월별 글 목록: 2012년 6월월

대관령국제음악제 “DANCING THROUGH THE CENTURIES”


“DANCINGTHROUGHTHECENTURIES” Sincethebeginningofrecordedtime,humanityhastreasuredtheartsofdanceandmusic.Amongthegreattraditionsinconcertmusicisthesophisticatedwaythatthelegendarycomposershavewovendancethemesintosomeoftheirmostsignificantpiecesfororchestraandchambermusic.

FortheNinthGreatMountainsMusicFestivalandSchool2012,wehavechosenthetheme“DancingThroughtheCenturies”tosharesomeofthisexpansivetraditionwithitsaudiencesinPyeongChangandwithlistenersandviewersthroughoutKorea.

Beginningwithpopulardancesofthe17thCenturythroughthedancecrazesofthe20thCentury,thefestivalwillhighlighttheworldofdanceinworksstretchingacrossfourcenturies.Inadramaticdeparture,twoprincipalstarsoftheworldfamousAmericanBalletTheatrewilldanceatthefestivaltolivechambermusic.LeonardBernstein’sfinalwork,abrassquintet“DanceSuite”willopentheballetprogram.

MusicloverswillencounterdancewithinchamberpiecesbyBeethoven,BrahmsandDvořák.Ofcourse,thepopulardanceofthe18thCentury,theminuet,appearsinvariousforms,whilethewaltzisimpossibletoavoidasthefavoritedanceofthe19thCentury.Andthe20thCenturyisrepresentedbythetangoandragtimeinIgorStravinsky’ssuitefrom“ASoldier’sTale.”

Nationalandfolkdanceswerecarriedtotheconcerthallbycomposersfromalmosteverycountry.Chopin,forinstance,usedhisnativePolishdancestopromotehispoliticalwishestotheurbanehallsofFrance,whileotherslikeBartok,KodalyandDohnanyilovedthesharingoftheirnativedancesthroughmusic.Dvořákwasonecomposerwhofoundhimselfwritingdancesintoalmosteveryoneofhisworks.

Otherconcertmusicnowlongforgottenwaswrittenwithdanceinmind,whilechoreographersofeverystripehavecreateddancestomusicinallofitsforms.

Andwhynot?Musicisimpossiblewithoutrhythm.Rhythmismovement.
Andmovementistheheartofdance.

Myung-WhaChung&Kyung-WhaChung,ArtisticDirectors

OVERVIEW
MOUNTAINAIRANDCLASSICALMUSICATITSBEST,
ANUNBEATABLECOMBINATION

Pleasejoinusforcelestialperformancesbymusicalstarsofinternational
acclaiminPyeongchang,Korea,hometo2018WinterOlympics.

Incooperationwiththeprovince,theGreatMountains
InternationalMusicFestivalandSchoolpresentitsninthannual
editionfromJuly21throughAugust11,2012.

Thefamedsisters,cellistChungMyung-Whaandviolinist
ChungKyung-Wha,serveasartisticdirectorssteppingupthe
festivaltoanotherlevel.

TheconcertseriesunfoldatthelavishAlpensiaresort,
aworld-classsummerandwinterretreatdevelopedtohost
theOlympics.Korea’ssuccessinbringingtheinternationalsports
spectacletoPyeongchanghassparkedafast-pacedculturalrevival
instoriedruralregion.Withsevenyearstogo,projectsdesignedin
conjunctionwiththegamesarewellunderway.

Anultra-modern640-seatauditoriumhasbeenbuiltexpresslyforthemusicfestival.In2012,atentedarenawithseatingfor1,300willmeetgrowingdemandfromconcertgoers.Theeventinrecentyearshasattractedastellarclusterofartists.

Thisyear,twoprincipalstarsfromtheAmericanBalletTheater,husbandandwifeteam,MaximBeloserkovskyandIrinaDvorovenkoarescheduledtoperform.AlsoincludedintheprogramareLeonardBernstein’sfinalwork,abrassquintetDanceSuiteandIgorStravinsky’ssuitefromASoldier’sTalewithatango.

HighlightingthefestivalwillbeorchestralperformancesatAlpensiaandelsewhereofHayden’sCreationbyagatheringofthefinestKoreanandinternationalmusicians.

InJanuary2013,festivalorganizersplantoinaugurateawinterprogramduringplans’ssuccesshasledtoplanstoexpanditsprogramduringthewinterskiseasonatAlpensia.

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