Message From Editor

Dear Friends,

It is with regret that I need to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances I will have to stop working on Daejeon What's On and Daejeon What's Where.

As many of you know, these two blogs grew out of an earlier project of mine KAIST What's On [which continues as a project of the KAIST Undergraduate Students Association]. The aim of the project was two-fold namely (1) to let people know in English what was happening in and around Daejeon and (2) to help in the economic growth of the city and its region by encouraging people to spend money here.

While work on the blogs has been surprisingly time consuming, I have always enjoyed doing it and hope it has been of some benefit to you.

For now, be good and happy,

best wishes,

Simon

p.s. For those of you who still want to keep up with what's happening in Daejeon, I would recommend to you the following websites:
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For movies:
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1. The Daejeon site for the Korean Language Movie site 'Cinecine.com'
http://www.cinecine.co.kr/playing_info.asp?state=4







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2. The site for the Daejeon Art Cinema:
http://www.cinei.org/
[once there scroll down to the 'cafe.naver.com/artcinema' link to see upcoming programs].
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For Concerts etc../
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1. The website for the Daejeon Cuture & Arts Center:
http://www.djac.or.kr/index.html
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2. The Daejeon site for the Interpark.com ticket purchasing website:
http://ticket.interpark.com/TiKi/Special/TPRegionReserve.asp?ImgYn=Y&Region=42061&RegionName=대전
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General Sites:
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In additon to these sites a number of other sites are worth keeping an eye on including:
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1. The ever present and reliable Socious in Daejeon site run by Kimberely Hogg:
http://www.socius.or.kr/
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2. the all Korean website Love Daejeon
http://lovedaejeon.kr/
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[Please keep an eye on this post over the couple of days as I will put up some links to some more resources as the week goes on]

Films in Daejeon:Adrift in Tokyo [Japan]

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Underachieving law student Takemura (Odagiri Joe) - on his eighth year and counting - has racked up quite a sizable debt in the name of higher education. The urgency of his financial situation announces itself in the form of hot-tempered debt collector Fukuhara (Miura Tomokazu), who comes bursting into his apartment one night demanding payment and threatening painful repercussions. Short of hitting it big on pachinko, Takemura has no idea how he can possibly pay back the sum. As the deadline closes in, Fukuhara makes Takemura an unexpected proposition: walk with him from Kichijoji (in western Tokyo) to Kasumigaseki (in central Tokyo), and he’ll pay the indebted student one million yen, enough to cover his debt. Bewildered but in no position to argue, Takemura hits the road with Fukuhara who, it turns out, just killed his wife and wants to turn himself in at a specific police station in Kasumigaseki. Getting there will take some time though, because many wacky people and surprise detours await them on the road in between.

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Director: Satoshi Miki

Country: Japan

Runtime: 101 mins

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Opening: Thursday 16th October 2008

Trailer: Adrift In Tokyo

Films in Daejeon:Under the Same Moon [Mexico]

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Under the Same Moon tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico. Unexpected circumstances drive both Rosario and Carlitos to embark on their own journeys in a desperate attempt to reunite. Along the way, mother and son face challenges and obstacles but never lose hope that they will one day be together again. [Fox Searchlight]

Director: Patricia Riggen

Country: Mexico
Runtime: 106 mins

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Opening: Thursday 16th October 2008
Trailer: Under the Same Moon

Films in Daejeon:Death Race 3000 [USA]

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Within four years from 2008 the economy of the United States has fallen into disaster, Unemployment and crime rises, and private corporations run most prisons across the nation for profit. The movie focuses on the Terminal Island Prison, which broadcast "Death Race" to the world via a popular paysite on internet. Death Race is not only a race to the finish line, but a battle pitting car against car.
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Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Country: USA

Runtime: 105 mins

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Opening: Thursday 16th

Trailer: Death Race 3000

Films in Daejeon:How to Lose Friends & Alienate People [U.K.]

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Sidney Young is a disillusioned intellectual who both adores and despises the world of celebrity, fame and glamour. His alternative magazine, Post Modern Review, pokes fun at the media obsessed stars and bucks trends, and so when Young is offered a job at the diametrically opposed conservative New York based Sharps magazine its something of a shock! It seems Sharps editor Clayton Harding is amused by Young's disruption of a post-BAFTA party with a pig posing as Babe. Thus begins Sidney's descent into success - his gradual move from derided outsider to confidante of starlet Sophie Maes - and a love affair with colleague Alison Olsen, that will either make him or break him.
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Director: Robert B. Weide
Country: U.K.
Runtime: 110 mins
Cinemas: Mutliplexes
Opening: Thursday 16th October 2008
Trailer: How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Films in Daejeon:The Duchess [U.K.]

