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A Korean wave: Korean string playing
South Korea has become a powerhouse of string playing, producing soloists, orchestral leaders and chamber musicians who are making their mark worldwide. Peter Somerford explores the educational and cultural forces behind that success
When you’re reading the results of international string competitions in recent years, it’s rare not to see one or more South Korean musicians on the list of laureates. More notable than their position among the prizewinners – often at, or near, the top – is their youth. Japan’s Munetsugu Angel Violin Competition, for example, which admits violinists aged 28 and under, was won by 15-year-old Jenny Hyeonjeong Lee in March. And in April, at the Classic Cello International Competition in London, Jung A Kim, who was just 14, took first prize in a field of 40 cellists where the upper age limit was 40. These results, and many others like them, speak to a remarkable musical maturity allied to technical brilliance…
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