoming cherry trees plays host to this popular annual festival In addition to the flowers the festivities celebrate the port city s proud naval tradition including national hero Admiral Yi Sun shin The Jinhae Naval Port Festival also known as Gunhang Festival has been held annually since 1963 It is one of the most famous cherry blossom events The Jinhae area is an outstanding sightseeing destination in the springtime when it is flooded with tourists who come to witness the spectacular blossom filled streets To get to Jinhae from Seoul take a bus from the Express Bus Terminal lines No 3 and 7 055 1330 http eng jinhae go kr ULSAN SOEBURI CULTURAL FESTIVAL April 30 to May 2 Ulsan has produced iron for 2 000 years stretching back through the Samhan Dynasty and then the Joseon Dynasty 1392 1910 In the 1960s it began its rise as the major iron industrial center of Korea The region s traditional iron culture is the theme of this festival Activities include a traditional folk game called soeburi a game played by making iron pungmul folk music performances and learning programs The festival program is packed full of unique events for visitors to enjoy From Seoul Station take a train headed toward Ulsan and get off at Ulsan Station Then take bus No 702 or a taxi to the festival grounds 052 1330 www soeburi org Event information is culled from the Korea Tourism Organization and other online sources Copyrights ⓒ JoongangIlbo Joins com All rights reserved MUSIC SEJONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Sejong Chamber Hall Today Baritone Kim Hyung ki s Recital Baritone Kim Hyung ki renowned for his wide repertoire of songs ranging from the classics to contemporary hits is holding a recital under the title Opera Dream Kim will begin the recital with Rameau s Invocation et Hymne au Soleil and treat the audience to his operatic renditions of Handel s Presti Omai I Egizia Terra and many more Soprano Park Mi ja tenor Lee Won jun and bass Kim Yo han will accompany Kim Kim graduated from the department of vocal music at Chugye University for the Arts in Seoul before going to Germany to study music at Heidelberg University The concert starts at 7 30 p m Tickets range from 30 000 won $27 to 50 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 541 3265 www sejongpac or kr SEJONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Grand Theatre Today Musical Concert the Mugyodong Ggotnip In the 1970s the live music restaurant Mugyodong Ggotnip was the place to be to see top class folk singers The songs played in the restaurant represented the youthful dreams of freedom and peace of that era The restaurant is long gone but for tonight the Sejong Center will revive the music that used to fill its dining room The concert will feature the songs and artists from Mugyodong Ggotnip s heyday and take audience members on a nostalgic journey back in time This is a must see for anyone who visited Mugyodong Ggotnip in the past or who is just curious about Korean folk songs during such a turbulent period of the country s history Tickets range from 44 000 won to 132 000 won The concert starts at 8 p m Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 541 3265 www sejongpac or kr SEOUL ARTS CENTER Concert Hall Today Hwaum Chamber Orchestra s 134th Concert The Hwaum Chamber Orchestra will perform their original Hwaum Project Op 90 Sixteen Waves Become the Sea in their 134th performance Founded in 1996 the chamber orchestra consists of 19 stringed instrument musicians who perform without a conductor All its members who have won prizes in prestigious domestic and foreign competitions are outstanding musicians who are active both on stage and academia Its members include Bae Ik hwan a violinist and professor at Indiana University School of Music Cho Young chang a cellist and professor at Folkwang Hochschule Essen in Germany Matthis Buchhoiz a violinist and professor at Hochschule fur Musik Koln in Germany and Michinori Bunya a bassist and professor at Hochschule fur Musik in Wurzburg Besides the orchestra s original piece they will play Prelude and Fugue for 18 Strings Op 29 by Britten Adagio for Strings Op 11 by Barber and Serenade for Strings Op 22 by Tchaikovsky The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 22 000 won to 77 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 523 0985 www sac or kr SEOUL ARTS CENTER Concert Hall Tomorrow Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Masterpiece Series I The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra is holding an invitational concert with conductor Andreas Delfs and guest flutist Sharon Bezaly Delfs a German is the conductor laureate of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor of the Honolulu Symphony He earned his master s at The Juilliard School of Music in 1984 Described by the U K newspaper The Times as God s gift to the flute music lovers should not miss this opportunity to see Bezaly Classics Today has hailed her as a flutist virtually without peer in the world today The orchestra will perform the Colas Breugnon Overture by Kabalevsky followed by Flute Concerto by Khachaturian and finish with Symphony No 2 in D major Op 43 by Sibelius The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 10 000 won to 50 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 523 0985 www sac or kr SEJONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Grand Theatre Tomorrow Kim Hee sung s Pipe Organ Recital Organist Kim Hee sung who has performed at Sejong Center every year since she returned to Korean in 1995 will hold a special concert with Korea s top saxophonist Lee Jeong sik tomorrow The first part will feature preludes and fugues by maestros such as Bach and Dupre In the second half of the recital the energy of Utterback s jazz music will meet the elegant sound of the organ which is the emblem of traditional Christian church music This unique blend of classical and jazz music is a great introduction to the versatility of the pipe organ The concert starts at 7 30 p m Tickets range from 20 000 won to 50 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 541 3265 www