Beethoven Symphony No.5 - Mov.1 Myung-Whun Chung, Seoul Philharmonic
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.5 - 1st Mov. == Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by MYUNG-WHUN CHUNG == Live at the Seoul Arts Center - 2006, Jan, 20 == Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) was founded in 1948 and remains Korea's oldest and most prominent orchestra. In February of 1948, the orchestra held its opening concert, conducted by Maestro Seong-Tae Kim. In October of the same year, the Seoul Philharmonic Society was formed to provide support for the orchestra. The society published the music monthly philharmony in the following year. After a subscription concert in the Seoul Civic Hall on June 25, 1950, the orchestra had to suspend its activities due to the outbreak of the Korean War, but resumed performance under the name of the Naval Symphony Orchestra, just five months later, to soothe the broken hearts of Koreans during the war. In August 1957, the Seoul Metropolitan Council passed an ordinance to install a civic Orchestra and so the Naval Symphony Orchestra was performed as the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, the first orchestra funded by the government in Korea. With the support of the government, he Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra introduced the citizens of Korea to western symphonic literature. The orchestra also focused on nurturing young musicians by holding concerts where promising children and adolescent musicians who passed the orchestras rigorous auditions were given the opportunity to perform with the orchestra. It <b>...</b>