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A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who reviled for her extravagant political and personal lives. She is a vibrant beauty and celebrity of her time. But she is trapped in an unhappy triangle with her husband and his live-in mistress. She falls passionately in love with an ambitious young politician, and the affair causes a bitter conflict with her husband and threatens to erupt into a scandal.
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Director: Saul Dibb
Country: U.K.
Runtime: 110 mins
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Opening: Thursday 16th October 2008
Trailer: The Duchess

Films in Dajeon:Apple / Sa-Kwa [Korea]

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Hyun-jung’s first love of seven years, Min-suk, has coldly left her. A man named Sang-hoon appears with a business card and a bouquet of flowers. Hyun-jung breaks down into tears and decides to marry Sang-hoon with the belief that no one in this world con love her as much. After their marriage, two conflicting views of love collide. During this division, Min-suk reappears unable to erase her memories and confesses his love for her. Hyun-jung is left a state of confusion.
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Director: Kang Yi-kwan (강이관)
Country: Korea
Runtime: 118 mins
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Opening: Thursday 16th October 2008
Trailer: Apple

Films in Daejeon:Crush and Blush [Korea]

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Mi-suk is a wild-eyed character. When her high school classmates pose for a group picture on a field trip, she crouches at the back and jumps at the cameraman's shout of three.N o one noticed her at school and no one notices her 10 years later when she becomes a middle school English teacher. Her students ignore her because she is not cool. Her frumpy appearance - blushing red every time she speaks, overly chapped lips and curly, bouffant hair - makes her a figure of fun. Her blushing peaks when she expresses her unrequited love to Mr. Seo, who was once her homeroom teacher and is now married with a child. But Mi-suk, 29, played by Kong Hyo-jin, is not an innocent introvert. She's not the type who waits for her Prince Charming to ride by on a white steed and scoop her into his arms.

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Director: Lee Kyoung-mi (이경미)

Country: Korea

Runtime: 101 mins

Opening: Thursday 16th October 2008

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Trailer: Crush & Blush

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Monday 13th to Monday 2oth October 2008
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Please fin below links to postings on some of the events that are taking place on stages around Daejeon this week. To find out what is happening on a given day, check the Calender in the right hand column.
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1. Piano Recital: Yoon Dae Woo [Sunday 19th October 2008, DCAC]
2. Orchestral: Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra [Friday 17th October 2008, DCAC]
3. Orchestral: Taejeon Broadcasting Orchestra [Thursday 16th Ocotber 2006, DCAC]
4. Piano Quartet: M.I.K. Ensemble [Tuesday 14th October 2008, DCAC]
5. Choral: Zurich Youth Choir [Tuesday 14th October 2008, DCAC]
6. Pop/New Age: Isao Sasaki / Yiruma [Tuesday 14th October 2008, DCAC]
7. Musical: The Musical Mine [Friday 17th to Sunday 19th October 2008, DCAC]
8. Musical: Cats Saturday [18th & Sunday 19th October 2008, DCAC]
9. Guitar Recital: Bae Jang-Heum & Jang Dae Geon [Monday 13th October 2008, DCAC]

On Stage in Daejeon:Piani Recital: Yoon Dae WooSunday 19th October 2008

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Mr. Yoon was awarded full scholarships (Young Chang Award) and honored as top student at Hanyang University in South Korea where he earned his bachelor’s degree and won the school’s concerto competition and played with Hanyang Orchestra. His debut performance in Korea was sponsored by the Chosun Journal in 1994. Mr. Yoon received Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 2005 under the tutelage of Dr. Arkady Aronov from Manhattan School of Music, where he also received his Master of Music degree and the Professional Studies. His other teachers have included Mee-Kyung Yoon, Jae-Hee Hyun, and Irina Morozova. From 2004 to 2006, Yoon appeared solo with the New York Sinfonietta, Vidian Philharmonic, Shim-Yang Orchestra, Ureuk Symphony, Suwon Philharmonic and Korean Symphony, and solo recitals in Europe including the Centre Culturel et Artisitque at Le Moulin d’ande and at the La Schola Cantorum in France.

Program: J.S.Bach (1685-1750) / Prelude and Fugue from WTC II in F major, BWV 880; L. v Beethoven (1770-1827) / Sonata No.4 in E flat major, Op.7; A. Scriabin (1872-1915) / Fantasy in B Minor, Op.28; M. Mussorgsky (1839-1881) / Pictures at an Exhibition.

Performer: Yoon Dae-Woo

Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre

Date: Sunday 19th Ocotber 2008

Time: 19:30

Tickets: R: 20,000, S: 10,00

Information: DJCAC

Telephone: (042)610-2222

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On Stage in Daejeon:Orchestral: Daejeon Philharmonic OrchestraFriday 17th October 2008

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The Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Choi Hoon will present a concert in honor of Pregnant Women's Day for couples celebrating the birth of new life[ 임산부의 날 기념 : "새생명 탄생축하 부부음악회"] (n.b. if you can think of a better translation, let me know!!]. Also performing will be soprano Min Jingi and violinist Son Gangji .
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Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Overture to Le Nozze Di Figaro K.492; Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759): Lascia Ch'io Pianga from Opera "Rinaldo" ; Pietro Mascagni (1863~1945): Interemezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana"; Edvard Grieg (1843~1907): Solveig's Song from ‘Peer Gynt’ Suite No.2 Op.55 : Meredith Willson (1902-1984): Seventy Six Trombones; Jules Massenet (1842~1912) : Meditation de Thais; Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) / Hungarian Dance No.5
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Performers: Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra / Choi Hoon
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Friday 17th October 2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: by invitation
Information: DJCAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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On Stage in Daejeon:Orchestral Concert: Taejeon Broadcasting OrchestraThursday 16th Ocotber 2006

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The Taejeon Braodcasting [TJB] Orchestra will be performing a concert of Orchestral favourites at the Daejeon Culture & Arts Center on Thursday the 16th of October.

