Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra

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The Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra based in Bucheon, South Korea. The orchestra is resident at the Bucheon Arts Centre (BAC) Concert Hall.

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History

The orchestra was founded in 1988, with Seo Hoon as the founding principal conductor. Im Hun-Jeong [1] became principal conductor in 1988. During Im's tenure, the orchestra performed the first complete cycle of the symphonies of Gustav Mahler in Korea, between 1999 and 2003. [2] Im stood down as principal conductor in 2014 and now has the title of laureate conductor of the orchestra.

Park Young-Min succeeded Im as principal conductor, from 2015 to 2020. Chang Yun-Seong subsequently served as principal conductor from 2021 to 2023. On 1 April 2025, Adrien Perruchon became the orchestra's principal conductor, the first non-Korean conductor to take up the post. [3]

The orchestra won the Ho-Am Prize in the Arts in 2005, becoming the first musical organisation to do so. The Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra was the only Korean orchestra invited to the 2016 La Folle Journée, the largest classical music festival in France.

Principal conductors

References

  1. ↑ The Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra's own English-language page lists his name as "Im Hun-Jeong". Internet searches indicate other English spellings of his name as "Lim Heon-Jung" and "Lim Hun-jung".
  2. ↑ Jung Juwoen (2024-11-25). ""If you don't play properly, you'll go to hell. If you sell bad food, it's like catching it in the country."". Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Adrien Perruchon wird Principal Conductor des Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra" (Press release). KD Schmid. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
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