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Summary: MUSIC NEW YEAR S CONCERT Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Grand Theatre Tomorrow Start off the new year by listening to a classical music concert by the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and cellist Yang Sung won Together they will play Dvorak s Cello Concerto in B minor Op 104 and Symphony No 9 in E minor Op 95 From the New World Chung Myung whun conducts The concert starts at 7 30 p m Tickets range from 10 000 won $8 85 to 50 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 399 1114 www sejongpac or kr KUMHO ART HALL NEW YEAR S CONCERT Kumho Art Hall Tomorrow Kumho Art Hall starts the new year with its Young Artists concert series The first performance in the series features 17 year old pianist Cho Seong Jin who won first place at the 7th Annual Hamamatsu International Piano Competition The program includes Beethoven s Sonata No 24 in F Sharp Op 78 Chopin s Nocturne No 2 in E Flat Op 9 and Scriabin s Etude in C Sharp Minor Op 2 No 1 The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets are 8 000 won to 30 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 7 02 6303 7700 www kumhoarthall com RYUICHI SAKAMOTO Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Sunday Ryuichi Sakamoto returns for his first appearance in Korea since 2000 The concert features two pianos Sakamoto will play one and the other piano will play recordings of Sakamoto s songs The concert features songs from Sakamoto s recent albums Playing the Piano and Out of Noise both from 2009 The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 50 000 won to 160 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 555 5743 www sac or kr I HAVE A DREAM SHARE THE HOPE Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Grand Theatre Jan 11 Paul Potts a loner turned star singer and Kevin Kern a blind pianist are artists who overcame obstacles to become world stars Through this concert they aim to give the gift of hope to disabled and low income children Soprano Yisabel will appear as a guest The program includes Love Story What a Wonderful World and Moon River The concert starts at 7 30 p m Tickets range from 33 000 won to 198 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 2052 1386~7 www sejongpac or kr STING SYMPHONICITY Olympic Gymnastics Arena Jan 11 British musician Sting brings his Symphonicity world tour to Seoul to promote his latest album Symphonicities He will be performing worldwide favorites from his days with The Police including Every Little Thing She Does is Magic Roxanne and Every Breath You Take as well as hit songs from his solo career such as Englishman in New York If I Ever Lose My Faith in You and Fields of Gold He will be joined by the Korean Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Steven Mercurio who has conducted concerts for classical musicians like Andrea Bocelli and the late Luciano Pavarotti The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 77 000 won to 230 000 won Olympic Park Station line No 5 exit 3 02 3141 3488 http ticket interpark com Global ROCK LEGEND SHIN JOONG HYUN Daehangno Small Theater 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 The concert starts at 7 30 p m There are no performances on Mondays Tickets are 50 000 won Hyehwa Station line No 4 exit 1 02 764 4444 JOE HISAISHI Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Grand Theatre Jan 18 to 19 Joe Hisaishi is a Japanese composer and conductor who is well known for composing film scores for many of director Hayaro Miyazaki s animated films including Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea 2008 Howl s Moving Castle 2004 Princess Mononoke 1997 and My Neighbor Totoro 1988 This concert includes songs from the soundtrack of Takeshi Kitano s film Kikujiro 1999 He will be accompanied by the Korean Symphony Orchestra The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 55 000 won to 187 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 518 9272 www sejongpac or kr VIENNA STRAUSS FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Jan 20 Start the new year with the Vienna Strauss Festival Orchestra conducted by Willy Buchler The orchestra was founded by Johann Strauss specialist Peter Guth 30 years ago and is known for its authentic interpretations of Strauss music The program includes Die Fledermaus Champagner Polka and Russischer Marsch Op 426 The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 40 000 won to 120 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 599 5743 www sac or kr KOREAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Jan 27 The Korean Chamber Orchestra and Busan Boys Orchestra start off the New