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Summary: MUSIC TAYLOR SWIFT Olympic Gymnastics Arena Feb 11 Country pop princess Taylor Swift is gearing up to perform her first concert in Korea Swift the winner of seven American Music Awards and four Grammy Awards will perform a number of songs from her latest album Speak which was released on Oct 25 She will also perform hits from her previous albums including songs such as Teardrops on My Guitar Love Story and You Belong with Me The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 88 000 won $78 47 to 132 000 won Olympic Park Station line No 5 exit 3 02 3141 3488 www interpark co kr LOVE OF THE CENTURY Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Feb 13 This concert aims to create a harmonic relationship among the worlds of art literature and music using both visual and audio elements In one piece for example the work of French novelist George Sand is portrayed through the music of Chopin This concert will be divided into two parts classic and popular music The show starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 30 000 won to 80 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 541 3183 www sac or kr WORLD DIVA ROSE JANG S NOUVEAU CLASSIC CONCERT Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Feb 17 Rose Jang is a Korean American singer who made a name for herself internationally by mixing operatic arias with classic pop hits and songs from musicals One of Jang s most famous pieces is her rendition of the song Memory from the musical Cats During her concert in Korea Jang will sing songs in a variety of genres from rock to opera The lineup will include All I Ask of You from the musical The Phantom of the Opera My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion and Doraji a traditional Korean opera The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 40 000 won to 200 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 541 3183 www sac or kr ERIC CLAPTON Olympic Gymnastics Arena Feb 20 English blues rock guitarist and singer songwriter Eric Clapton is returning to Korea for the third time since 2007 Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times and was ranked fourth in Rolling Stone magazine s list of the 100 top guitarists of all time He will perform songs from his newest album Clapton as well as previous hits including Layla Tears in Heaven and Crossroads The concert starts at 7 p m Tickets range from 60 000 won to 180 000 won Olympic Park Station line No 5 exit 3 02 1544 1555 www ticket interpark com global ANDRAS SCHIFF PIANO RECITAL Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Feb 23 Hungarian born British classical pianist Andras Schiff will take the stage to perform his second concert in Korea since 2008 Schiff won a Grammy Award for best instrumental soloist performance in 1990 for his version of Bach s English Suites and in 2007 he won the Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize Schiff is one of the most renowned interpreters of Bach Mozart Schubert and Schumann In this concert however Schiff will focus solely on pieces by Beethoven including Sonata No 30 in E major Op 209 Sonata No 31 in A Flat major Op 110 and Sonata No 32 in C Minor Op 111 The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 50 000 won to 130 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 541 3183 www sac or kr TENOR FRANCISCO ARAIZA OPERA CONCERT Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Feb 26 Mexican operatic tenor Francisco Araiza has twice won the Orphee d Or by the Academie Nationale du Disque Lyrique Paris In this concert he will be performing pieces from Mozart Veber and Verdi The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 33 000 won to 165 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 541 3183 www sac or kr SANTANA Olympic Gymnastics Arena March 9 With Latin percussion a groovy organ and West Coast soul Santana became a major hit in 1966 Since then the band and the man it revolves around has become the stuff of legend At the concert the band will play songs from its 2010 album Supernatural including Smooth and Maria Maria as well as its hits from the past 40 years Carlos Santana will also perform songs from his recently released album Guitar Heaven The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time which features remakes of some of the most highly praised rock songs in the history of the genre The concert starts at 7 p m Tickets range from 132 000 won to 165 000 won Olympic Park Station line No 5 exit 3 02 1544 1555 www ticket interpark com global CORINNE BAILEY RAE AX Korea March 10 British R B singer songwriter and guitarist Corinne Bailey Rae is the fourth female British act in history to have her first album debut at No 1 By 2008 she was on top of the music industry when her husband musician Jason Rae died After his death Bailey Rae went on a spiritual hiatus for nearly two years and finally returned last year with her second album The Sea in January 2010 At the concert she will perform songs from The Sea and her eponymous first album including hits such as Like a Star and Put Your Records On The show starts at 8 30 p m Tickets range from 44 000 won to 99 000 won Gwangnaru Station line No 5 exit 2 1544 1555 www ax korea com or http ticket interpark com PERFORMANCE 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 young 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 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 GISELLE Seoul Arts Center Opera Hall To Feb 27 The Korea National Ballet is presenting the Paris Opera Ballet s version of Giselle for the first time in Korea The ballet tells the story of a peasant girl named Giselle who dies but comes back as a ghost to protect her lover Albert from a group of evil female spirits The ballet was first presented in 1841 and the choreography is based on the original French version from the 19th century Performances are held at 7 30 p