Girls' Generation member and actress Seohyun's performance in which she participated as a violinist was held, and reviews from regular audience members and fellow entertainers are striking.
Seohyun joined as a special collaborator at the Sol Philharmonic Orchestra's 8th regular concert held at 8 p.m. on the 13th at Lotte Concert Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul.
In this performance, Seohyun played Vittorio Monti's famous piece "Csárdás," presenting the charm of classical music to the audience.
The reason Seohyun's stage was special is that a hobbyist who had learned the violin for only about five months took the stage. Asking to be affectionately called a "barinist" (violin + child), Seohyun went on stage with the determination to show the pure passion of someone who sincerely enjoys music rather than the perfection of a professional performer.
Although reports say she decided to collaborate out of a desire to lower the barrier to classical music by appearing on stage herself and to make the genre more familiar to the public, some have raised controversy over favoritism because a "barini" who learned for only five months got the opportunity to perform on stage.
Keeping silent amid the controversy, Seohyun continued practicing and finally took the stage, completing the performance excellently. After the show, reviews from people who heard Seohyun's violin performance have been posted on YouTube channels and online communities.
The YouTube channel "Ploit Culture" released on-site footage and applauded Seohyun's challenge, saying, "Do amateurs choose 'Csárdás' to perform on a big stage?" and added, "The small mistakes made the stage more exemplary, and meeting the world again with an encore stage is unfair."
Seohyun's performance also moved fellow entertainers. Jeon Hye-bin and Yoo Seon cheered after hearing Seohyun's performance, saying, "Seohyun was so, so wonderful. Fly high."
Meanwhile, Seohyun appears in the film "Finding the King," scheduled to be released this year.
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