Year with a performance of works by Strauss Brahms Beethoven and more The program includes Strauss Die Fledermaus overture Brahms Hungarian Dance No 5 Beethoven s Triple Concerto for Piano Violin and Cello Op 56 and Piazzolla s Four Seasons Winter and Summer and Dvorak s Symphony No 9 in E minor From the New World The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 20 000 won to 150 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 732 3090 www sac or kr THEATER HERO The National Theater of Korea Main Hall Hae To Jan 15 Winner in six categories at the 4th Musical Awards and the 16th Korea Musical Awards this original musical about colonial era resistance fighter Ahn Jung geun returns to the stage once again This year s production features new high tech effects such as 3 D images and a real train that rises into the air The role of Ahn Jung geun is played alternately by Jeong Seong hwa Yang Jun mo and Sin Seong rok Performances are at 8 p m from Tuesday to Friday at 3 and 7 30 p m on Saturday and at 2 and 6 30 p m on Sunday Tickets range from 40 000 won to 110 000 won Dongguk University Station line No 3 exit 2 Take a shuttle in front of Taegeukdang 02 2290 5900 www ntok go kr THE THREE MUSKETEERS Chungmu Art Hall Grand Theater To Jan 30 The legendary story of the three musketeers Athos Porthos and Aramis returns to Korea following sold out houses the last time it was presented here Based on the 1884 novel by Alexandre Dumas the play tells the story of d Artagnan and his friends the three musketeers Performances are at 8 p m on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4 and 8 p m on Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 and 7 p m on Sundays and holidays Tickets range from 30 000 won to 120 000 won Sindang Station line No 2 exit 1 Walk 150 meters about 500 feet toward Dongdaemun History and Culture Park Station 02 2230 6624 www musicalthreemusketeers com BILLY ELLIOT LG Arts Center To Feb 27 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 Tuesdays to Fridays and at 2 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 AIDA Seongnam Arts Center Opera House To March 27 Aida returns to Korea after a five year absence The story of Ethiopian princess Aida is one of forbidden love Aida is captured and sold into slavery in Egypt where Egyptian military commander Radames falls in love with her As the military commander of Egypt Radames is forbidden to love a woman from a different country and he struggles to choose between her and his service to the Pharaoh To make matters worse the Pharaoh s daughter Amneris is in love with him Will Radames chose love or success The role of Aida is played by Ock Joo hyun a former member of girl group Fin K L Performances are at 8 p m from Monday to Friday at 3 and 7 30 p m on Saturdays and at 2 and 6 30 p m on Sundays Tickets range from 40 000 won to 120 000 won Imae Station Bundang line exit 1 02 1544 1555 www snart or kr FESTIVALS CHRISTMAS IN BUSAN FESTIVAL Gwangbokro Street Busan To Jan 17 Gigantic Christmas trees and a variety of lights will decorate the streets of downtown Busan at night until Jan 17 About 90 trees have been installed along a one kilometer section from the entrance of Gwangbokro to Chamseon Samgeori The facades of large buildings are also decorated with Christmas trees 051 759 7144 www btcf kr FESTIVAL OF LIGHT Dahyanggak and Butjae Tea Plantations Boseong South Jeolla To Feb 6 Boseong some 400 kilometers south of Seoul is one of the major tea production areas in South Korea Installations include large Christmas trees illuminations and a tunnel of light called the Milky Way Tunnel of Love These installations follow the paths of green tea plantations to offer fantastic night views 061 850 5223 www boseong go kr ko culture events light festival PYEONGCHANG TROUT FESTIVAL Jinbu Township Pyeongchang Gangwon Saturday to Jan 31 Pyeongchang is a haven for winter sports thanks to an abundance of snowfall Try ice fishing sledding 4 wheel ATV riding snow rafting and traditional folk games Any trout caught while ice fishing and lure fishing can be prepared right away at a nearby restaurant 033 336 4000 www festival700 or kr HWACHEON MOUNTAIN TROUT FESTIVAL Hwacheon Stream Hwacheon Gangwon Saturday to Jan 30 Enjoy fishing for mountain trout under the thick ice of Hwacheon Stream the source of the North Han River Catch trout with your bare hands compete in a sled race play football on the ice or try bobsledding There is also an exhibition of ice sculptures that took 20 weeks to prepare Samples of raw and grilled mountain trout are also available 1688 3005 www narafestival com Event information is culled from the Korea Tourism Organization and other online sources Copyrights