KT announced on the 12th that it will hold the first performance of the 2025 'Classic with Heart' on the 28th.
The February 'Classic with Heart' performance presents the friendship between Dvořák and Brahms in a fresh and mature contrast. Conductor Jeong Heon, who has experience with the Royal Northern College of Music Orchestra and the Seoul Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, will join forces with the KT Symphony Orchestra, and Professor Kim Yong-bae from Chugye University for the Arts will lead the concert guide.
Rising virtuoso violinist Choi Song-ha will present Dvořák's 'Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53' with a fresh interpretation, while pianist Park Seong-yeol, currently an associate professor in the piano department at Chugye University for the Arts, will convey Brahms' 'Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15, First Movement' with mature and grand melodies.
The KT Symphony Orchestra will perform Mozart's 'Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, 'Jupiter' First Movement and the overture to Rossini's opera 'La Cenerentola.'
Starting with the first performance of 'Classic with Heart' in 2025, KT will hold a total of seven performances by September. In May, the venue will be entirely rented to expand the audience to invitees within the KT Group.
Throughout the year, various programs will be organized to make it easily accessible for general audiences, in addition to the existing traditional classical music. After September, there are plans for up to two additional performances by year-end, continuously providing new shows to the audience. It is expected that this will further broaden the base of performing arts culture. So far, approximately 45,000 audience members have attended KT Orchestra performances, with about 1,000 artists participating.
Oh Tae-seong, Executive Vice President of KT's ESG Management Office, noted, "For the past 17 years, KT has operated an orchestra and has continuously supported cultural arts for the popularization of classical music," and added, "Moving forward, KT will continue to be a patron of the arts that brings inspiration and resonates with the world through music."