Myung-Whun Chung, the conductor, began his career as a pianist and started conducting as an assistant to Carlo Maria Giulini in Los Angeles.
Performer Biography
Myung-Whun Chung has held significant conducting positions, including principal conductor at the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Opéra Bastille in Paris, and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
Performer Biography
Myung-Whun Chung was the first conductor to be appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in 2008 and has also served as his country's first Honorary Cultural Ambassador.
Performer Biography
Myung-Whun Chung is deeply committed to humanitarian and environmental causes, having been a UN ambassador and UNESCO's 'Man of the Year' in 1995.
Performer Biography
Myung-Whun Chung worked with North Korean musicians as an 'ambassador of music', leading them in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which they had never played before.
Recording & Production
This album is part of the EDITION STAATSKAPELLE DRESDEN, a documentary series produced in collaboration with Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR KULTUR) and Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv (DRA).
Performer Biography
Myung-Whun Chung is the Principal Guest Conductor of the Dresden Staatskapelle, an orchestra founded in 1548, a position he has held since the 2012/2013 season.
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