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Program: Ludwig van Beethoven 'Leonore' Overture No.3 op.72; Ludwig van Beethoven 'Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37; Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.5 in C minor op.67.

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Performers: Taejeon Broadcasting Orchestra
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Thursday 16th Ocotber 2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: R: 7,,000
Information: DJCAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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On Stage in Daejeon:Piano Quartet: M.I.K. EnsembleTuesday 14th October 2008

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Four talented classical musicians reunite to perform as MIK as part of the Daejeon Culture & Art Center's regular monthly morning concert on Tuesday the 14th of October. Join pianist Kim Julius Jeong-won, violist Kim Sang-jin, violinist Kim Soo-vin and cellist Song Young-hoon and listen to their beautiful harmony.

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Performers: M.I.K. Ensemble

Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Tuesday 14th Ocotber 2008
Time: 11:00 am

Tickets: R: 8,000 won
Information: DJCAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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On Stage in Daejeon:Choral: Zurich Youth ChoirTuesday 14th October 2008

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The Zurich Youth Choir under the direction of Michael Gohl come to the Daejeon Culture & Arts Center on Tuesday the 14th of October. Michael Gohl studied music at the conservatories of Geneva and Zurich where he graduated in clarinet. While embarking on his career as a clarinettist, he also began to study choir and orchestra conducting at the Musikhochschule Zurich (with Andre Charlet) and later with great masters such as Helmuth Rilling and Antal Dorati. He conducts the Laudate Chor Zurich which is renowned in Switzerland for its performances of classical oratories on stage. The Zurich Youth Choir - otherwise known as the Jugendchor Zurich was formed at the Conservatory of Zurich in 2005 and has toured around the world.

Performers: Zurich Youth Choir / Michael Gohl

Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre

Date: Tuesday 14th Ocotber 2008

Time: 19:30

Tickets: R: 30,000 won / S: 20,000 won / A: 10,000 won

Information: DJCAC

Telephone: (042)610-2222

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On Stage in Daejeon:Pop/New Age: Isao Sasaki / YirumaTuesday 14th October 2008

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The Daejeon Culture & Arts Center is proud to host a performance by Japanese actor, pianist and vocalist, Isao Sasaki . A voice in many anime movies such as Legend of the Galactic Hero, Space Battleship Yamato, and Gatchaman, he has also performed the opening themes for anime such as Yamato, Star of the Giants, Getter Robo, Casshan, Grendizer, Gaiking and tokusatsu series such as Himitsu Sentai Goranger, J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, Choujinki Metalder, and most recently Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. He has also had an acting role in the tokusatsu film Kamen Rider ZO and in the series Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion. He will be suported at the concert by Yiruma who is a South Korean piano music composer. Married to a former Miss Korea Son Hye-im, Yiruma is well known throughout the world, and his albums are sold all over Asia. His most famous pieces include "Kiss the Rain", "Maybe" and "River Flows in You" (First Love).
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Performers: Isao Sasaki, / Yiruma
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Tuesday 14th Ocotber 2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: TBA
Information: DJCAC
Telephone: (02) 2658-3546
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p.s. double to check to see if this is still on

On Stage in Daejeon:Ballet: National Ballet of ChinaTuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd of October 2008 [DJCAC]

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After winning international fame with his 1991 film "Raise the Red Lantern", China's best known director, Zhang Yimou, reworked his masterpiece into a ballet. Combining elements of Western dance and classical Peking Opera, the ballet strives to achieve the film's visual intensity. Set in the warlord era of 1920's China, it tells the story of a beautiful but adulterous concubine caight in the household intrigues of a powerful mandarin. With its themes on women's rights, the role of the individual in an authoritarian system, and the heavy burdens of culture and tradition, "Raise the Red lantern" has long been probed by critics - and deemed suspect by government censors - for its potential relevance to modern China [www.piao.com.cn]. Raise the Red lantern as performed by the National Ballet of China comes to Daejeon at the Daejeon Culture & Arts Center on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd of October.

