2014 Korean Music Festival at Asia Society

"performance [that] can reach heights of drama and profundities of emotion known only to the greatest of world performing arts." (New York Times)

Five of Korea's finest musicians perform in a festival of traditional music, from the sophisticated virtuosity of the solo improvisation of sanjo to the deeply soulful bardic pansori.

2014 New York Korean Music Festival - Sanjo
April 11, 2014
8:00 pm

Sanjo — Korean improvisational instrumental music — features stark and haunting "scattered melodies," which employ a gradually increased tempo, elastic rhythms, and intense snaps of power.

Pre-performance lecture at 7:00 pm.

2014 New York Korean Music Festival - Pansori
April 12, 2014
8:00 pm

Pansori is a powerful solo sung storytelling form. This evening features a rare performance by a male maestro of the form, Lim Hyeun-bin, who tells an epic tale of sacrifice and love through the soulful sung narrative.

Pre-performance lecture at 7:00 pm.

Korean Music Symposium
April 11, 2014
2:00 - 5:00 pm

The Korean Music symposium will feature talks on traditional Korean music by scholars and ethno-musicologists, preceding two evenings of performance (free).