KBS Symphony Orchestra
The KBS Symphony Orchestra (KBS 교향악단) is one of the best symphony orchestras in South Korea . It was founded in 1956 as the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) radio orchestra . Between 1969 and 1981, with the status of a state orchestra, it operated under the name of the National Symphony Orchestra of Korea . During this time, the main venue was the Korean National Theater . The first overseas tour took it to the USA in 1979 .
In 1981 it renamed itself to its founding name and changed its management positions, with a music director now responsible for the orchestra. In addition, there were the first guest conductors and a house conductor.
Further tours took the orchestra to Southeast Asia in 1984 and to Japan in 1985 and 1991 . In October 1995 there was a concert in New York City on the occasion of the General Assembly of the United Nations taking place that year .
The joint performance with the State Symphony Orchestra of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( North Korea ) in Seoul and Pyongyang in 2000 and 2002 received a lot of attention . In 2002 it organized further goodwill exchange concerts with the NHK Symphony Orchestra (Japan) and the China National Symphony Orchestra ( People's Republic of China ).
The main venues for the orchestra are KBS Hall and the Seoul Arts Center concert hall .
Sound recordings
In 1995 the orchestra played Alan Hovhaness ' symphonies Nos. 39 and 46 with guitarist Michael Long under the conductor Vakhtang Jordania for the label KOCH International Classics . These recordings were nominated for a Grammy ; this meant that the orchestra received worldwide attention. The orchestra also made recordings for Seoul Records, KBS and other labels.
Conductors
Chief conductor
- Won-Sik Im (1956–1971)
- Yeon-Taek Hong (1971–1981)
- Gyeong-Su Won (1986–1988)
- Othmar Mága (1992-1996)
- Myung-Whun Chung (1999)
- Dmitri Kitayenko (1999-2004)
- Shinik Hahm (2010-2012)
- Yoel Levi (2014–)
First guest conductor
- Walter Gilesen (1982–1984)
- Moshe Atzmon (1990-1992)
- Vakhtang Jordania (1990-1996)
- Eun-Seong Park (2000-2002)
- Seung Gwak (2004–2006, 2013–)
House conductor
- Nan-Sae Geum (1981-1992)
Emeritus conductor
- Won-Sik Im (1998-2002)
Individual evidence
- ↑ About KBSSO. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 16, 2017 ; accessed on January 3, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ History of KBSSO. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 16, 2017 ; accessed on January 3, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