Performers: National Ballet of China

Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre

Dates: Tursday 21st & Wednesday 22 of October

Time: 19:30

Tickets: R:100,000, S: 80,000, A:60,000, B: 40,000, C: 20,000

Information: DJAC

Telephone: (042) 610-2222

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On Stage in Daejeon:Musical: The Musical Mine Friday 17th to Sunday 19th October 2008

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'Kang Ta' and 'Yang Dong-geun' will co-star in a musical which will be produced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Korean military. The Army Headquarters said it is producing an original musical entitled ‘MINE’, to be staged starting in October in six major cities. So far, some 400 soldiers and officers have applied to take part in the audition. The three leading roles will go to Kang Ta (real name Ahn Chil-hyun) , Yang Dong-geun and musical actor Lee Byung-jun. All three actors are currently serving in the Army. The musical will be produced by Kim Deok-nam, who directed the Korean version of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ while composer Kim Tae-keun, the sound director of the opening ceremony of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, will be in charge of the music. The Musical ‘Mine’ is based on the true story of Colonel Lee Jong-myung at the demilitarized zone in 2000. IIt is the story of conflict and reconciliation between a father, who served in the military his whole life, and his younger-generation son, a contemporary dance major in college.

Performance: The Musical Mine
Place: Jeongsimhwa International Cultural Center, Chungnam National University
Dates: Friday 17th to Sunday 19th October 2008

Time: Friday: 20:00; Saturday: 15:00, 19:00 Sunday: 15:00, 19:00
Tickets: R: 40,000, S: 30,000

Information: Interpark

Website: http://www.musicalmine.kr/
Telephone: 02-743-6487
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On Stage in Daejeon:Musical: Cats Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th October 2008

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A performance of the world famous musical Cats will be performed at the CMB Expo Art Hall on the Saturday and Sunday the 18th and 19th of October. Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. The show has been performed around the world in numerous productions and has been translated into more than 20 languages.

Musical: Cats
Venue: CMB Expo Art Hall
Dates: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th Ocotber 2008
Time: 19:00 [?]
Tickets: R: 25,000 ; S: 20,000 ,
Information: Interpark
Phone: 080-080-1280
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On Stage in Daejeon:Guitar Recital: Bae Jang-Heum & Jang Dae GeonMonday 13th October 2008 [DJCAC]

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Guitarists Bae Jang-Heum and Jang Dae Geon with performing a joint recital on Monday the 13th of October at the Daejeon Culture & Arts Center as part of the 2008 Daejeon Guitar Festival.

Program: Bae Jang-Heum: Chaconne [J.S. Bach]; Capricho Arabe [F. Tarrega]; Las dos hermanitas Remembranza [Anselmmo Kim]; El Polvo & Fantasie Hongroise [J.K. Mertz]
Jang Dae Geon: Six Preludes [Francisco Tarega]; Alborada (Capricho) / No. 5 Andaluza (Pleyera) [Enrique Granados]; No. 10 Danza Triste (Melancolica) (From 12 Danzas espanolas Op. 37) / Sonata for Guitar Op. 47 [Alberto Evaristo Ginastera ]

Performers: Bae Jang-Heum & Jang Dae Geon
Venue: Daejeon Culture & Arts Center
Date: Monday 13th October 2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: R: 20,000, S: 10,000
Information: DJCAC
Telephone: 1544-3751
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On Stage in Daejeon:Guitar Recital: Oh Seung KookSunday 12th Ocotber 2008 [DJCAC]

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Prominant Korean guitarist Seung Kook Oh will be performing at the in Daejeon at the Daejeon Centre for Arts & Culture of Sunday the 12th of October 2008 as part of the 2008 Daejeon Guitar Festival. Oh, born in 1957, was introduced to the guitar at the age of eleven. He debuted at the Sejong Center in Korea in 1979, studying abroad in Spain in 1982. He mastered the classical guitar at the Real Conservatorio de Madrid (Royal Conservatory of Madrid) under Professor Eugenio Gonzalo. He also earned a diploma from the David Russell Guitar Course. After graduating first in his class from the Real Conservatorio de Madrid in 1986, he received the Gran Premio (grand prize) in the Spanish Guitar Contest. He also won a prize at the Segovia Contest. He went on a recital tour to South America including Chile and Peru and participated in an invitational recital at the Canada Guitar Festival. Since returning to Korea in 1989, he has given dozens of guitar recitals. His recording of the Violin Sonata E Minor by Paganini was used as the musical theme for the TV drama “The Hourglass.” He also played crossover music in various concerts. In 2001 he played Concierto De Aranjuez with the New Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra at the Seoul Art Center.


Program: 1. Secret Garden (arr: Oh Seung Kook); 2. Sonata in E minor (arr: Oh Seung Kook); 3. Recuerdos de la Alhambra (F. Tarrega; 4. El Marabino, Virgilio (A.Lauro); 5. Vals Peruano (J. Cardoso) 6. Tango en skai (Roland Dyens); 6. Gran Jota (F. Tarrega)

Performer: Oh Seing Kook
Venue: Daejeon Culture & Arts Center
Date: Sunday 12th Ocotber 2008
Tickets: R: 30,000 won / S: 20,000 won / A: 10,000 won
Information: DJCAC
Phone: 1544-3751
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Special Events in Daejeon:Daejeon International Balloon FestivalFriday 10th to Sunday 12th October 2008

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..Have you ever dreamt of flying high in the sky that to in a balloon? If the answer is yes then plan a trip to Daejeon- a wonderful city in South Korea with abundance of natural beauty and a cultural background to match perfectly. The Daejeon International Balloon Festival in Daejeon is a grand fiesta that can fulfill this dream of yours. The Balloon Festival of International fame features a number of hot air balloon rides and aeronautical programs. The venue for the Daejeon International Balloon Fiesta is at Yuseong- gu, Daejeon. The Fiesta is managed by the Daejeon City Council and is widely supported by The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, The Ministry of Science and Technology, The Air Force Headquarters and The Ministry of Foreign Affair and Trade.