m on Tuesday Thursday and 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 02 587 6181 www sac or kr AIDA Seongnam Arts Center Opera House To March 27 Aida returns to Korea after a five year absence This 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 not allowed 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 TRADITIONAL KOREAN PERFORMANCE TOKKIJEON National Theater of Korea Thursday To celebrate the Year of the Rabbit the National Theater of Korea is performing a play about a clever rabbit s adventures in an underwater world The Miru performance team restructured one of its most popular plays into more of a family musical that incorporates traditional Korean orchestra music and folk songs The theater will also host the New Year s Day Festival on Thursday at its Cultural Plaza The festival will offer visitors the chance to participate in a treasure hunt and a variety of popular winter events such as kite flying and yutnori a traditional board game Tokkijeon starts at 4 p m while the festival runs from noon to 6 p m Tickets for the performance range from 5 000 won to 10 000 won and admission to the festival is free of charge 02 2280 4115~6 www ntok go kr NEW YEAR S NEW MUSIC National Gugak Center Thursday to Saturday This performance at the National Gugak Center will feature new music composed in traditional styles The music selections were chosen via a competition that started last May to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the center s opening The lineup varies each day On Thursday the performance will be focused on songs about rabbits while on Friday and Saturday the lineup will feature pieces selected from the competition The performance on Friday will also open with a song composed by Belgian composer and violinist Baudouin de Jaer Performances are held at 4 p m Tickets range from 8 000 won to 10 000 won Anyone who was born in the Year of Rabbit between 1939 to 1999 can enter free of charge 02 580 3300 www gugak go kr FESTIVALS CHEONGPYEONG TROUT FESTIVAL Cheongpyeong Gyeonggi To Feb 7 Cheongpyeong located about an hour east of Seoul in Gapyeong County Gyeonggi is a popular winter destination for Koreans It is situated on the banks of a beautiful lake with dramatic mountains in the surrounding area and is populated by resorts focusing on water sports During this festival visitors can enjoy trout fishing and various winter sports like snowmobile riding 031 585 9449 www cpfestival net PYEONGCHANG TROUT FESTIVAL Pyeongchang Gangwon Province To Feb 17 Pyeongchang originally postponed the start of its annual trout festival from late December to early January because of concerns about foot and mouth disease But the festival is in full swing now offering plenty of snow ice and trout fishing Festival programs run from 9 a m to 5 p m on weekdays and 9 a m to 5 30 p m on weekends 033 336 4000 www festival700 or kr Event information is culled from the Korea Tourism Organization and other online sources Copyrights ⓒ JoongangIlbo Jcube Interactive Inc All rights reserved MUSIC TAYLOR SWIFT Olympic Gymnastics Arena Feb 11 Country pop princess Taylor Swift is gearing up to perform her first concert in Korea Swift the winner of seven American Music Awards and four Grammy Awards will perform a number of songs from her latest album Speak which was released on Oct 25 She will also perform hits from her previous albums including songs such as Teardrops on My Guitar Love Story and You Belong with Me The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 88 000 won $78 47 to 132 000 won Olympic Park Station line No 5 exit 3 02 3141 3488 www interpark co kr LOVE OF THE CENTURY Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Feb 13 This concert aims to create a harmonic relationship among the worlds of art literature and music using both visual and audio elements In one piece for example the work of French novelist George Sand is portrayed through the music of Chopin This concert will be divided into two parts classic and popular music The show starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 30 000 won to 80 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 541 3183 www sac or kr WORLD DIVA ROSE JANG S NOUVEAU CLASSIC CONCERT Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Feb 17 Rose Jang is a Korean American singer who made a name for herself internationally by mixing operatic arias with classic pop hits and songs from musicals One of Jang s most famous pieces is her rendition of the song Memory from the musical Cats During her concert in Korea Jang will sing songs in a variety of genres from rock to opera The lineup will include All I Ask of You from the musical The Phantom of the Opera My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion and Doraji a traditional Korean opera The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 40 000 won to 200 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 541 3183 www sac or kr ERIC CLAPTON Olympic Gymnastics Arena Feb 20 English blues rock guitarist and singer songwriter Eric Clapton is returning to Korea for the third time since 2007 Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times and was ranked fourth in Rolling Stone magazine s list of the 100 top guitarists of all time He will perform songs from his newest album Clapton as well as previous hits including Layla Tears in Heaven and Crossroads The concert starts at 7 p m Tickets range from 60 000 won to 180 000 won Olympic Park Station line No 5 exit 3 02 1544 1555 www ticket interpark com global ANDRAS SCHIFF PIANO RECITAL Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Feb 23 Hungarian born British classical pianist Andras Schiff will take the stage to perform his second concert in Korea since 2008 Schiff won a Grammy Award for best instrumental soloist performance in 1990 for his version of Bach s English Suites and in 2007 he won the Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize Schiff is one