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suwon_philharmonic.jpgNew York Debut
Friday, June 5 at 8 PM
 
Isaac Stern Auditorium 
Carnegie Hall
881 7th Avenue
New York, NY  10019
 
Please join us for the debut performance of the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra in New York.
 
Led by renowned conductor Daejin Kim, the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the leading orchestras in South Korea. They have been embraced by audiences throughout Asia, Europe and North America, performing at Asia Orchestra Week in Osaka in 2003 and the Eckelshausner Musik Fest in Germany in 2004. The Philharmonic's featured concerto artist, Sunwook Kim, is one of the most sought after young concert pianists today. Having been the first Asian to win the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition, and the youngest winner in 40 years, Kim has has appeared as a guest artist with the London Philharmonic, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Budapest Festival Orchestra and many more.

The program, which celebrates the anniversaries of the Korean Cultural  Service in New York and the Korea Music Foundation, will include Barber's Music for a Scene from Shelley, op. 7; Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, op. 58; and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, op. 74 (Pathetique).

Tickets are $20–$75. To purchase, please contact Carnegie Hall at (212) 247-7800 or www.carnegiehall.org.  Tickets and Korean-speaking representatives are also available at Koryo Bookstore, at (212) 564-1844, and Cosmos Department Store, at (212) 889-6410.

For all other inquiries, please contact the Korean Cultural Service in New York at (212) 759-9550 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or the Korea Music Foundation at (212) 942-5978.

This performance is generously sponsored by Suwon City, South Korea.
 
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