Date: Friday 10th ~ Sunday 12th October 2008
Location: Gab riverside in front of Expo Park
Program : Hot Air Balloon competition, Powered paragliding competition, Opening ceremony, Closing Ceremony, Science explore, Aviation explore, Model glider, Air rocket, Exhibition etc,
Promotor: Daejeon International Balloon Fiesta Organization

Website: http://www.djibf.org/

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Special Events in Daejeon:Festival: 2008 Daejeon Guitar Festival

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The 2008 Daejejon Guitar Festival will be held in the city from Friday the 10th to Monday the 13th of October at various venues across the city.

Further details will be provide soon. For now, check the link to the [Korean] web site below.

Event: 2008 Daejeon Guitar Festival

Period: Friday 10th to Monday 13th of October
Website: http://www.djguitar.org/

Phone: 1544-3751

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9th - 15th October 2008.
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Among the films currently showing in Daejeon at the moment are below. Click on the films title to read more about the film and view a trailer.
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1. Eagle Eye [USA]
2. The Women [USA]
3. Blackout [USA]
4. Made of Honor [USA]
5. Dream [Korea]
6. Sleeping Beauty [Korea]
7. A Light Sleep
8. Two Eyed Ireland [Korea]
9. A Boy Who is Walking in the Sky [Korea]
10. Babylon A.D. [USA]
11. Go Go 70s [Korea]
12. Deception [USA]
13. Modern Boy [Korea]
14. Marriage Clinic: Love and War [Korea]
15. Truck [Korea]
16. My Dear Enemy [Korea]
17. Hellboy 2: The Golden Army [USA]
18. Rough Cut [Korea]
19. Mama Mia! [UK]
20. The Divine Weapon [Korea]
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To get an idea of screening times in Korean, click on the program links for the individual cinemas below. The Links for the Mainstream Cinemas are for Thursday the 2nd of October.
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Daejeon Art Cinema
Daejeon Art Cinema 10th to 15th October 2008
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Lotte Cinema
Lotte Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Lotte Cinema: Thursday 9th October 2008
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Time World
Time World: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Time World: Thursday 9th October 2008
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Rodeo Cinema
Rodeo Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Rodeo Cinema: Program Thursday 9th October 2008
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Cinewe Cinema
Cinewe Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Cinewe Cinema: Program Thursday 9th October 2008
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Primus Cinema
Primus Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
Primus Cinema: Thursday 9th October
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GCV Cinema
GCV Cinema: Daily Program Link [Korean]
GCV Cinema: Thursday 9th October 2008
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MCV Academy
MCV Academy: Daily Program Link
MCV Academy: Thursday 9th October 2008

Special Events in Daejeon:Festival: The 4th World Creativity Festival [KAIST]

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WCF 2008 is a festival for both Korean and international students to compete and challenge their abilities and creative skills in problem solving. It has been a national event held since 1997, and took its second step into international arena in 2005. The world competition will be held in English and students will be evaluated in originality, elaboration, knowledge, inquiry ability, communication ability and so on. The main goal of WCF 2008 is to stimulate students’ interests on creativity in science and technology bynetworking talented students together from various countries and providing them with opportunities for scientific and cultural experiences.

Program: Friday, October 10: Welcome Ceremony, Registration; Saturday, October 11:Long-term thesis presentation & short-term problem solving; Sunday, October 12: Lunch & Tour Program

Event: The 4th World Creativity Festival
Date: October 10-12, 2008
Venue: KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology), Daejeon, Republic of Korea Host Organizations: KAIST, The Korean Society for the Gifted(KSG)
Supervising Organization: Daejeon Metropolitan City & the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education
Website: http://www.wcfestival.org/
email: jins@kinkuk.ac.kr
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Films in Daejeon:Da Capo / A Boy Who is Walking in the Sky [Korea]

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There’s one girl who drives motorcycle toughly on the street. She is working for a home-delivery service, she’s always thinking of her death. That’s why she chooses her dangerous job. One day, all of a sudden, she got a little strange phone call. A lady said “I want my boy dropped off to a wedding hall in 30 minute.” when she got there, the bridegroom in that wedding hall refused to take over the young boy. So here goes a long journey by their destiny. So the abandoned people are all in the same boat now and have to go together place where their invalid, exhausted and injured soul would be embraced by something else. What’s the answer going to be? Cast: In-jae Heo , San Kang , Woo-seon Seon

Director: Jin-su No
Country: Korea

Runtime: 93 Min.

Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema

Opening: 10th October 2008

Films in Daejeon:Two Eyed Ireland [Korea]

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Two-Eyed Ireland is a 2008 Korea documentary set in Ireland.

