Yangyang-gun Year-End Concert to Be Held on the 14th... Free Reservations from the 5th

Gangneung City Symphony Orchestra Performance... 'The Nutcracker' Ballet Show Also

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Yangyang-gun (Governor Kim Jin-ha) announced on the 4th that the Yangyang Cultural Foundation will hold the ‘2024 Year-end Concert with Yangyang Residents’ on the 14th (Sat) at 5 PM at the Yangyang Cultural Welfare Center Performance Hall.

Poster for the '2024 Year-End Concert with Yangyang Residents' held on the 14th. Image provided by Yangyang County Office

The Year-end Concert with Yangyang residents will feature the Gangneung City Symphony Orchestra led by permanent conductor Jeong Min, Kim Yong-geol Dance Theater directed by artistic director Kim Yong-geol, soprano Lee Myung-joo, and bass-baritone Samuel Yoon preparing the stage together.

The Gangneung City Symphony Orchestra will perform Verdi’s ‘Overture to La Forza del Destino,’ and soprano Lee Myung-joo and bass-baritone Samuel Yoon will present operetta pieces such as ‘The Merry Widow’ and ‘Longing for Geumgangsan,’ including opera arias and Korean songs.

Additionally, Kim Yong-geol Dance Theater, led by artistic director Kim Yong-geol, who was a principal dancer of the National Ballet Company and a soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet in France and is currently a professor at the Korea National University of Arts Dance Department, will also present a ballet performance of Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Nutcracker.’

The splendid and delicate stage by eight ballet dancers is expected to make the year-end concert even more special.

Choi Tae-seop, permanent director of the Yangyang Cultural Foundation, stated, “This year-end concert offers an opportunity to enjoy not only the magnificent performance of the symphony orchestra but also a ballet performance that is rarely accessible, providing the audience with the best cultural experience.”

This performance can be viewed through free reservations starting at 10 AM on the 5th (Thu) on the Yangyang Cultural Foundation website.