ⓒ JoongangIlbo Jcube Interactive Inc All rights reserved MUSIC NEW YEAR S CONCERT Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Grand Theatre Tomorrow Start off the new year by listening to a classical music concert by the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and cellist Yang Sung won Together they will play Dvorak s Cello Concerto in B minor Op 104 and Symphony No 9 in E minor Op 95 From the New World Chung Myung whun conducts The concert starts at 7 30 p m Tickets range from 10 000 won $8 85 to 50 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 399 1114 www sejongpac or kr KUMHO ART HALL NEW YEAR S CONCERT Kumho Art Hall Tomorrow Kumho Art Hall starts the new year with its Young Artists concert series The first performance in the series features 17 year old pianist Cho Seong Jin who won first place at the 7th Annual Hamamatsu International Piano Competition The program includes Beethoven s Sonata No 24 in F Sharp Op 78 Chopin s Nocturne No 2 in E Flat Op 9 and Scriabin s Etude in C Sharp Minor Op 2 No 1 The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets are 8 000 won to 30 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 7 02 6303 7700 www kumhoarthall com RYUICHI SAKAMOTO Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Sunday Ryuichi Sakamoto returns for his first appearance in Korea since 2000 The concert features two pianos Sakamoto will play one and the other piano will play recordings of Sakamoto s songs The concert features songs from Sakamoto s recent albums Playing the Piano and Out of Noise both from 2009 The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 50 000 won to 160 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 555 5743 www sac or kr I HAVE A DREAM SHARE THE HOPE Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Grand Theatre Jan 11 Paul Potts a loner turned star singer and Kevin Kern a blind pianist are artists who overcame obstacles to become world stars Through this concert they aim to give the gift of hope to disabled and low income children Soprano Yisabel will appear as a guest The program includes Love Story What a Wonderful World and Moon River The concert starts at 7 30 p m Tickets range from 33 000 won to 198 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 2052 1386~7 www sejongpac or kr STING SYMPHONICITY Olympic Gymnastics Arena Jan 11 British musician Sting brings his Symphonicity world tour to Seoul to promote his latest album Symphonicities He will be performing worldwide favorites from his days with The Police including Every Little Thing She Does is Magic Roxanne and Every Breath You Take as well as hit songs from his solo career such as Englishman in New York If I Ever Lose My Faith in You and Fields of Gold He will be joined by the Korean Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Steven Mercurio who has conducted concerts for classical musicians like Andrea Bocelli and the late Luciano Pavarotti The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 77 000 won to 230 000 won Olympic Park Station line No 5 exit 3 02 3141 3488 http ticket interpark com Global ROCK LEGEND SHIN JOONG HYUN Daehangno Small Theater 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 The concert starts at 7 30 p m There are no performances on Mondays Tickets are 50 000 won Hyehwa Station line No 4 exit 1 02 764 4444 JOE HISAISHI Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Grand Theatre Jan 18 to 19 Joe Hisaishi is a Japanese composer and conductor who is well known for composing film scores for many of director Hayaro Miyazaki s animated films including Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea 2008 Howl s Moving Castle 2004 Princess Mononoke 1997 and My Neighbor Totoro 1988 This concert includes songs from the soundtrack of Takeshi Kitano s film Kikujiro 1999 He will be accompanied by the Korean Symphony Orchestra The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 55 000 won to 187 000 won Gwanghwamun Station line No 5 exit 1 or 8 02 518 9272 www sejongpac or kr VIENNA STRAUSS FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Jan 20 Start the new year with the Vienna Strauss Festival Orchestra conducted by Willy Buchler The orchestra was founded by Johann Strauss specialist Peter Guth 30 years ago and is known for its authentic interpretations of Strauss music The program includes Die Fledermaus Champagner Polka and Russischer Marsch Op 426 The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 40 000 won to 120 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 599 5743 www sac or kr KOREAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Jan 27 The Korean Chamber Orchestra and Busan Boys Orchestra start off the New Year