Announcement of the result from the 2nd stage

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2010-04-21 05:09
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Announcement of the result from the 2nd stage of
the 6th Seoul International Music Competition presented by LG



The result of the 2nd stage of the 6th Seoul International Music Competition, held from April 19th to 20th, has been announced on 20th of April.
Out of 56 competitors from 19 countries, 31 contestants from 8 countries passed on to the 1st stage. Among those, 16 competitors from 5 countries have made to the semifinal. Competitors sang two art songs-including one Korean art song-and two opera  arias for  the 2nd stage. Selected semifinalists are singing two opera arias for the competition.
Specially invited to the competitions as Jury Members are Edith MATHIS (Soprano, Switzerland/Austria), Fiorenza COSSOTTO (Mezzo Soprano, Italy), HIRANO Tadahiko (Baritone, Japan), Corneliu MURGU (General Manager of the National Opera House from Timisoara, Austria), Arnold ALONS (Casting Director of the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, France & the Teatro Muncipal de Santiago de Chile, Netherlands), Renate KUPFER (Casting Consultant of the Artistic Director of the Festival Puccini Torre del Lago, Italy), LEE Kyu Do (Soprano, Korea), KO Seng Hyoun (Baritone, Korea), YOUN Kwangchul (Bass, Korea) as well as Renato BRUSON (Baritone, Italy), the chairman of the Jury.
The prize winners are awarded total of USD117,000 (USD 50,000 for the 1st prize winner), special performance engagements to collaborate with world famous orchestras, solo recital opportunities, and more.
This competition will continue until April 24th at Recital Hall and Concert Hall of Seoul Arts Center.

< Schedule for Semifinal >
4/22 (THUR)
14:00 ~ 15:20
.LEE Seungsoo (Korea)
.LEE Myonghyun (Korea)
.YOON Hee Saup (Korea)
.LEE Jaeeun (Korea)
.Stefan Marian POP (Romania)
.YOSHIMURA Kaori (Japan)
.HAN Jeehye (Korea)
.LEE Sooyeon (Korea)

15:50 ~ 17:10
.Hasmik TOROSYAN (Armenia)
.YUN Ki Hun (Korea)
.PARK So Young (Korea)
.XU Ruiyang (China)
.HAWNG Sumi (Korea)
.LEE Eungkwang (Korea)
.YANG Gui Bee (Korea)
.LEE Seungweon (Korea)

Present Nationalities: 1 from Armenia, 1 from China, 1 from Romania, 1 from Japan, and 12 from Korea

Competition Schedule
Semifinal                        April 22nd        14:00 (Recital Hall)
Final                              April 24th        15:30 (Concert Hall)
Award Ceremony            April 24th        18:30 (Concert Hall)

Conductor        Marco BALDERI
Orchestra         Korean Symphony Orchestra

Contact
the Secretariat of Seoul International Music Competition
02-587-6482~4
seoulcompetition@donga.com
www.seoulcompetition.com