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Summary: MUSIC 2000 2010 KUMHO ART HALL HIGHLIGHT Kumho Art Hall Tomorrow to Dec 23 To celebrate its 10th anniversary Kumho Art Hall is presenting a series featuring previous performers including violinist Miriam Fried and pianist Jonathan Biss Nov 18 19 and 23 cellist Sim Yun suk Nov 24 pianist Choe Hui yeon Nov 24 and Dec 2 gayageum player Ji Aeri Dec 9 the Chamber Music Society featuring Kim Dae jin Oh Yun ju David Kim and others Dec 16 and the Kumho Asiana Soloists Dec 23 All concerts are at 8 p m Tickets range from 8 000 won to 30 000 won Tickets for the Dec 16 concert are 30 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 7 02 6303 7700 www kumhoarthall com JOSE CARRERAS Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Friday Tenor Jose Carreras is returning to Seoul This concert program includes Italian composer Tosti s L Ultima Canzone Italian songwriter Salvatore Cardillo s Core ngrato Ungrateful Heart and more Carreras was a member of The Three Tenors along with Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti His first performance here was in 1979 On Friday he is joined by renowned Korean soprano Kang Hye jung The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 50 000 won $44 to 250 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 580 1300 www sac or kr ANNEKEI Sangsang Madang Live Hall Saturday Danish musician Annekei is famous for fusing jazz pop folk and R B She released her self titled debut album in 2006 and won Best New Foreign Artist from Japanese jazz music magazine Adlib the same year Opening the show will be Takashi Masuzaki the guitarist for the Japanese jazz band Dimension The concerts start at 4 and 8 p m Tickets are 45 000 won Hongik University Station line No 2 exit 5 02 582 4098 www sangsangmadang com THE FLAMING LIPS AX Korea Saturday The Flaming Lips will be live for a rare performance in Seoul on Saturday that shouldn t be missed by fans of good music Having reinvented themselves in the last decade The Flaming Lips have won Grammy Awards and praise for their albums The Soft Bulletin 1999 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 2002 and At War with the Mystics 2006 as well as their latest album Embryonic But The Flaming Lips are probably most well known for their outrageous and over the top live performances which usually involve a bevy of homemade props including strobe lights smoke machines silly costumes and a giant plastic bubble which lead singer Wayne Coyne jumps into to surf the crowd The concert starts at 7 p m Tickets are 99 000 won Gwangnaru Station line No 5 exit 2 02 457 5114 www ax korea com SEIL Korean Songs Concert Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Nov 24 This concert features songs from the lyric opera canon with the Prime Philharmonic Orchestra and a host of opera stars providing the music including sopranos Kim Young mi and Kim Eun ju tenors Kang Mu rim and Na Seung suh and baritones Wo Ju ho and Jang Yu sang Violinist Baek Ju young will also perform The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 30 000 won to 100 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 555 4713 www sac or kr HWANG BYUNG KI TRIBUTE CONCERT Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Dec 4 Artists and musicians celebrate the 50th birthday of renowned traditional musician Hwang Byung ki The program will be hosted by Hwang and broadcaster Lee Geum hee Featured performers include the Kim Sam jin Dance Company traditional dance Ahn Eun mi contemporary dance Dasrum Korean traditional music Kazuhito Yamashita guitar and more The concert starts at 2 p m Tickets range from 30 000 won to 100 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 548 4480 www sac or kr HANDEL S MESSIAH Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Dec 7 Handel s Messiah one of the most well known religious works in the Western choral canon is the centerpiece of this year end concert The concert starts at 7 30 p m Tickets range from 10 000 won to 50 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 541 4533 www sejongpac or kr ROCK LEGEND SHIN JOONG HYUN Daehangno Small Theater Dec 10 to Jan 15 The legendary 72 year old guitarist known in Korea as the godfather of rock presents a month of concerts He chose Daehangno Small Theater because it was where he performed in 1960 at the height of his career He will perform his hits Lover in the Rain One Cup of Coffee My Love Beauty and more Last December Shin became the first Asian musician to have a tribute guitar made for him by Fender Musical Instruments Corp He will play the tribute guitar which was named the Shin Joong hyun Tribute Stratocaster at the concert Tickets are 50 000 won Hyehwa Station line No 4 exit 1 02 764 4444 THEATER KYUNGSOOK KYUNGSOOK S FATHER Seoul Arts Center Jayu Theater Nov 20 to Dec 5 The first play in the Seoul Arts Center s masterwork series is a humorous and heartwarming story about a family struggling to survive the Korean War and its aftermath Kyungsook hates her father a janggu Korean drum player who spends his time drinking instead of taking care of his mother wife and two young daughters When the war breaks out he runs away leaving his young daughters to look after the family