‘New Talents’ this Autumn at KCCUK
The Korean Cultural Centre UK (Director: Seunghye Sun, hereafter ‘KCCUK’) from September – November 2025 continues to support emerging Korean artists in the UK as part of its New Talents programme.
For the autumn season, the programme will feature performances in collaboration with the Royal College of Music (RCM) as well as showcases of Korean artists working across a broad range of fields.
Director Seunghye Sun said: “Providing a platform for the next generation of artists is about opening the future of Korean culture. We hope that the ‘New Talents’ project will encourage young artists in their creative challenges and open new horizons on the UK stage.”
Programme
4 September 2025 (Thurs): Contemporary artist Inhye Song lead a canvas bag workshop designed to help participants visually express personal memories, connections with their surroundings, and emotional ties to nature.
25 September (Thurs): In partnership with the RCM, violinist Esther Park and cellist Wallis Power will present a recital titled ‘Interplay – A Dialogue in Strings.’ The performance will explore not only musical collaboration but also musical identity, cultural dialogue, and the evolution of expression.
3 October 2025 (Fri): Gayageum player Seoyoung Park will highlight the connections between Korean and British music by performing works by both Korean and British composers. The programme will include Choi Ok-sam’s Short Sanjo (최옥삼류 짧은 산조), Hwang Byung-ki’s Chimhyangmu (침향무), and newly composed pieces for the gayageum by a British composer.
23 October 2025 (Thurs): Pianist Hwanhee Kim will have a recital under the theme ‘Korean Sentiments in Piano Music: A Reappraisal of Kim Kook-jin’s Works.’ The concert will spotlight the Korean identity in composer Kim Kook-jin’s piano works and their interaction with Western classical traditions.
Through the New Talents series, the KCCUK aims to continually introduce emerging Korean artists to UK audiences while providing valuable opportunities for young artists to showcase their work.
More information is available on the official KCCUK website: www.kccuk.org.uk.