Great Mountains Music Festival & School

PyeongChang Music Festival & School
Genre Classical music, chamber music
Location(s) PyeongChang, Korea
Years active 2004-present
Founded by Hyo Kang
Website Great Mountains Music Festival & School website

PyeongChang Music Festival & School(한국어:평창대관령음악제), formerly, Great Mountains Music Festival & School(한국어:대관령국제음악제, Abbr.: GMMFS), is one of the Asia's top chamber music oriented classical music festivals held annually in PyeongChang, Korea, the site of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Launched by Professor Hyo Kang of the Juilliard School in 2004 and currently led by the famed sister, cellist Myung-wha Chung and violinist Kyung-wha Chung, the festival brings in globally acclaimed musicians, music professors, artistically talented students, and classical music enthusiasts from home and abroad every summer.

Programs

  • Distinguished Artists Series
  • Rising Star Series
  • Master Class
  • Student Recital
  • Conversation with Artists
  • Children's Concert

Music School

PyeongChang Music Festival and School, formerly Great Mountains Music Festival & School, is an exceptional classical music experience, where students learn from globally-renowned artist-faculty, through individual instruction, chamber coaching, master classes, special lectures, and informal conversation as they mingle during mealtimes or on the campus. Many celebrated, veteran performers and composers have participated over the years, along with some of today’s most dynamic young artists. Since its inception, many music professors including Toby Appel, Ik-Hwan Bae, Myung-Wha Chung, Lluís Claret, Roberto Díaz, Lawrence Dutton, David Geringas, Koichiro Harada, Frans Helmerson, Nobuko Imai, Hyo Kang, Nam Yun Kim, Hans Jørgen Jensen, Laurence Lesser, Robert McDonald, Nobuo Okada, Igor Ozim, Aldo Parisot, Joel Smirnoff, Jian Wang, and Krzysztof Wegrzyn have taught and performed at the Great Mountains Music Festival & School. Its alumni include violinists Clara-Jumi Kang, Zia Hyunsoo Shin, Paul Huang, Dami Kim, Soo-Been Lee and pianist Seong-Jin Cho, the winner of XVII International Chopin Piano Competition.

Venues

The main venues for the performances are Alpensia Concert Hall and Alpensia Music Tent, both located in the Alpensia Resort in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province of Korea. Alpensia Concert Hall was built in 2010 and seats nearly 600 people, which makes it more suitable for chamber music performances. The 1300-seat Music Tent was completed in 2012. Master classes and Student Recitals are carried out in Pyeongchang Hall, located within the first floor of Alpensia Convention Center.

Artistic Directors

Themes

The festival is carefully programmed each year according to its theme.

YearEnglish versionKorean version
2015French Chic프랑스 스타일
2014O Sole mio오 솔레미오
2013Northern Lights오로라의 노래
2012Dancing through the centuries춤에서 춤으로
2011Illumination빛이 되어
2010CREATE & RECREATE창조 그리고 재창조
2009What’s in a Name?이름에 무슨 의미가?
2008Music-Image-Text음악-이미지-텍스트
2007Visionary비전을 가진 사람들
2006Four Seasons of PyeongChang평창의 사계
2005War & Peace전쟁과 평화
2004Nature's Inspiration자연의 영감

World Premieres

The programs of Great Mountains Music Festival & School often feature the World and Asian premieres of pieces by major composers from Korea and abroad.

See also

References

    • Great Mountains Music Festival & School Official Website (www.gmmfs.com )
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