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Pianist Sunwoo Yekwon performs during a press recital for his new album ″Liszt″ at Shinyoung Chamber Hall in Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul, on May 7. [UNIVERSAL MUSIC]

Pianist Sunwoo Yekwon's new album explores kinship between Liszt, Schubert

Sunwoo Yekwon has built his third Decca Records studio album, released on Thursday, around Franz Liszt. The national tour for the album opens at the Yangsan Culture-art Center on Saturday and closes at the Seoul Arts Center on May 30.

2026.5.7

Newly appointed CEO of the Seoul Arts Center Chang Han-na, right, poses for a photograph with Culture Minister Chae Hwi-young in central Seoul on April 24. [MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM]

Celebrated conductor and cellist Chang Han-na takes on leadership of Seoul Arts Center

Cellist-turned-conductor Chang Han-na on Friday began her three-year term as president and CEO of the Seoul Arts Center, a major state-run cultural institution.

2026.4.24

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From left: Chang Han-na, the soon-to-be president of the Seoul Arts Center; Park Hye-jin, head and artistic director of the National Opera Company of Korea; and Yoo Mi-jung, chief executive of the National Symphony Orchestra of Korea [YONHAP]

Culture Ministry names Seoul Art Center head, other high-profile appointments

Conductor Chang Han-na was named president of the Seoul Arts Center as part of a series of high-profile appointments to the country's leading arts institutions that were announced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Monday.

2026.4.6

Korean pianist Yunchan Lim performs at the Apple Music Classical launching event at a venue in Jung District, central Seoul, on Jan. 29. 2024. [YONHAP]

Seoul Arts Center video platform Digital Stage lets classical musical lovers relive favorite performances

Classical music lovers can soon relive the meteoric rise of Korean star pianist Yunchan Lim from the comfort of home, as Seoul Arts Center launches its official video platform, Digital Stage, on July 1.

2025.6.18

Mezzo soprano Kim Jung-mi, left, and tenor Robin Tritschler practice during a rehearsal of 'The Rising World: Spirit of Water' at the Seoul Arts Center on May 13. [YONHAP]

Seoul Arts Center seeks global resonance with new English opera

English-language opera “The Rising World: Spirit of Water,” which blends Korean folklore with Western tradition, premieres at the Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul on May 25.

2025.5.13

Poster for ″The Rising Water,″ the Seoul Arts Center's first English-language opera [SEOUL ARTS CENTER]

Seoul Arts Center's first English-language opera production to premiere in May

The Seoul Arts Center said Tuesday that its first English-language opera “The Rising World” is set to make its world premiere in May.

2025.3.4

'The sower' (1888) by Vincent van Gogh [SEOUL CENTER MUSEUM]

Van Gogh exhibition to display 76 of artist's works in largest Korean retrospective

Seventy-six Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) paintings from the collection of the Kröller-Müller Museum in the Netherlands have arrived in Seoul for the largest Korean retrospective of the Dutch artist.

2024.11.22

From left, tenor Lee Yong-hoon, music director Carlo Rizzi and tenor Teodor Ilincai speak to the local press about the upcoming opera 'Otello' at Seoul Arts Center in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Monday. [YONHAP]

Opera's 'Mount Everest': Tenors take on Verdi's 'Otello' at Seoul Arts Center for 5-show run

The upcoming production of "Otello" is based on the opera’s 2017 Royal Opera House production in London helmed by Keith Warner with the same staging, set design, costumes and props.

2024.8.5

Conductor Dan Ettinger, left, and violinist Moon Barennie speak to press about the upcoming SAC International Music Festival at Seoul Arts Center in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Friday. [SEOUL ARTS CENTER]

Local talent and overseas veterans to share the stage at SAC International Music Festival

The SAC International Music Festival returns on Tuesday with a multinational lineup featuring renowned overseas artists and talented Korean musicians.

2024.8.2

From left: Georg Solti Accademia artistic director Jonathan Papp, executive director Candice Wood and soprano and alumni Hera Hyesang Park pose during a press conference for the academy's Korean Bel Canto course at the Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul on Tuesday. [SEOUL ARTS CENTER]

Renowned Italian opera academy puts pupils through their paces for 4-day training program in Seoul

It’s every young opera singer’s dream to enroll in the Georg Solti Accademia, a three-week Italian mentorship program directed by renowned experts in the field. Each year, it sees hundreds of applicants but accepts no more than 12.

2024.7.31