When he finally realizes his mistake he returns for his family only to discover that they have already moved on without him Performances are at 7 30 p m on Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays at 3 and 7 30 p m on Wednesdays 2 and 6 p m on Saturdays and 3 p m on Sundays The Nov 20 show is at 6 p m Tickets range from 20 000 to 30 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 580 1300 www sac or kr LULU Seoul Arts Center Opera Theater Nov 25 to 28 Austrian composer Alban Berg s opera Lulu will be presented in Korea for the first time Lulu is the story of a woman who goes from the height of popularity to the depths of despair and has many affairs in between This opera is known for the discordant melody that makes the audience feel the characters emotions Soprano Park Eun ju appears as Lulu Performances start at 8 p m Tickets range from 10 000 to 150 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 586 5282 www sac or kr LOVE LETTER Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Grand Theater Dec 1 to 4 This performance tells the history of Seoul through the story of two young lovers The story begins during the Joseon Dynasty when the city was known as Hanyang and moves to the Japanese colonial period when the city was renamed Kyungsung Eventually the performance gets to the present day The production is directed by Park Sae won Performances start at 7 30 p m from Wednesday to Friday and at 3 and 7 30 p m on Saturday Tickets range from 10 000 won to 70 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 399 1114~6 www sejongpac or kr SWAN LAKE Seoul Arts Center Opera Theater Dec 7 to 12 The Korea National Ballet Company presents Swan Lake with special guest star Choi Yoo hee first soloist of London s Royal Ballet This will be Choi s first performance in Korea Performances start at 7 30 p m Tuesday to Friday at 3 and 7 30 p m on Saturday and at 3 p m on Sunday Tickets range from 5 000 won to 100 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 399 1114~6 www sac or kr ANNIE Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Grand Theater Dec 16 to 28 The Seoul Metropolitan Musical Theater presents an encore production of Annie three years after it was first shown in Korea The 2007 production received the Best Foreign Musical Award at the Korea Musical Awards Tickets range from 30 000 won to 50 000 won Performances start at 2 30 and 7 30 p m Tuesdays through Fridays at 3 and 7 p m Saturdays and Sundays Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 399 1772 www sejongpac or kr BILLY ELLIOT LG Arts Center Open run Based on the movie of the same name and with music by Elton John this musical has been a mega hit worldwide This is the first non English language production of the show which was previously produced in Britain Australia and the United States Four men will alternate in the title role including Im Sun woo who is the youngest person ever to play the character It was nominated in 15 categories at the 2009 Tony Awards and ended up winning 10 of the major awards including best musical Performances are at 8 p m from Tuesdays to Fridays and at 2 p m and 7 30 p m on Saturdays Sundays and holidays Tickets range from 50 000 won to 130 000 won Yeoksam Station line No 2 exit 7 02 3446 9630 www musicalbillyelliot co kr TRADITIONAL KOREAN PERFORMANCE HAN SEUNG SEOK KB Haneul Youth Theater Nov 20 Han Seung seok is a scholarly pansori narrative singing singer who inherited the traditional Eastern style of singing originated from Song Man gap which was then passed on to Pak Bong sul Ahn Sook sun and now Han Han s singing is powerful dignified rigorous and precise in its depiction of each episode The performance starts at 3 p m Tickets are 20 000 won 02 2280 4115 www ntok go kr FESTIVALS SEOUL LANTERN FESTIVAL Cheonggye Stream Seoul To Sunday This festival has been so popular that the Seoul Metropolitan Government extended it by one week About 500 000 people attended in the festival s first week city officials said Traditional lanterns from 24 countries including Japan China New Zealand and Thailand have been especially popular with tourists for their splendid sizes and colors the officials said The lanterns will be displayed for the duration of the festival in five zones from Cheonggye Plaza to Samilgyo Bridge Related programs include lantern making and traditional Korean music performances Guided tours will be provided in Korean English Chinese and Japanese City Hall Station line No 1 or 2 exit 4 www visitseoul net BUSAN BIENNALE Busan Museum of Art and other venues To Saturday The title of this year s biennale is Living in Evolution and is based on the idea that art in all its various forms has contributed to the intellectual evolution of the human race The director is independent Japanese curator Takashi Azumaya The main exhibition features works by 72 artists from 23 countries Exhibition hours are 10 a m to 6 p m Tickets are 7 000 won for adults and 4 000 won for students at the door or 5 000 won and 3 000 won in advance From Seoul take the KTX to Busan 051 503 6111 http 2010 busanbiennale org Event information is culled from the Korea Tourism Organization and other online sources Copyrights ⓒ JoongangIlbo Jcube Interactive Inc All rights reserved