Chung Myung-whun reflects on life with new album and recitals

Conductor Chung Myung-whun has returned with his second album, “Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms: Late Piano Works,” and his first recital in seven years. Chung, who started his musical career as a pianist and became famous after winning the second prize at the 1974 International Tchaikovsky Competition, for the first time as a Korean, has built his career as a conductor and music director of international orchestras, such as the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as being a member of the Chung trio. With the album including the most famous pieces written by the three composers during their twilight years, Chung tried to express himself through the piano, which is his first and longest-lasting “love.” He is set to showcase his music to audiences through the recital.

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