of the most renowned interpreters of Bach Mozart Schubert and Schumann In this concert however Schiff will focus solely on pieces by Beethoven including Sonata No 30 in E major Op 209 Sonata No 31 in A Flat major Op 110 and Sonata No 32 in C Minor Op 111 The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 50 000 won to 130 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 541 3183 www sac or kr TENOR FRANCISCO ARAIZA OPERA CONCERT Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Feb 26 Mexican operatic tenor Francisco Araiza has twice won the Orphee d Or by the Academie Nationale du Disque Lyrique Paris In this concert he will be performing pieces from Mozart Veber and Verdi The concert starts at 8 p m Tickets range from 33 000 won to 165 000 won Nambu Bus Terminal Station line No 3 exit 5 02 541 3183 www sac or kr SANTANA Olympic Gymnastics Arena March 9 With Latin percussion a groovy organ and West Coast soul Santana became a major hit in 1966 Since then the band and the man it revolves around has become the stuff of legend At the concert the band will play songs from its 2010 album Supernatural including Smooth and Maria Maria as well as its hits from the past 40 years Carlos Santana will also perform songs from his recently released album Guitar Heaven The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time which features remakes of some of the most highly praised rock songs in the history of the genre The concert starts at 7 p m Tickets range from 132 000 won to 165 000 won Olympic Park Station line No 5 exit 3 02 1544 1555 www ticket interpark com global CORINNE BAILEY RAE AX Korea March 10 British R B singer songwriter and guitarist Corinne Bailey Rae is the fourth female British act in history to have her first album debut at No 1 By 2008 she was on top of the music industry when her husband musician Jason Rae died After his death Bailey Rae went on a spiritual hiatus for nearly two years and finally returned last year with her second album The Sea in January 2010 At the concert she will perform songs from The Sea and her eponymous first album including hits such as Like a Star and Put Your Records On The show starts at 8 30 p m Tickets range from 44 000 won to 99 000 won Gwangnaru Station line No 5 exit 2 1544 1555 www ax korea com or http ticket interpark com PERFORMANCE 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 young 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 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 GISELLE Seoul Arts Center Opera Hall To Feb 27 The Korea National Ballet is presenting the Paris Opera Ballet s version of Giselle for the first time in Korea The ballet tells the story of a peasant girl named Giselle who dies but comes back as a ghost to protect her lover Albert from a group of evil female spirits The ballet was first presented in 1841 and the choreography is based on the original French version from the 19th century Performances are held at 7 30 p m on Tuesday Thursday and 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 02 587 6181 www sac or kr AIDA Seongnam Arts Center Opera House To March 27 Aida returns to Korea after a five year absence This 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 not allowed 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 TRADITIONAL KOREAN PERFORMANCE TOKKIJEON National Theater of Korea Thursday To celebrate the Year of the Rabbit the National Theater of Korea is performing a play about a clever rabbit s adventures in an underwater world The Miru performance team restructured one of its most popular plays into more of a family musical that incorporates traditional Korean orchestra music and folk songs The theater will also host the New Year s Day Festival on Thursday at its Cultural Plaza The festival will offer visitors the chance to participate in a treasure hunt and a variety of popular winter events such as kite flying and yutnori a traditional board game Tokkijeon starts at 4 p m while the festival runs from noon to 6 p m Tickets for the performance range from 5 000 won to 10 000 won and admission to the festival is free of charge 02 2280 4115~6 www ntok go kr NEW YEAR S NEW MUSIC National Gugak Center Thursday to Saturday This performance at the National Gugak Center will feature new music composed in traditional styles The music selections were chosen via a competition that started last May to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the center s opening The lineup varies each day On Thursday the performance will be focused on songs about rabbits while on Friday and Saturday the lineup will feature pieces selected from the competition The performance on Friday will also open with a song composed by Belgian composer and violinist Baudouin de Jaer Performances are held at 4 p m Tickets range from 8 000 won to 10 000 won Anyone who was born in the Year of Rabbit between 1939 to 1999 can enter free of charge 02 580 3300 www gugak go kr FESTIVALS CHEONGPYEONG TROUT FESTIVAL Cheongpyeong Gyeonggi To Feb 7 Cheongpyeong located about an hour east of Seoul in Gapyeong County Gyeonggi is a popular winter destination for Koreans It is situated on the banks of a beautiful lake with dramatic mountains in the surrounding area and is populated by resorts focusing on water sports During this festival visitors can enjoy trout fishing and various winter sports like snowmobile riding 031 585 9449 www cpfestival net PYEONGCHANG TROUT FESTIVAL Pyeongchang Gangwon Province To Feb 17 Pyeongchang originally postponed the start of its annual trout festival from late December to early January because of concerns about foot and mouth disease But the festival is in full swing now offering plenty of snow ice and trout fishing Festival programs run from 9 a m to 5 p m on weekdays and 9 a m to 5 30 p m on weekends 033 336 4000 www festival700 or kr 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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