Director Kang Kyung-won, “‘Flashback!’ 30th anniversary… This year, a soloist from Sejong Soloists will perform.”

Held at the Seoul Arts Center and other venues from August 16 to September 2
Conducted by Montreal Symphony Orchestra conductor Andrew Wan
Featuring star violinist Richard Yongjae O’Neill and more on stage,

[Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Park Jin-hee = Kang Kyung-won, general director of Sejong Soloists, is holding a press conference for the ‘2024 HIC et NUNE Music Festival’ at Plaza Hotel in Seoul’s Jung-gu on the 14th. The festival, ‘2024 HIC et NUNE Music Festival,’ features both traditional classical music and contemporary music. ‘Hic et Nunc’ in Latin means ‘Here and Now.’ From left: Daniel Cho, conductor of the Hamburg National Philharmonic Orchestra. 08/14/2024. [email protected],
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, ‘Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Lee Ye-seul = “This year, to commemorate the 30th anniversary, we invited members of Sejong Soloists to perform together.”‘,
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, ‘During the press conference for the 7th HIC et NUNC Festival held on the 14th at The Plaza Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, Kang Kyung-won, the general director of Sejong Soloists, stated, “In the spirit of trying out innovative and contemporary music festivals, we have been holding ‘HIC et NUNC’ as an annual brand festival of the ensemble Sejong Soloists.”‘,
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, “‘Hic et Nunc’ in Latin means ‘Here and Now.’ “,
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, ‘This festival, taking place from August 16 to September 2 at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall, Samsung Finance Campus, and JCC Art Center, includes 8 programs and accompanying events. The program is mainly composed of artists from Sejong Soloists.’,
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, “Kang, the executive director, sought to emphasize the festival’s basic principle of showcasing the vibrant classical music scene of the 21st century, while focusing the artist lineup on Sejong Soloists alumni to highlight the historical significance of the ensemble’s 30th anniversary.”,
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, ‘Kang remarked, “The past 30 years can be short or long, but I realized that continuing is harder than starting. As the organization enters maturity, it is being professionally managed through board decisions. We are establishing medium- to long-term visions.”‘,
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, ‘He mentioned, “When Kang Hyo first founded the ensemble, the goal was to gather young and outstanding musicians under the name of Sejong to deliver the best performance possible, as well as to provide valuable experiences to young musicians. I am delighted to hear from members that Sejong has helped them grow.”‘,
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, ‘Present at the press conference were David Chan, conductor of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Frank Huang, conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and Daniel Cho, conductor of the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra—all of whom have passed through Sejong Soloists.’,
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[Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Park Jin-hee = Kang Kyung-won, general director of Sejong Soloists, is holding a press conference for the ‘2024 HIC et NUNE Music Festival’ at Plaza Hotel in Seoul’s Jung-gu on the 14th. The ‘2024 HIC et NUNE Music Festival’ features both traditional classical music and contemporary music. ‘Hic et Nunc’ in Latin means ‘Here and Now.’ To the left is Daniel Cho, conductor of the Hamburg National Philharmonic Orchestra. 08/14/2024. [email protected], “Frank Huang remarked, ‘Sejong is a very interesting place due to its democratic rehearsal process without a guiding conductor, where the performance is carried out democratically by musicians. It is meaningful in that everyone expresses their opinions and collaboratively creates music towards a common goal.’ He added, ‘This democratic rehearsal method has also been beneficial to my personal career, and I apply it at the New York Philharmonic.'”,
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, ‘David Chan said, “As my wife is of Korean descent, the Korean language spoken at home makes Korea feel like a second homeland. I had the experience of performing at Carnegie Hall a week before and then performing in Korea, and I was impressed by the concentration and understanding of music demonstrated by the Korean audience.”‘,
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, ‘Daniel Cho mentioned, “I perform a lot in the United States and Europe, but it is difficult to find such passionate audiences as in Korea. I have high expectations for this performance.”‘,
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, “In addition to these three, Montreal Symphony Orchestra conductor Andrew Wan, who is also an alumnus of Sejong, will perform as a guest on the 24th. He will perform ‘Flow Symphony,’ commissioned to MIT professor and composer Todd Machover. It is a new piece using generative artificial intelligence (AI), and this stage will be its world premiere. In the latter part, he will perform ‘with/out,’ a new work for four violins and percussion by Korean contemporary music composer Kim Taek-su, a professor at San Diego State University.”,
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, “On the 27th, star violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill will take the stage. He was a member of Sejong Soloists for seven years. The founder of Sejong Soloists, Director Kang Hyo, named him ‘Yongjae’ with one letter each from ‘courage’ and ‘talent.’ Yongjae O’Neill will present the viola concerto by American composer Christopher Theofanidis, which won ‘Best Classical Instrumental Solo’ at the 2021 Grammy Awards, as the Asia premiere.”,
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[Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Park Jin-hee = Frank Huang (right), conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and David Chan, conductor of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, are holding a press conference for the ‘2024 HIC et NUNE Music Festival’ at Plaza Hotel in Seoul’s Jung-gu on the 14th. The ‘2024 HIC et NUNE Music Festival’ features both traditional classical music and contemporary music. ‘Hic et Nunc’ in Latin means ‘Here and Now.’ 08/14/2024. [email protected], “Violist Lee Hae-su, performing on the 31st, represents the ‘Young Virtuosos’ series of HIC et NUNC that introduces emerging musicians. Lee won the ARD International Music Competition in Germany last year. In this festival, he will present Darius Milhaud’s ‘Four Visages for Viola and Piano’ and Edwin York Bowen’s ‘Phantasy for Viola and Piano, Op. 54.'”,
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, ‘Looking back on the past 30 years, Director Kang Kyung-won reflected, “The past 30 years can be short or long, but I realized that continuing is harder than starting. As the organization enters maturity, it is being professionally managed through board decisions. We are establishing medium- to long-term visions.”‘,
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, ‘He mentioned, “When Kang Hyo first founded the ensemble, the goal was to gather young and outstanding musicians under the name of Sejong to deliver the best performance possible, as well as to provide valuable experiences to young musicians. I am delighted to hear from members that Sejong has helped them grow.”‘,
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