MUSIC 2000 2010 KUMHO ART HALL HIGHLIGHT Kumho Art Hall Tomorrow to Dec 23 To celebrate its 10th anniversary Kumho Art Hall is presenting a series featuring previous performers including violinist Miriam Fried and pianist Jonathan Biss Nov 18 19 and 23 cellist Sim Yun suk Nov 24 pianist Choe Hui yeon Nov 24 and Dec 2 gayageum player Ji Aeri Dec 9 the Chamber Music Society featuring Kim Dae jin Oh Yun ju David Kim and others Dec 16 and the Kumho Asiana Soloists Dec 23 All concerts are at 8 p m Tickets range from 8 000 won to 30 000 won Tickets for the Dec 16 concert are 30 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 7 02 6303 7700 www kumhoarthall com JOSE CARRERAS Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Friday Tenor Jose Carreras is returning to Seoul This concert program includes Italian composer Tosti s L Ultima Canzone Italian songwriter Salvatore Cardillo s Core ngrato Ungrateful Heart and more Carreras was a member of The Three Tenors along with Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti His first performance here was in 1979 On Friday he is joined by renowned Korean soprano Kang Hye jung The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 50 000 won $44 to 250 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 580 1300 www sac or kr ANNEKEI Sangsang Madang Live Hall Saturday Danish musician Annekei is famous for fusing jazz pop folk and R B She released her self titled debut album in 2006 and won Best New Foreign Artist from Japanese jazz music magazine Adlib the same year Opening the show will be Takashi Masuzaki the guitarist for the Japanese jazz band Dimension The concerts start at 4 and 8 p m Tickets are 45 000 won Hongik University Station line No 2 exit 5 02 582 4098 www sangsangmadang com THE FLAMING LIPS AX Korea Saturday The Flaming Lips will be live for a rare performance in Seoul on Saturday that shouldn t be missed by fans of good music Having reinvented themselves in the last decade The Flaming Lips have won Grammy Awards and praise for their albums The Soft Bulletin 1999 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 2002 and At War with the Mystics 2006 as well as their latest album Embryonic But The Flaming Lips are probably most well known for their outrageous and over the top live performances which usually involve a bevy of homemade props including strobe lights smoke machines silly costumes and a giant plastic bubble which lead singer Wayne Coyne jumps into to surf the crowd The concert starts at 7 p m Tickets are 99 000 won Gwangnaru Station line No 5 exit 2 02 457 5114 www ax korea com SEIL Korean Songs Concert Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Nov 24 This concert features songs from the lyric opera canon with the Prime Philharmonic Orchestra and a host of opera stars providing the music including sopranos Kim Young mi and Kim Eun ju tenors Kang Mu rim and Na Seung suh and baritones Wo Ju ho and Jang Yu sang Violinist Baek Ju young will also perform The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 30 000 won to 100 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 555 4713 www sac or kr HWANG BYUNG KI TRIBUTE CONCERT Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Dec 4 Artists and musicians celebrate the 50th birthday of renowned traditional musician Hwang Byung ki The program will be hosted by Hwang and broadcaster Lee Geum hee Featured performers include the Kim Sam jin Dance Company traditional dance Ahn Eun mi contemporary dance Dasrum Korean traditional music Kazuhito Yamashita guitar and more The concert starts at 2 p m Tickets range from 30 000 won to 100 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 548 4480 www sac or kr HANDEL S MESSIAH Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Dec 7 Handel s Messiah one of the most well known religious works in the Western choral canon is the centerpiece of this year end concert The concert starts at 7 30 p m Tickets range from 10 000 won to 50 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 541 4533 www sejongpac or kr ROCK LEGEND SHIN JOONG HYUN Daehangno Small Theater Dec 10 to Jan 15 The legendary 72 year old guitarist known in Korea as the godfather of rock presents a month of concerts He chose Daehangno Small Theater because it was where he performed in 1960 at the height of his career He will perform his hits Lover in the Rain One Cup of Coffee My Love Beauty and more Last December Shin became the first Asian musician to have a tribute guitar made for him by Fender Musical Instruments Corp He will play the tribute guitar which was named the Shin Joong hyun Tribute Stratocaster at the concert Tickets are 50 000 won Hyehwa Station line No 4 exit 1 02 764 4444 THEATER KYUNGSOOK KYUNGSOOK S FATHER Seoul Arts Center Jayu Theater Nov 20 to Dec 5 The first play in the Seoul Arts Center s masterwork series is a humorous and heartwarming story about a family struggling to survive the Korean War and its aftermath Kyungsook hates her father a janggu Korean drum player who spends his time drinking instead of taking care of his mother wife and two young daughters When the war breaks out he runs away leaving his young daughters to look after the family When he finally realizes his mistake he returns for his