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  #Clara-JumiKang

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  Violinist Clara-Jumi Kang cancels performance due to tightening quarantine measures for overseas arrivals

  SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- Korean-German violinist Clara-Jumi Kang's "Bach Complete Sonatas & Partitas" performance was canceled due to the spike in COVID-19 cases and concerns abou
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  Art

  2021 Busan Int'l Art Fair opens to bring together 300 artists from home, abroad

  BUSAN, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The 2021 Busan International Art Fair (BIAF) kicked off Thursday for a five-day run, showcasing over 3,000 unique works by some 300 celebrated artists from home and abroad in the southeastern port city.The theme of this year
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  9 foreigners to receive honorary Seoul citizenship for contributions, acts of good will

  SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- TV personality Justin John Harvey from South Africa and eight other foreigners will receive honorary Seoul citizenship Wednesday in recognition of their contributions to the city and good deeds, the city government said. Har
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  S. Korea opens metaverse-based online exhibition hall for overseas 'hallyu' fans

  SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- The government opened a metaverse-based online exhibition hall Tuesday to help overseas "hallyu" fans learn more about South Korea and its culture amid the prolo
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  BTS holds first in-person concert in 2 years in LA

  LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation BTS held its first in-person concert in two years in Los Angeles on Saturday, drawing about 50,000 American fans.Saturday's concert at SoFi Stadium in the U.S. city marked the septet's first no
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  #PaikNamjun, #Kandinsky, #Monet

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  'Light: Works from the Tate Collection' featuring Monet·Kandisky·Paik Nam-june to take place

  SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- An art exhibition that will enable us to appreciate works of worldly popular artists such as Willaim Turner, Claude Monet, Wassily Kandinsky, Paik Nam-june and James Turrell
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  #KimKyuri

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  S.Korean violist Kim Kyu-ri appointed as associate principal of Gürzenich Orchestra Köln

  SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean violist Kim Kyu-ri (29) has been appointed as the associate principal within the "Gürzenich Orchester Köln" in Germany, according to the Kumho Cultu
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  Art

  Yayoi Kusama's 'Pumpkin' becomes most expensive art piece auctioned in S. Korea this year

  SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- Renowned Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama's early "Pumpkin" work has become the most expensive artwork sold in South Korean auctions this year to date."Pumpkin," a 1981 work by Kusama, w
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  #SeoulAuction, #NFT

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  Seoul Auction Blue to set up 'XXBLUE,' NFT artworks trading platform

  SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Auction Blue from Seoul Auction, a company trading art works and paintings, will launch “XXBLUE,” a platform to trade NFT (Non-Fungible Token) artworks, the company an
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  Seoul, U.N.-Habitat to co-host webinar on heritage, metropolis next week

  SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government will co-host a virtual international conference with U.N.-Habitat next week to explore ways to protect heritage sites in large cities, officials said Tuesday. The webinar, titled "Heritage an
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  #SumiJo, #IMusici

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  World renowned soprano Sumi Jo and orchestra I Musici to hold legendary tour concert

  SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Renowned South Korean soprano Sumi Jo, who will be celebrating her 35th international debut anniversary, and Italian chamber orchestra "I Musici," which marks it
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  Travel

  (LEAD) U.N. Command to resume Panmunjom tours late this month

  (ATTN: UPDATES with ministry's statement in paras 4-6)By Kang Yoon-seung and Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- The U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) plans to resume a tour program to the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom later this month af
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  Contribution

  (LEAD) Famous local bakeries to gather for ‘Daejeon Bakery Festival 2021’

  (ATTN: UPDATES on bread-eating competition with YouTuber, CHANGES details in paras 2 and 4) DAEJEON, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- Daejeon, well known for its famous bakeries, will host the "Daejeon Bake
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  Contribution

  Famous local bakeries to gather for ‘Daejeon Bakery Festival 2021’

  DAEJEON, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- Daejeon, well known for its famous bakeries, will host the "Daejeon Bakery Festival 2021" on Nov. 20 and 21 at the Daejeon Modern History Exhibition Hall, acco
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  Travel

  U.N. Command to resume Panmunjom tours late this month

  By Kang Yoon-seung and Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- The U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) plans to resume a tour program to the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom later this month after a pandemic-driven monthslong hiatus, its officials sai
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  #SumiJo

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  Soprano Sumi Jo becomes first S.Korean to be inducted into Asian Hall of Fame

  SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Renowned soprano Sumi Jo, who will be celebrating her 35th international debut anniversary this year, has been inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame for the first time as a S
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  #SeoulPhilharmonicOrchestra, #ANDTHEWINNERIS, #BruceLiu

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  World-class pianist Bruce Liu X Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra to perform for 'AND THE WINNER IS....'

  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra will hold a special performance, “AND THE WINNER IS….” at Seoul Arts Center’s Concert Hall at 5 p.m. on Nov. 27, the orchestra announced Fri
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  #percussionist, #Hyeji Bak, #HyejiBak

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  Percussionist Hyeji Bak to hold recital

  SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- Percussionist Hyeji Bak will hold a recital at the Recital Hall in the Seoul Art Center at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 19.Hyeji Bak is the first Korean winner of the first prize of th
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  Art

  7 DMZ hiking trails to open next week

  SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- Seven peace-themed hiking trails along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas will open to the public at the end of next week, the government said Thursday.Of them, two trails in Paju, north of Seoul, and Go
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  Art

  (News Focus) New home of Lee Kun-hee's collection expected to become magnet for museum-goers, tourists

  SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- The envisioned establishment of a museum for the donated artworks of late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee is expected to help transform the streets near its location in central Seoul into a major art district by attracting mus