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  [2보] 18세 임윤찬, 반클라이번 피아노콩쿠르 우승…역대 최연소

  (서울=연합뉴스) 김용래 기자 = 피아니스트 임윤찬(18·한국예술종합학교)이 세계적 권위의 피아노 경연대회인 미국 반 클라이번 국제 피아노 콩쿠르에서 우승했다.임윤찬은 이 대회 60년 역사상 최연소 우승 기록도 세웠다.18일(현지시간) 미 텍사스주 포트워스에서 폐막한 제16회 반 클라이번 콩쿠르 최종라운드에서 임윤찬은 5명의 경쟁자를 누르고 최고 점수를 얻
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  Keochang International Festival of Theatre to open on July 22 with 56 teams

  SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The 32nd Keochang International Festival of Theatre will be held from July 22nd to August 5th, according to the Geochang Cultural Foundation, Wednesday.The slogan of this ye
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  S. Korea names 23 more overseas Korean-language institutes

  SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has designated 23 more state-funded Korean language institutes abroad this year, the culture ministry said Thursday, as part of efforts to help more foreigners learn the Korean language and culture.The 23 new Ki
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  Seoul Queer Culture Festival allowed to resume after 3 years

  SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The LGBTQ community in South Korea has been conditionally allowed to resume an annual festival in the heart of Seoul next month after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the city government said Wednesday.Org
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  'When the Lotus Blooms Festival' to hold three plays

  SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- "When the Lotus Blooms Festival" opened on Wednesday in Miryang city, South Gyeongsang Province.The main stage of the festival will be held in the Miryang Arena
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  (LEAD) 'Visit Korean Heritage' campaign returns for third year

  (ATTN: UPDATES with quotes in paras 10, 13)SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- An annual government-led campaign to lure more local and foreign tourists to Korean cultural heritage sites returned Tuesday, with the former presidential complex of Cheong Wa Dae
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  Paul Potts holds concert in S. Korea to celebrate 15th anniversary of debut

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- English tenor Paul Potts will meet his Korean fans at the “2022 Paul Potts Debut 15th Concert in Seoul.” Potts will host a concert to celebrate the 15th anniversary of his
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  'Visit Korean Heritage' campaign returns for third year

  SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- An annual government-led campaign to lure more local and foreign tourists to Korean cultural heritage sites will return this month, with the former presidential complex of Cheong Wa Dae included in the popular heritage site
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  Yoon posthumously awards top cultural order to TV host Song Hae

  SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol posthumously awarded the top order of cultural merit to TV host Song Hae on Wednesday, his office said.Song, who died earlier in the day at 95, was the country's oldest TV presenter, best known fo
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  No. 2 U.S. diplomat meets members of LGBTQ community in Seoul

  By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met members of the LGBTQ community in Seoul on Tuesday and voiced support for their efforts to promote rights of sexual minorities, according to the U.S. embassy he
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  Pianist Kim Hee-jung to hold piano recital on June 29th

  SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- Pianist Kim Hee-jung will be holding a piano recital at Inchoon Art Hall, Seoul Arts Center, on June 29th.Kim Hee-jung studied piano at Seoul National University and Eastman
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  '퀸 엘리자베스 콩쿠르' 우승 최하영 "대회 잊고 연주 즐겼어요"

  (서울=연합뉴스) 임지우 기자 = "결선 연주 때는 결과 생각 안 하고 연주에만 집중했어요. 제 이름이 불렸을 때 정말 놀랍고 감격스러웠죠."4일(현지시간) 벨기에 '퀸 엘리자베스 콩쿠르'에서 한국인 첼로 연주자 최초로 우승을 차지한 첼리스트 최하영(24)은 이런 소감을 밝혔다.최하영은 5일 연합뉴스와 전화로 한 인터뷰에
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  Choi Ha-young wins Queen Elisabeth competition for cello

  SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean cellist Choi Ha-young has won the Queen Elisabeth Competition for the cello, one of the three most coveted classical music contests in the world.At the awards ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, on Saturday (local ti
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  Men's classical music group 'Trio MEG' to hold concert on June 18

  SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Men's classical music group 'Trio MEG' will be holding their regular concert "Le Chant d'Amour" at the IBK Chamber Hall of the Seoul Arts Center o
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  Maestro Chung Myung-whun awarded honor of 'Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic'

  ROME, June 4 (Yonhap) – S. Korean world-renowned conductor Chung Myung-whun(69) has been awarded the honor of Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by the Italian President.Itali
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  TAM Dance Company to perform on June 8

  SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- "TAM Dance Company" with 42 years of history will hold its 42nd regular performance on June 8 at Ewha Womans University Samsung Hall in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.Founde
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  Pianist Park Jae-Hong to perform with Daegu Symphony Orchestra on June 17

  SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- Pianist Park Jae-Hong, winner of the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, will be performing with the Daegu Symphony Orchestra.He will be playing Tchaikovsky'
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  LG partners with Guggenheim Museum to promote brand, support artists

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- LG Group said Thursday it will work with the Guggenheim Museum to promote its brand and support contemporary artists, in the increasingly overlapping worlds of art and technology.It unveiled the Art & Technolo
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  Pianist Kim Hee-jung to hold solo concert on June 29th

  SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Ensemble Soave will be holding a regular concert "Short Youth" on June 4th at the Recital Hall of the Seoul Arts Center.Ensemble Soave is a chamber music performi
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  Fourth Cardinal in Korea, You Heung-sik says "I dedicate this honor to Korean martyrs, Korean Catholic Church and Korean people"

  SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- On the 30th (local time), South Korean archbishop Lazzaro and the new cardinal, You Heung-sik (70) said, "I dedicate this honor to the Korean martyrs, the Korean Cathol