Director: Im Jin-Pyeong
Country: South Korea
Runtime: 68 mins
Opening: 10th October 2008
Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema
Trailer: Two Eyed Ireland

Films in Daejeon:A Light Sleep

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Cast: Ha-jin Choi, Chang Yun , Ah-reum Hong , Eun-jin Bang , In-gi Jeong ,Chae-hwan Song

Director: Seong-chan Lim
Country: Korea
Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema

Opening: 9th October 2008

Films in Daejejon:Sleeping Beauty [Korea]

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Do-yeon, a 6th grade elementary school student, meets her cousin Sang-jun at her grandmother's funeral. On the last day of the funeral Do-yeon and Sang-jun go into an empty classroom near the funeral. There they have their first sexual experience. Lee Rae, a single women in her 50's, lives with her father who suffers from Alzheimer's. She raises ducks, but recently got rid of them because of Avian Influenza. Her father's physical and mental health has also worsened. He even asks Lee Rae to touch him inappropriately.
17 year old Su-jin was smuggled into the country by professional brokers. She was adopted into a family that lives in a countryside farm. On her first day at the farm she was raped by her stepfather. They also share the same bedroom. Su-jin is continuously accosted by her stepfather. Su-jin sole source of comfort is the grandson, who sympathizes with Su-jin and her plight. He is a victim of physical abuse from the stepfather. Su-jin then becomes pregnant. One day, close to the day that Su-jin is expected to give birth, she and the grandson finds a bloody knife... Cast: Na-ri Lee ; Ah-yeong Lim ; Ja-yeong Kim

Director: Han-na Lee
Country: Korea
Runtime: 109 min.
Cinema: Daejeon Art Cinema
Openning: October 23, 2008

Films in Daejeon:Dream [Korea]

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Jin wakes up from a nightmare of a traffic accident. It drives him to the very spot where a real accident took place. He follows the police to the suspect’s home and watches as Ran denies the hit-and-run accusation since she was asleep the entire night. Jin explains his dream to them and asks to be charged instead. The police dismiss him and arrest Ran. Jin is convinced that there’s an unexplainable connection between the two. They discover that when he dreams, she acts out his dream in her sleep. Stars: Joe Odagiri , Lee Na-young , Park Ji-ah, Kim Tae-hyeon

Director: Kim Ki-duk
Country: Korea
Runtime: 95 mins
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Opening: 9th October 2008
Trailer: Dream

Films in Daejeon:Made of Honor [USA]

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Made of Honor revolves around Tom and Hannah, who have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets engaged. When she asks Tom to be her "maid" of honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her. Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd, Kadeem Hardison

Director: Paul Weiland
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 mins
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Opening: 9th October 2008
Trailer: Made of Honor

Films in Daejeon:Blackout [USA]

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In the small town of Edison, California, everything is nice and routine. Everyone knows each other, and having a routine life is just fine. Until the day a teenager from the past pops in for a visit. Alex North comes home as if he had never left... 30 years earlier. Even his appearance is... the same. Shaken by old memories and a rumbly ground below the townsfolk of Edison re-live a tragedy buried for 30 years... or more. Blackout's and tremors churn up a murderous event 40 years in the past.
Stars: Ken Field, Laurie Curtis, Ryan Curtis, Mike Scherer

Director: Ryan Curtis
Country: USA
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Opening: 9th October 2008
Trailer: Blackout

Films in Daejeon:The Women [USA]

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Clothing designer, Mary Haines, lives in a beautiful country home with her wealthy financier husband and their 11-year-old daughter. Her best friend Sylvie Fowler is the Editor of a prominent fashion magazine, a woman who dictates the latest in taste and style for New York City fashionistas. When Mary's husband becomes involved with Crystal Allen, a perfume salesgirl in Saks Fifth Avenue, her friendship with Sylvie is put to the test. Everyone in their close-knit circle of friends, including the ever-pregnant Edie Cohen and author Alex Fisher, begins to question their loyalty to each other and their romantic involvements.

Stars: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Debra Messing, Bette Midler, Candice Bergen, Carrie Fisher, Cloris Leachman

Director: Diane English

Country: USA

Runtime: 114 mins

Cinemas: Multiplexes

Opening: 9th October 2008
Trailer: The Women

Special Events in Daejeon:Festival: 54th Baekje Culural Festival

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It has been 1300 years since Baekje disappeared into history. For a long time, Baekje was a forgotten and dusty period of time in the corner of history. But now Baekje is reviving due to the effort and interest of many people. Since it forms a big stream of national culture and spirit, Baekje's true character has been revealed, and we now know that it played a central role of cultural exchange connecting the world as a strong marine country. Baekje Cultural Festival with a 50-year History is a festival that revives the history and culture of Baekje. Furthermore, it is a promising space that sublimates the new dream of the 700-year great Baekje into country development and world peace. Foundation establishment in addition to co-hosting with Buyeo Gun Gongju City last year led the civilian-initiated Baekje Cultural Festival to a new level of power.

