Sejong Soloists Feature As Artist Of
The Week In US
From
Chosun Ilbo
By Kim Yong-woon
The International Sejong Soloists is a group of chamber musicians and
soloists in their 20's and 30's at the Juilliard School. The members hail
from seven different nations -- Australia, China, Germany, Japan, Korea,
Taiwan, and the U.S. -- and have distinguished reputations as soloists
and chamber musicians in their own right. But recently the group received
good news that surprised even their director, Kim Tae-ja.
The Sejong Soloists will be featured by National Public Radio for an
audience of 16 million listeners later this year. The hour-long performance
of the Sejong Soloists will be aired on NPR every day during the first
week of October. Kim Tae-ja said that it is the first time that a chamber
orchestra has been invited by the Classics Series on NPR.
The chamber ensemble was established in1995 and continues to be funded
by the Samsung Culture Foundation. The ensemble was recently invited by
the Japanese Society in New York to perform at the celebration of the
2002 World Cup on February 21. The group is also scheduled to perform
at other events throughout the country, like the Aspen Music Festival
in Colorado.
"I believe the Sejong Soloists will be the sensations of the Aspen
Music Festival this year, giving Korean sponsors a good chance for publicity,"
said Kim Tae-ja.
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