Chung was chief conductor of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken from 1984 to 1990, and principal guest conductor of the Teatro Comunale Florence from 1987 to 1992.[3] At the end of the 1987–88 seasons, he received the Premio Abbiati award from Italian critics, and the following year awarded the Arturo Toscanini prize. Chung was the Paris Opera's music director from 1989 to 1994, during which time he opened the inaugural season at the new Opéra Bastille. He opened the inaugural season at the new Opéra Bastille with Berlioz's complete Les Troyens and received highly praised reviews from the music circle. In 1991, the Association of French Theatres and Music Critics named him "Artist of the year" and in 1992 he received the Legion d'Honneur for his contribution to the Paris Opéra. An exclusive recording artist for Deutsche Grammophon since 1990, many of his numerous recordings have won international prizes and awards. These include Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie and Éclairs sur l'au-delà…, Verdi's Otello, Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk with the Bastille Opera Orchestra; a series of Dvořák's symphonies and serenades with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, a series dedicated to the great sacred music with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, including the award-winning recording of Duruflé's and Fauré's Requiems with Cecilia Bartoli and Bryn Terfel. In 1995 he was honoured three times at the French Victoires de la Musiques Classiques, and was also named Meilleur Chef d'Orchestre de l'Année. He directed the world premiere of Messiaen's last work: the Concert à quatre for four soloists and orchestra, which the composer had dedicated to Myung-whun Chung and the Orchestre de la Bastille. He took the role of artistic director at the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra in 1997 and at the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France in 2000. The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra made Chung a Special Artistic Advisor in 2001, its Honorary Conductor Laureate from 2010, and its Honorary Music Director from 2016. Chung became the first principal guest conductor in the history of the Staatskapelle Dresden in 2012. He was the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra's principal conductor between 2005[4][5] and 2015.[6] During this period the Seoul Philharmonic became the first Asian orchestra to sign a major-label record deal[7] and gave its first performance at The Proms.[8]
In addition to being awarded numerous music prizes, Myung-whun Chung has also been honoured with Korea's most distinguished cultural award ‘Kumkwan’ for his contribution to Korean musical life and was named "Man of the year" by UNESCO. He served as Ambassador for the Drug Control Program at the United Nations and was Korea's Honorary Cultural Ambassador, the first in the Korean government's history.
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For the professional StarCraft player of the same name see Jung Myung hoon In this Korean name the family name is Chung Myung whun Chung born 22 January 1953 is a South Korean conductor and pianist Myung whun ChungBorn 1953 01 22 22 January 1953 age 71 Seoul South KoreaNationalitySouth KoreanOccupation s Pianist conductorRelativesSisters Kyung wha Chung and Myung wha ChungAwardsGeumgwan Order of Cultural Merit 1996 Korean nameHangul정명훈Hanja鄭明勳Revised RomanizationJeong MyeonghunMcCune ReischauerChŏng MyŏnghunIPAtɕʌŋ mjʌŋhun Contents 1 Career 1 1 Performer 1 2 Conducting and musical direction 1 3 Recordings 2 Honours 3 References 4 External linksCareer editPerformer edit Chung studied piano with Maria Curcio 1 and won joint second prize in the 1974 International Tchaikovsky Competition He performed in the Chung Trio with his sisters violinist Kyung wha Chung and cellist Myung wha Chung 2 Conducting and musical direction edit Chung studied conducting at the Mannes College of Music and the Juilliard School He has conducted virtually all the prominent European and American orchestras including the Metropolitan Opera in New York the Los Angeles Philharmonic the Chicago Philharmonic the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Philharmonic among others Chung was chief conductor of the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Saarbrucken from 1984 to 1990 and principal guest conductor of the Teatro Comunale Florence from 1987 to 1992 3 At the end of the 1987 88 seasons he received the Premio Abbiati award from Italian critics and the following year awarded the Arturo Toscanini prize Chung was the Paris Opera s music director from 1989 to 1994 during which time he opened the inaugural season at the new Opera Bastille He opened the inaugural season at the new Opera Bastille with Berlioz s complete Les Troyens and received highly praised reviews from the music circle In 1991 the Association of French Theatres and Music Critics named him Artist of the year and in 1992 he received the Legion d Honneur for his contribution to the Paris Opera An exclusive recording artist for Deutsche Grammophon since 1990 many of his numerous recordings have won international prizes and awards These include Olivier Messiaen s Turangalila Symphonie and Eclairs sur l au dela Verdi s Otello Berlioz s Symphonie fantastique