conductor
Myung-whun Chung
Born in 1953, the South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung embarked on a musical career as a pianist. He made his debut at the age of seven with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.
Chung studied conducting at the Mannes School of Music and the Juilliard School in New York, going on to serve as Carlo Maria Giulini’s assistant with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
Since the 2012-13 season, Chung is the very first principal guest conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden. He has also been chief conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in Paris and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
Chung has become increasingly involved in the music world of the Far East, having co-founded the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he serves as chief conductor. He has held the posts of special artistic adviser of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra since 2001 and of art director and principal conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra since 2006, securing the very first contract with Deutsche Grammophon for an Asian orchestra in 2011. Myung-Whun Chung is also music director of the Korean Broadcasting Symphony, and the first Honorary Cultural Ambassador for Korea.
Myung-whun Chung conducted the Concertgebouw Orchestra for the first time in 1984 and has been invited back on a regular basis. Most recently he conducted Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 in February 2020, a livestream with works by Sibelius and Brahms in 2021, and Mahler’s Fifth in December 2022 (Christmas Matinee).
Born in 1953, the South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung embarked on a musical career as a pianist. He made his debut at the age of seven with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.
Chung studied conducting at the Mannes School of Music and the Juilliard School in New York, going on to serve as Carlo Maria Giulini’s assistant with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
Since the 2012-13 season, Chung is the very first principal guest conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden. He has also been chief conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in Paris and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
Chung has become increasingly involved in the music world of the Far East, having co-founded the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he serves as chief conductor. He has held the posts of special artistic adviser of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra since 2001 and of art director and principal conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra since 2006, securing the very first contract with Deutsche Grammophon for an Asian orchestra in 2011. Myung-Whun Chung is also music director of the Korean Broadcasting Symphony, and the first Honorary Cultural Ambassador for Korea.
Myung-whun Chung conducted the Concertgebouw Orchestra for the first time in 1984 and has been invited back on a regular basis. Most recently he conducted Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 in February 2020, a livestream with works by Sibelius and Brahms in 2021, and Mahler’s Fifth in December 2022 (Christmas Matinee).
Born in 1953, the South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung embarked on a musical career as a pianist. He made his debut at the age of seven with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.
Chung studied conducting at the Mannes School of Music and the Juilliard School in New York, going on to serve as Carlo Maria Giulini’s assistant with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
Since the 2012-13 season, Chung is the very first principal guest conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden. He has also been chief conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in Paris and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
Chung has become increasingly involved in the music world of the Far East, having co-founded the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he serves as chief conductor. He has held the posts of special artistic adviser of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra since 2001 and of art director and principal conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra since 2006, securing the very first contract with Deutsche Grammophon for an Asian orchestra in 2011. Myung-Whun Chung is also music director of the Korean Broadcasting Symphony, and the first Honorary Cultural Ambassador for Korea.
Myung-whun Chung conducted the Concertgebouw Orchestra for the first time in 1984 and has been invited back on a regular basis. Most recently he conducted Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 in February 2020, a livestream with works by Sibelius and Brahms in 2021, and Mahler’s Fifth in December 2022 (Christmas Matinee).
