The 4th Seoul International Music Competition
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2007-04-23 05:08
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The 4th Seoul International Music Competition will be held in Seoul, from April 15 to April 27, 2008.
Seoul International Music Competition was established by Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Dong-A
Ilbo, most prestigious national daily in Korea. The Competition is held annually for the categories of piano,
violin and voice, one category for each competition, with the aim of promoting cultural exchanges among
nations through music and supporting talented young musicians from all over the world. The category for
2008 competition is piano and there will be violin competition in 2009 and voice competition in 2010.
As the first prestigious international competition ever taken place in Korea, the Seoul International
Competition has produced and promoted world-renowned artists such as Aviram Reichert (Piano Professor at Grand Valley State University), Ju-Young Baek (Violin Professor at Seoul National University, Korea), and Liviu Prunaru (Concertmaster of Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra), who play critical roles in international
music field.
Supported by a major sponsorship from LG the Seoul International Music Competition invites some of
world’s greatest musicians such as Andrea Bonatta(Italy), Karl-Heinz Kämmerling(Germany),
Dominique Merlet(France), Piotr Paleczny(Poland) on the competition jury. The competition also prepares
world-class awards in cash prizes, performance engagements with major orchestras throughout the world, recital engagements and CD recordings, for the great winners of the competition.
To further promote this competition and encourage more participation by talented young musicians, we will send you the competition’s brochures, application forms and posters. We would truly appreciate if you kindly help us with promoting this international commission.
Seoul International Music Competition was established by Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Dong-A
Ilbo, most prestigious national daily in Korea. The Competition is held annually for the categories of piano,
violin and voice, one category for each competition, with the aim of promoting cultural exchanges among
nations through music and supporting talented young musicians from all over the world. The category for
2008 competition is piano and there will be violin competition in 2009 and voice competition in 2010.
As the first prestigious international competition ever taken place in Korea, the Seoul International
Competition has produced and promoted world-renowned artists such as Aviram Reichert (Piano Professor at Grand Valley State University), Ju-Young Baek (Violin Professor at Seoul National University, Korea), and Liviu Prunaru (Concertmaster of Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra), who play critical roles in international
music field.
Supported by a major sponsorship from LG the Seoul International Music Competition invites some of
world’s greatest musicians such as Andrea Bonatta(Italy), Karl-Heinz Kämmerling(Germany),
Dominique Merlet(France), Piotr Paleczny(Poland) on the competition jury. The competition also prepares
world-class awards in cash prizes, performance engagements with major orchestras throughout the world, recital engagements and CD recordings, for the great winners of the competition.
To further promote this competition and encourage more participation by talented young musicians, we will send you the competition’s brochures, application forms and posters. We would truly appreciate if you kindly help us with promoting this international commission.