family only to discover that they have already moved on without him Performances are at 7 30 p m on Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays at 3 and 7 30 p m on Wednesdays 2 and 6 p m on Saturdays and 3 p m on Sundays The Nov 20 show is at 6 p m Tickets range from 20 000 to 30 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 580 1300 www sac or kr LULU Seoul Arts Center Opera Theater Nov 25 to 28 Austrian composer Alban Berg s opera Lulu will be presented in Korea for the first time Lulu is the story of a woman who goes from the height of popularity to the depths of despair and has many affairs in between This opera is known for the discordant melody that makes the audience feel the characters emotions Soprano Park Eun ju appears as Lulu Performances start at 8 p m Tickets range from 10 000 to 150 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 586 5282 www sac or kr LOVE LETTER Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Grand Theater Dec 1 to 4 This performance tells the history of Seoul through the story of two young lovers The story begins during the Joseon Dynasty when the city was known as Hanyang and moves to the Japanese colonial period when the city was renamed Kyungsung Eventually the performance gets to the present day The production is directed by Park Sae won Performances start at 7 30 p m from Wednesday to Friday and at 3 and 7 30 p m on Saturday Tickets range from 10 000 won to 70 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 399 1114~6 www sejongpac or kr SWAN LAKE Seoul Arts Center Opera Theater Dec 7 to 12 The Korea National Ballet Company presents Swan Lake with special guest star Choi Yoo hee first soloist of London s Royal Ballet This will be Choi s first performance in Korea Performances start at 7 30 p m Tuesday to Friday at 3 and 7 30 p m on Saturday and at 3 p m on Sunday Tickets range from 5 000 won to 100 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 399 1114~6 www sac or kr ANNIE Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Grand Theater Dec 16 to 28 The Seoul Metropolitan Musical Theater presents an encore production of Annie three years after it was first shown in Korea The 2007 production received the Best Foreign Musical Award at the Korea Musical Awards Tickets range from 30 000 won to 50 000 won Performances start at 2 30 and 7 30 p m Tuesdays through Fridays at 3 and 7 p m Saturdays and Sundays Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 399 1772 www sejongpac or kr BILLY ELLIOT LG Arts Center Open run Based on the movie of the same name and with music by Elton John this musical has been a mega hit worldwide This is the first non English language production of the show which was previously produced in Britain Australia and the United States Four men will alternate in the title role including Im Sun woo who is the youngest person ever to play the character It was nominated in 15 categories at the 2009 Tony Awards and ended up winning 10 of the major awards including best musical Performances are at 8 p m from Tuesdays to Fridays and at 2 p m and 7 30 p m on Saturdays Sundays and holidays Tickets range from 50 000 won to 130 000 won Yeoksam Station line No 2 exit 7 02 3446 9630 www musicalbillyelliot co kr TRADITIONAL KOREAN PERFORMANCE HAN SEUNG SEOK KB Haneul Youth Theater Nov 20 Han Seung seok is a scholarly pansori narrative singing singer who inherited the traditional Eastern style of singing originated from Song Man gap which was then passed on to Pak Bong sul Ahn Sook sun and now Han Han s singing is powerful dignified rigorous and precise in its depiction of each episode The performance starts at 3 p m Tickets are 20 000 won 02 2280 4115 www ntok go kr FESTIVALS SEOUL LANTERN FESTIVAL Cheonggye Stream Seoul To Sunday This festival has been so popular that the Seoul Metropolitan Government extended it by one week About 500 000 people attended in the festival s first week city officials said Traditional lanterns from 24 countries including Japan China New Zealand and Thailand have been especially popular with tourists for their splendid sizes and colors the officials said The lanterns will be displayed for the duration of the festival in five zones from Cheonggye Plaza to Samilgyo Bridge Related programs include lantern making and traditional Korean music performances Guided tours will be provided in Korean English Chinese and Japanese City Hall Station line No 1 or 2 exit 4 www visitseoul net BUSAN BIENNALE Busan Museum of Art and other venues To Saturday The title of this year s biennale is Living in Evolution and is based on the idea that art in all its various forms has contributed to the intellectual evolution of the human race The director is independent Japanese curator Takashi Azumaya The main exhibition features works by 72 artists from 23 countries Exhibition hours are 10 a m to 6 p m Tickets are 7 000 won for adults and 4 000 won for students at the door or 5 000 won and 3 000 won in advance From Seoul take the KTX to Busan 051 503 6111 http 2010 busanbiennale org Event information is culled from the Korea Tourism Organization and other online sources Copyrights ⓒ JoongangIlbo Jcube Interactive Inc All rights reserved

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