With so many classical greats ready to perform in the country in the coming months, it would be hard to say that the 2006 concert lineup could get any better. Peruse the following concert listing to find a performance that fits your taste. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, will perform at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall.
The New York Philharmonic will play at 8 p.m. on Nov.
15 and Nov. 16 under the direction of Lorin Maazal. Pianist Joyce Yang, the silver medal winner at the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition last year, will take the stage on Nov.
15 to perform Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. The New York Philharmonic has performed in more than 400 cities in 57 countries since it first started touring in 1882. For the upcoming concerts, the group has readied a program that includes Dvorak's Carnival Overture, Beethoven's Symphony No.
3 ``Eroica,'' Brahms' Variations on Theme of Haydn, Kodaly's Dances of Galanta and Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique. The group will also be performing at the Culture and Arts Center in Taejon on Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.
m. Tickets cost from 30,000 won to 250,000 won. For more information, call (02) 6303-1919 or 1588-7980.
The Dresden, Germany, based Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden Orchestra, have ready a program full of Brahms and Beethoven for when they take the stage at venues in and around Seoul on Nov. 17-19. The Staatskapelle was founded in 1548, making it one of the oldest orchestras in the world.
Their concert at the Sejong Center for Performing Arts on Nov. 17 will be all-Brahms, including Symphony No. 4 in E minor and Symphony No.
1 in C minor. Nov. 18's performance at the Seoul Arts Center has been appropriately titled ``A Night of Beethoven.
'' The orchestra will play Beethoven symphonies ``Eroica'' and ``Pastoral.'' The last night of performances will take place at the Incheon Multicultural and Arts Center, where they will play both Brahms and Beethoven. Since Bernard Haitink left the post of chief conductor, the Staatskapelle has been touring with Chung Myung-whun.
The upcoming concerts in Korea are an extension of the 2005 Europe and American tour, in which the New York Times described the Dresdeners' playing as having ``heartfelt pressure and an almost inborn feeling for how Brahms's phrases go.'' Tickets cost between 20,000 won and 150,000 won. Call (02) 518-7343 for more information.
Renato Bruson, one of the foremost baritones of our time, will be giving his first recital on Nov. 14 at the Sejong Center for Performing Arts. Bruson is best known for his performances in ``Rigoletto,'' ``Othello'' and ``Tosca.
'' The upcoming concert by Bruson, in which he will be presenting arias, will actually be coming after three nights of Bruson taking the same stage as Scarpia in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma's production of Puccini's ``Tosca.'' ``Tosca'' will also feature a premier cast, including Daniela Dessi and Fabio Armiliato, and be staged on a set autographed by Puccini and include reproductions of the original costumes and props. ``Tosca'' will have its premier on Nov.
9 and run through Nov. 13. Tickets for Bruson's recital cost from 30,000 won to 150,000 won.
Opera tickets cost 30,000 won to 330,000 won. For more information on either performance, call (02) 586-1950.
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