Shostakovich s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk with the Bastille Opera Orchestra a series of Dvorak s symphonies and serenades with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra a series dedicated to the great sacred music with the Orchestra dell Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia including the award winning recording of Durufle s and Faure s Requiems with Cecilia Bartoli and Bryn Terfel In 1995 he was honoured three times at the French Victoires de la Musiques Classiques and was also named Meilleur Chef d Orchestre de l Annee He directed the world premiere of Messiaen s last work the Concert a quatre for four soloists and orchestra which the composer had dedicated to Myung whun Chung and the Orchestre de la Bastille He took the role of artistic director at the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra in 1997 and at the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France in 2000 The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra made Chung a Special Artistic Advisor in 2001 its Honorary Conductor Laureate from 2010 and its Honorary Music Director from 2016 Chung became the first principal guest conductor in the history of the Staatskapelle Dresden in 2012 He was the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra s principal conductor between 2005 4 5 and 2015 6 During this period the Seoul Philharmonic became the first Asian orchestra to sign a major label record deal 7 and gave its first performance at The Proms 8 In addition to being awarded numerous music prizes Myung whun Chung has also been honoured with Korea s most distinguished cultural award Kumkwan for his contribution to Korean musical life and was named Man of the year by UNESCO He served as Ambassador for the Drug Control Program at the United Nations and was Korea s Honorary Cultural Ambassador the first in the Korean government s history Recordings edit His recordings since 1990 include Messiaen Turangalila Symphonie and Eclairs sur l au dela Verdi Otello Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Ravel La Valse with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Rimsky Korsakov Sheherazade Stravinsky Firebird Suite Shostakovich Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk with the Opera Bastille Orchestra Dvorak symphonies and serenades with the Vienna Philharmonic Beethoven Fur Elise Bizet L Arlesienne Suite No 1 with the Opera Bastille Orchestra a series dedicated to sacred music with the Orchestra dell Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia including the Requiems of Maurice Durufle and Gabriel FaureHonours editPremio Abbiati 1988 Arturo Toscanini prize 1989 Artist of the Year The Association of French Theatres and Music Critics 1991 Legion of Honour 1992 Conductor of the year Victoires de la musique classique 1995 Order of Cultural Merit Korea 1996 Ho Am Prize in the Arts 1997 Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Commandeur 2011 Order of the Star of Italy Commander 2017 9 Order of the Star of Italy Grand Officer 2022 10 UNESCO Man of the Year 1995 11 Chung served as Ambassador for the Drug Control Program at the United Nations and was Korea s first Honorary Cultural Ambassador References edit Niel Immelman 13 April 2009 Maria Curcio The Guardian Retrieved 28 May 2020 Event Guide 12 August 2004 Chung Trio Re unites as Trio of Filial Devotion The Chosun Ilbo Archived from the original on 9 October 2008 Retrieved 7 September 2007 Ben Mattison 22 January 2005 Report Myung whun Chung Is Top Candidate to Lead Seoul Philharmonic Playbill Arts Retrieved 10 January 2008 Andrew Clements 4 March 2006 Concert Review LSO Chung The Guardian Retrieved 7 September 2007 Ben Mattison 2 February 2005 Myung whun Chung Named Music Director of Seoul Philharmonic Playbill Arts Retrieved 10 January 2008 Maestro Chung Myung whun announces departure from SPO The Korea Herald 29 December 2015 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Martin Cullingford 13 April 2011 Seoul Philharmonic signs to DG Gramophone Retrieved 4 July 2015 Erica Jeal 28 August 2014 Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Chung Wu review playful and stylish sheng odyssey The Guardian Retrieved 4 July 2015 Myung whun Chung decorated The official website of the Presidency of the Italian Republic Myung whun Chung decorated The official website of the Presidency of the Italian Republic OSR Myung Whun Chung www osr ch Retrieved 4 August 2021 External links editMyung whun Chung at AllMusic Askonas Holt agency profile of Myung whun Chung Myung whun Chung biography at the Bach Cantatas Website Cultural offices Preceded byHans Zender Music Director RSO Saarbrucken1984 1990 Succeeded byMarcello Viotti Preceded byDaniel Barenboim Music Director Opera Bastille1989 1994 Succeeded byJames Conlon Preceded byOthmar Maga Chief Conductor KBS Symphony Orchestra1998 Succeeded byDmitri Kitayenko Preceded byMarek Janowski Music Director Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France2000 2015 Succeeded byMikko Franck Preceded bySeung Gwak Music Director Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra2005 2015 Succeeded byOsmo Vanska Portals nbsp Classical music nbsp Opera Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Myung whun Chung amp oldid 1216053568, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