Period: Friday 3rd to Sunday 12th October October
Place: Gongji-si & Buyeu-gun, Chungsheongnam-do
Theme: The World's Trading Kingdom for 700 years
Organizers: Baekje Cultural Festval Organizing Committee
Website: http://www.baekje.org/
E-Books: Baekje Cultural Festival
Phone: 041-857 6955
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Films in Daejeon:Eagle Eye [USA]

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Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) returns home after the mysterious death of his successful twin brother. He and a single mother, Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monaghan), find out that they have been framed as terrorists, and they are threatened into becoming members of a cell tasked to assassinate a politician.

Director: D.J. Caruso
Country: USA
Runtime: 118 mins
Cinemas: Multiplexes
Opening: 9th October 2008
Trailer: Eagle Eye

Monday 6th to Monday 13th October 2008

1. Piano Recital: Kim Jung-Ja Friday 9th October 2008 [KAIST]
2. Choral Concert: Daejeon Philaharmonic Choir Thursday 9th October 2008 [DJCAC]
3. Piano Recital: Kang Choon-Mo Friday 10th October 2008 [DJCAC]
4. Contemporary Music Concert: Ensemble TIMF Thursday 9th Ocotber 2008 [DJCAC]
5. String Quartet: Hagen Quartet Monday 6th October 2008 [DJCAC]
6. Orchestral Concert: Daejeon City Symphony Orchestra Saturday 11th October 2008 [DJCAC]
7. Violin Concert: Hillary Hahn / Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Friday 10th October 2008 [DJCAC]

On Stage in Daejeon:Piano Recital: Kim Jung-JaFriday 9th October 2008 [KAIST]

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The Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology [KAIST] is pleased to present as part of its Fall Culture Festival for 2008 a performance by Korean Pianist Kim Jung-Ja. Kim Jung-Ja has won critical acclaim for her pianistic brilliance and insight, earning praise from publications like the Boston Globe for her "virtuosity of imagination," "strong, generous personality"and "pianistic precision of a rare order." Her recent engagements have included appearances at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall and Boston’s Jordan Hall; a recital and chamber music concert in Dijon, France; duo concerts with cellist Myung-Wha Chung in Korea; and a single-evening performance of the complete Beethoven Sonatas with cellist Rhonda Rider. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Ms. Kim made her debut at Carnegie Recital Hall as a winner of the Young Concert Artists International Auditions a recital described by the New York Times as "brilliant playing, a vibrant, compelling performance."

Program: E. Elgar Salut d'Amour; A. Rubinstein Melody in F Major Op.3; R. Strauss II Annen Polka; A. Peterburshky Hommage A. Piazolla; E. Morricone Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso; A. L. Webber Orchestral Sketches on 'Phantom of the Opera'; G. A. Rossini Overture from 'The Barber of Seville.

Performer: Kim Jung-Ja
Place: KAIST Auditorium [E15], KAIST
Time: 19:00
Information: KAIST PR Center
Telephone: 0042-869 2904

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Special Events in Daejeon:12th Plen'y Sess: Ltd Nuclear Weapons Free Zone for NE Asia6th - 8th October 2008

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SolBridge International School of Business hosts the 12th Plenary Session of the Limited Nuclear Weapons Free Zone for North East Asia. On October 6, 2008, SolBridge International School of Business will host the 12th Plenary Session of the Limited Nuclear Weapons Free Zone for North East Asia. This event will bring together scholars, ambassadors and generals from around the world for a frank discussion of a concrete and practical proposal to limit nuclear weapons in East Asia. As the review conference of the Nonproliferation Treaty is coming up in 2010, it is expected that this event will help in the process of defining the discourse on non-proliferation in East Asia.

Event: 12th Plenary Session of the Limited Nuclear Weapons Free Zone for North East Asia

Place: SolBridge International School of Business

Date: Monday 6th - Wednesday 8th of October 2008

Location: map

Program: program

Contact: 042 - 630 8841

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Special Events in Daejeon:6th World Technopolis Association Gen. Assembly9th to 11th October 2008

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The 6th World Technopolis Association General Assembly will be held in Daejeon Metropolitan City, from 9th to 11th October 2008 along with the commemoration ceremony for celebrating the 10th anniversary of WTA. It plans to be a platform for local governments, universities and industry to define their respective roles in shaping the creative city through various programs including the WTA International Conference, Mayor’s Forum and University Presidents Forum. Also held in connection with the General Assembly is the 2008 UNESCO-WTA International Training Workshop co-hosted by UNECO and WTA to promote and support technological development in developing nations. It aims to give participants a global opportunity to network with a group of leaders from local governments, international organizations and industry from all over the world.

Event: 6th World Technopolis Association General Assembly

Date: 9th to 11th October 2008

Place: Daejeon Convention Center

Program: Program pdf

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On Stage in Daejeon:Choral Concert: Daejeon Philaharmonic Choir Thursday 9th October 2008

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The Daejeon Philaharmonic Choir and the Daedeok Innopolis Singers will be performing the World Technopolis Association's 1oth Aniversary Concert at thw Daejeon Arts & Culture Center on Thursday the 9th of October.

