All posts tagged "Chung Myung whun"

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    Chung Myung-whun steps down as Seoul Phil music director

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Maestro Chung Myung-whun said Tuesday he will step down as the music director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) amid allegations of embezzlement and a sexual harassment scandal surrounding the orchestra’s previous chief conductor....

    • Posted December 29, 2015
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  • Chung Myung-whun plays the piano during a news conference in southern Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)
    Chung Myung-whun releases his first piano album at age of 60

     ”It’s mostly for my two grandchildren…to tell them who I am” By Chung Hyun-chae Chung Myung-whun is now among Asia’s most acclaimed conductors, so it’s easy to forget he began his musical career as a pianist, making...

    • Posted December 24, 2013
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