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Fri, September 29, 2023 | 10:24

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The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) was established in 1969 to showcase the artwork of contemporary artists in Korea as well as bring in works of artists abroad. This year marks its 50th anniversary, and to commemorate, the MMCA is hosting this exhibition across its Deoksu Palace, Gwacheon and Seoul branches. The Seoul branch will focus on the theme of t...

2019-12-19 10:48

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The Kumho Asiana Soloists ensemble will hold a year-end concert Dec. 26. The ensemble, which was founded in 2007, consists of young talented musicians and changes its members on a regular basis. Renowned pianists Son Yeol-eum and Cho Seong-jin were the former members of the ensemble. This time, members of Lee Je-hye (violinist), Yang In-mo (violinist), Lee Han-na (violist), K...

2019-12-19 10:46

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The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) was established in 1969 to showcase the artwork of contemporary artists in Korea as well as bring in works of artists abroad. This year marks its 50th anniversary, and to commemorate, the MMCA is hosting this exhibition across its Deoksu Palace, Gwacheon and Seoul branches. The Seoul branch will focus on the theme of t...

2019-12-12 14:49

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In 2019, the Kumho Art Hall will be featuring a performer every Thursday to spread classical music culture in Korea. The next performer featured in this series is pianist Kim Da-sol. Born in Busan, Kim moved to Germany to study music at the age of fifteen. He won the Nagoya International Music Competition at the age of sixteen and graduated from the Hannover Music School. Kim...

2019-12-12 14:47

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The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) was established in 1969 to showcase the artwork of contemporary artists in Korea as well as bring in works of artists abroad. This year marks its 50th anniversary, and to commemorate, the MMCA is hosting this exhibition across its Deoksu Palace, Gwacheon and Seoul branches. The Seoul branch will focus on the theme of t...

2019-12-05 14:23

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In 2019, the Kumho Art Hall will be featuring a performer every Thursday to spread classical music culture in Korea. Armenian pianist Sergei Babayan will be the next artist featured in this series. He currently resides in the U.S., but studied music in Armenia and then at the Moscow Conservatory. He has performed all over the world in some of the most prestigious music halls ...

2019-12-05 14:18

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The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) was established in 1969 to showcase the artwork of contemporary artists in Korea as well as bring in works of artists abroad. This year marks its 50th anniversary, and to commemorate, the MMCA is hosting this exhibition across its Deoksu Palace, Gwacheon and Seoul branches. The Seoul branch will focus on the theme of t...

2019-11-28 14:45

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In 2019, the Kumho Art Hall will be featuring a performer every Thursday to spread classical music culture in Korea. The next performer featured in this series is pianist Park Jong-hai. Park began playing piano at the young age of six, and debuted as a soloist at the age of nine. Since then, he has been widely recognized for his talent and studied at the Hannover Musikhochsch...

2019-11-28 14:44

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The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) was established in 1969 to showcase the artwork of contemporary artists in Korea as well as bring in works of artists abroad. This year marks its 50th anniversary, and to commemorate, the MMCA is hosting this exhibition across its Deoksu Palace, Gwacheon and Seoul branches. The Seoul branch will focus on the theme of t...

2019-11-21 11:28

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In 2019, the Kumho Art Hall has been featuring a performer every Thursday to spread classical music culture in Korea. The next concert will feature pianist Kim Tae-hyung on the piano and Chang Se-jong, a bass opera singer. Kim has previously been featured in this concert series and graduated from the Korean National University of Arts. Chang studied at Hanyang University as w...

2019-11-21 11:20

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