Performers: Daejeon Philaharmonic Choir & the Daedeok Innopolis Singers

Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre

Date: Thursday 9th of October
Time: 19:30

Tickets: by invitation

Information: DJAC

Telephone: (042) 610-2222

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On Stage in Daejeon:Piano Recital: Kang Choon-MoFriday 10th October 2008 [DJCAC]

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As part of its Grand Festival: 2008 the Daejeon Arts & Culture Centre is happy to present the Korean Pianist Kang Choong-Mo. A graduate of Seoul National University, Kang received his master's degree from the San Francisco Conservatory, and his Artist's Diploma from Peabody Conservatory. While pursuing his DMA degree at Peabody Conservatory, he was appointed as a member of the Peabody piano faculty. He is the winner of Dong-A Competition in Korea, the Pacific International Piano Competition, the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition, the Louise D. McMahan International Music Competition. Choong-Mo Kang has appeared throughout the USA. Japan and Korea as a soloist and recitalist. He has won plaudits from critics around the world for his acclaimed performances with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra as well as Korea's leading orchestras.

Program: F. J. Haydn Sonata in E-flat Major, h.XVI/49; L. v. Beethoven Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111; C. Debussy 3 Preludes; 'La serenade interrompue', 'Minstrels', & 'Feux D'Artifice; F. Chopin Sonata No.3 in B Minor, Op. 58

Performers: Kang Choon-Mo
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Friday 10th of October
Time: 19:30
Tickets: R seats 30,000 won / S seat 20,000 won / A 10,000 won
Information: DJCAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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On Stage in Daejeon:Contemporary Music Concert: Ensemle TIMFThursday 9th Ocotber 2008 [DJCAC]

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As part of its Grand Festival: 2008, the Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre is pleased to host a performance by Ensemble TIMF, Founded in 2001 as the ambassador for the Tongyeoung International Music Festival, which is currently a fundamental event in the Asian contemporary music scene, Ensemble TIMF’s wide repertory covers classical music to contemporary Korean music, and it has made a major contribution to the increase in contemporary music fans and enthusiasts.

Program: D. Milhaud La cheminée du Roi René Suite for woodwind quintet (1939); Milhaud Suite for woodwind quintet (1939) Chae Gyeong Hwa 2nd Quintet for Oboe and Cello (A TIMF appointed premiere); Olivier Messiaen Quartour pour la fin du temps

Performers: Ensemble TIMF
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Tursday 9th of October
Time: 19:00
Tickets: R: 30,000, S:10,000, A: 10,000
Information: DJAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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On Stage in DaejeonViolin Concert: Hillary Hahn / Vancouver Symphony OrchestraFriday 10th October 2008

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As part of its Grand Festival: 2008, the Daejeon Cutlre & Arts Centre is very pleased to host a performance by the Grammy award winning violinist Hilary Hahn with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Born on November 27, 1979 in Lexington, Virginia according to Wikipedia, Hahn began playing the violin one month before her fourth birthday in the Suzuki Program of Baltimore's Peabody Conservatory. Between 1984 and 1989 Hahn studied in Baltimore under the direction of Klara Berkovich and in 1990, at, the age of ten, Hahn was admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where she became a student of Jascha Brodsky. In 2001, Time Magazine named Hahn as "America's Best" young classical musician. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is a Canadian orchestra performing in Vancouver, British Columbia . Over 240,000 people attend its live performances each year. It was founded in 1919 and plays in 12 venues. Its home is the Orpheum theatre. With an annual operating budget of $9.5 million, it is the third largest symphony orchestra in Canada. It performs 140 concerts per season.

Program: Jeffrey Ryan The Linearity of LightI; Peter Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D, Op 35 (Violin: Hilary Hahn); Hector Symphony Fantastique, Op 14

Performers: Hillary Hahn & the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Friday 10th of October 2008
Time: 19:30
Tickets: R: 100,000 won / S: 80,000 won / A: 60,000 won / B :40,000 / C: 20,000
Information: DJCAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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On Stage in Daejeon:String Quartet: Hagen QuartetMonday 6th October 2008 [DJCAC]

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As part of its Grand Festival: 2008 the Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre is proud to host a performance by Austrian troupe the Hagen Quartet. The Hagen Quartet was founded in 1981 by four siblings (Lukas, Angelika, Veronika and Clemens) in Salzburg, Austria. With current members Lukas Hagen, violin, Rainer Schmidt, violin, Veronika Hagen, viola & Clemens Hagen, cello have appeared across the globe, touring throughout Europe, the USA, South America, Asia and Australia. In 2002 they were special guests in the New Year's Day concert of the Vienna Philharmonic, broadcast to 800 million people worldwide.

Program: J. Haydn String Quartet No.61 in d minor, op.76-2 "Fifths" ; C. Debussy String Quartet in g minor, op.10; L.v.Beethoven String Quartet No.16 in F Major op.135

Performers: Hagen Quartet
Place: Daejeon Culture & Arts Centre
Date: Monday 6th of October
Time: 19:30
Tickets: Price: R seats 40,000 won / S seat 20,000 won
Information: DJAC
Telephone: (042)610-2222
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