sejongpac or kr OLYMPIC PARK GYMNASIUM March 31 Bob Dylan World famous singer songwriter Bob Dylan will perform in Seoul for the first time at the end of March Dylan has been a prominent figure in folk and rock music for the last five decades He has released 35 studio albums and 58 singles over his career Dylan s Seoul concert is part of his spring tour of Asia He released three albums last year and is expected to play songs from these albums as well as popular hits from his early career The concert begins at 8 p m Tickets range from 66 000 won to 198 000 won Olympic Park Station line No 5 1544 1555 http ticket interpark com global JAMSIL INDOOR GYMNASIUM April 1 Brian McKnight Concert R B singer Brian McKnight is returning to Seoul next week to the delight of his Korean fans The award winning artist has nine studio albums and dozens of hits including One Last Cry Back at One and Shoulda Woulda Coulda This 40 year old American singer has sold over 20 million records around the world He is best known for his smooth voice and his wide ranging musical talents He can play nine instruments including the piano guitar drums and tuba The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 50 000 won to 110 000 won Sports Complex Station line No 2 exit 6 or 7 1544 1555 http ticket interpark com global OLYMPIC PARK Olympic Indoor Hall April 7 The Swell Season The Academy Award winning stars of the musical film Once The Swell Season are coming to Seoul Artists Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova will perform hits from the film sound track such as Falling Slowly and If You Want Me and also songs off their new album including Low Rising and I Have Loved You Wrong The concert starts at 7 p m Tickets range from 77 000 won to 99 000 won Olympic Park Station line No 5 exit 3 02 563 0595 http ticket interpark com global THEATER UNIVERSAL ARTS CENTER Friday to March 31 Swan Lake Ballet The Universal Ballet presents the ballet classic Swan Lake later this month The ballet s mythical story elaborate choreography and Tchaikovsky s heart wrenching music have made this one of the world s most popular ballet pieces The performance will start at 7 30 p m on weekdays at 3 30 and 7 30 p m on Saturday and at 3 30 p m on Sunday Tickets range from 10 000 won to 100 000 won Achasan Station line No 5 exit 4 070 7124 1733 www uac co kr SEOUL ARTS CENTER Towol Theater Friday to April 4 The Beat This nonverbal performance presented by the Seoul Performing Arts Company will debut this week In the vein of Nanta or Blue Man Group The Beat s cast takes everyday objects and transforms them into rhythmic instruments The Beat s set is part installation art part junkyard and is meant to inspire both recycling and toe tapping fun Tickets range from 20 000 won to 40 000 won The performance starts at 8 p m on weekdays 3 and 7 p m on weekends Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 523 0985 www sac or kr NATIONAL THEATER OF KOREA Main Hall Hae Sunday The Flower Garden of the Wind The Lee Ballet Company is holding a ballet performance based on a novel of the same name which details the lives of the late Joseon Dynasty 1392 1910 painters Kim Hong do and Shin Yun bok While ballet is often considered a Western form of dance the Lee Ballet Company has found a way of creating a uniquely Korean ballet with this performance Tickets range from 20 000 won to 70 000 won The performance starts at 7 30 p m Dongguk University Station line No 3 exit 6 02 445 5065 www ntok go kr SPORTS K LEAGUE FOOTBALL Saturday Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma vs Busan I Park Tancheon Sports Complex 4 p m Incheon United vs Ulsan Hyundai Incheon World Cup Stadium 6 p m FC Seoul vs Pohang Steelers Seoul World Cup Stadium 6 p m Sunday Gyeongnam FC vs Suwon Samsung Bluewings Changwon Football Stadium 3 p m Gwangju Sangmu vs Jeju United Gwangju World Cup Stadium 3 p m Daejeon Citizen vs Daegu FC Daejeon World Cup Stadium 3 p m Gangwon FC vs Chunnam Dragons Gangneung Sports Complex 3 p m www kleague com KOREAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE Wednesday Dongbu Promy vs Mobis Phoebus Wonju Chiak Stadium 7 p m Thursday KCC Egis vs KT Sonic Boom Jeonju Indoor Stadium 7 p m Friday Dongbu Promy vs Mobis Phoebus Wonju Chiak Stadium 7 p m Saturday KCC Egis vs KT Sonic Boom Jeonju Indoor Stadium 7 p m Sunday Mobis Phoebus vs Dongbu Promy Ulsan Dongchun Stadium 6 p m March 29 KT Sonic Boom vs KCC Egis Busan Sajik Stadium 7 p m www kbl or kr FESTIVALS JINHAE NAVAL PORT AND CHERRY TREE FESTIVAL South Gyeongsang Saturday to April 5 The world s largest concentration of blossoming cherry trees plays host to this popular annual festival In addition to the flowers the festivities celebrate the port city s proud naval tradition including national hero Admiral Yi Sun shin The Jinhae Naval Port Festival also known as Gunhang Festival has been held annually since 1963 It is one of the most famous cherry blossom events The Jinhae area is an outstanding sightseeing destination in the springtime when it is flooded with tourists who come to witness the spectacular blossom filled streets To get to Jinhae from Seoul take a bus from the Express Bus Terminal lines No 3 and 7 055 1330 http eng jinhae go kr ULSAN SOEBURI CULTURAL FESTIVAL April 30 to May 2 Ulsan has produced iron for 2 000 years stretching back through the Samhan Dynasty and then the Joseon Dynasty 1392 1910 In the 1960s it began its rise as the major iron industrial center of Korea The region s traditional iron culture is the theme of this festival Activities include a traditional folk game called soeburi a game played by making iron pungmul folk music performances and learning programs The festival program is packed full of unique events for visitors to enjoy From Seoul Station take a train headed toward Ulsan and get off at Ulsan Station Then take bus No 702 or a taxi to the festival grounds 052 1330 www soeburi org Event information is culled from the Korea Tourism Organization and other online sources Copyrights ⓒ JoongangIlbo Joins com All rights reserved

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