with a performance of works by Strauss Brahms Beethoven and more The program includes Strauss Die Fledermaus overture Brahms Hungarian Dance No 5 Beethoven s Triple Concerto for Piano Violin and Cello Op 56 and Piazzolla s Four Seasons Winter and Summer and Dvorak s Symphony No 9 in E minor From the New World The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 20 000 won to 150 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 732 3090 www sac or kr THEATER HERO The National Theater of Korea Main Hall Hae To Jan 15 Winner in six categories at the 4th Musical Awards and the 16th Korea Musical Awards this original musical about colonial era resistance fighter Ahn Jung geun returns to the stage once again This year s production features new high tech effects such as 3 D images and a real train that rises into the air The role of Ahn Jung geun is played alternately by Jeong Seong hwa Yang Jun mo and Sin Seong rok Performances are at 8 p m from Tuesday to Friday at 3 and 7 30 p m on Saturday and at 2 and 6 30 p m on Sunday Tickets range from 40 000 won to 110 000 won Dongguk University Station line No 3 exit 2 Take a shuttle in front of Taegeukdang 02 2290 5900 www ntok go kr THE THREE MUSKETEERS Chungmu Art Hall Grand Theater To Jan 30 The legendary story of the three musketeers Athos Porthos and Aramis returns to Korea following sold out houses the last time it was presented here Based on the 1884 novel by Alexandre Dumas the play tells the story of d Artagnan and his friends the three musketeers Performances are at 8 p m on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4 and 8 p m on Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 and 7 p m on Sundays and holidays Tickets range from 30 000 won to 120 000 won Sindang Station line No 2 exit 1 Walk 150 meters about 500 feet toward Dongdaemun History and Culture Park Station 02 2230 6624 www musicalthreemusketeers com BILLY ELLIOT LG Arts Center To Feb 27 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 Tuesdays to Fridays and at 2 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 AIDA Seongnam Arts Center Opera House To March 27 Aida returns to Korea after a five year absence The story of Ethiopian princess Aida is one of forbidden love Aida is captured and sold into slavery in Egypt where Egyptian military commander Radames falls in love with her As the military commander of Egypt Radames is forbidden to love a woman from a different country and he struggles to choose between her and his service to the Pharaoh To make matters worse the Pharaoh s daughter Amneris is in love with him Will Radames chose love or success The role of Aida is played by Ock Joo hyun a former member of girl group Fin K L Performances are at 8 p m from Monday to Friday at 3 and 7 30 p m on Saturdays and at 2 and 6 30 p m on Sundays Tickets range from 40 000 won to 120 000 won Imae Station Bundang line exit 1 02 1544 1555 www snart or kr FESTIVALS CHRISTMAS IN BUSAN FESTIVAL Gwangbokro Street Busan To Jan 17 Gigantic Christmas trees and a variety of lights will decorate the streets of downtown Busan at night until Jan 17 About 90 trees have been installed along a one kilometer section from the entrance of Gwangbokro to Chamseon Samgeori The facades of large buildings are also decorated with Christmas trees 051 759 7144 www btcf kr FESTIVAL OF LIGHT Dahyanggak and Butjae Tea Plantations Boseong South Jeolla To Feb 6 Boseong some 400 kilometers south of Seoul is one of the major tea production areas in South Korea Installations include large Christmas trees illuminations and a tunnel of light called the Milky Way Tunnel of Love These installations follow the paths of green tea plantations to offer fantastic night views 061 850 5223 www boseong go kr ko culture events light festival PYEONGCHANG TROUT FESTIVAL Jinbu Township Pyeongchang Gangwon Saturday to Jan 31 Pyeongchang is a haven for winter sports thanks to an abundance of snowfall Try ice fishing sledding 4 wheel ATV riding snow rafting and traditional folk games Any trout caught while ice fishing and lure fishing can be prepared right away at a nearby restaurant 033 336 4000 www festival700 or kr HWACHEON MOUNTAIN TROUT FESTIVAL Hwacheon Stream Hwacheon Gangwon Saturday to Jan 30 Enjoy fishing for mountain trout under the thick ice of Hwacheon Stream the source of the North Han River Catch trout with your bare hands compete in a sled race play football on the ice or try bobsledding There is also an exhibition of ice sculptures that took 20 weeks to prepare Samples of raw and grilled mountain trout are also available 1688 3005 www narafestival com 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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