The Korean Cultural Center in Poland, in collaboration with the Poznań Paderewski Academy of Music and the Poznań Spring International Festival of Contemporary Music, is supporting the Korean Contemporary Music Series held as part of the 2025 Poznań Spring International Festival of Contemporary Music. This series will feature performances on April 26 (Saturday) at the Poznań Philharmonic Hall and April 28 (Monday) at the Poznań Polskie Theatre. The series will include the world premieres of commissioned symphonies by composers Kim Yushin and Lee Sangjun.

The Poznań Spring International Festival of Contemporary Music (Poznańska Wiosna Muzyczna), which started in 1971, is the oldest contemporary music festival in Poland. Held every spring, the festival features over ten performances across five days at major venues in Poznań, making it a prestigious event. This Korean Contemporary Music Series will be an important opportunity to introduce contemporary Korean composers and works to the Polish contemporary music scene.

Through this collaboration between the Poznań Spring International Festival of Contemporary Music and the Korean Cultural Center in Poland, two young composers, active across Europe and Korea, will be invited. This invitation is expected to bring fresh inspiration and artistic energy to the Polish contemporary music scene.

We invite you to take a deep interest and actively participate in this meaningful event.

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Performance 1 – World Premiere of Composer Kim Yushin's Commissioned Symphony

• Date/Time & Location: April 26, 2025 (Saturday) at 18:00 / Poznań Philharmonic Hall
• Participating Artists: Composer Kim Yushin*, Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composer Kim Yushin: 1st Prize at the 2016 Omsk Composition Competition (Russia), Artistic Director of the Yeongwol Contemporary Music Festival
• Organizers: Poznań Spring International Festival of Contemporary Music, Korean Cultural Center in Poland, Poznań Philharmonic, Poznań Contemporary Music Foundation
• Sponsors: City of Poznań, Zakłady Kórnickie Foundation
• Honorary Sponsors: Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland, Governor of the Greater Poland Voivodeship
• Ticket Purchase: Link

Performance 2 – World Premiere of Composer Lee Sangjun's Commissioned Symphony

• Date/Time & Location: April 28, 2025 (Monday) at 18:00 / Poznań Polski Theatre
• Participating Artists: Composer Lee Sangjun*, Polski Theatre Orchestra
  Composer Lee Sangjun: 2nd Place (without 1st Prize) at the 7th Krzysztof Penderecki Composition Competition, Special Prize at the German 'Eine Stimme steht im Dunkel' Composition Competition
• Organizers: Poznań Spring International Festival of Contemporary Music, Korean Cultural Center in Poland, Poznań Polski Theatre
• Sponsors: Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland, National Music and Dance Institute "Music" Program Promotion Fund, City of Poznań, Zakłady Kórnickie Foundation
• Honorary Sponsors: Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland, Governor of the Greater Poland Voivodeship
• Ticket Purchase: Link