K-Music Festival 2025
K-Music Festival 2025
1 Oct - 20 Nov 2025From 1 Oct to 20 Nov, the K-Music Festival returns with its most ambitious line-up, celebrating the richness and innovation of Korean music like never before!
Highlights include a genre-defying collaboration between Okkyung Lee and Mark Fell, a sweeping orchestral reimagining of JAMBINAI with the London Contemporary Orchestra, and a lyrical meeting of Korean string trio Hilgeum with British vocalist Alice Zawadzki. Won Il’s Dionysus Robot blends completely new sound, stunning visuals and drag, while Gray by Silver offers meditative jazz-infused storytelling. The festival closes with a major world premiere: Seong-Jin Cho performs a new concerto by Dong-hoon Shin with the London Symphony Orchestra. From experimental sound art to reimagined traditions, K-Music Festival 2025 celebrates the vibrant future of Korean music.
“★★★★★ There‘s more to Korea than K-pop”
- Okkyung Lee with Mark Fell
WED 1 OCT | Kings Place Hall One
The opening night at Kings Place features a compelling collaboration between cellist Okkyung Lee and multidisciplinary artist Mark Fell, blending improvisation and electronic structure in a genre-defying encounter. - JAMBINAI with London Contemporary Orchestra
SUN 5 OCT | Barbican Hall
The Barbican will present post-rock innovators JAMBINAI join forces with the London Contemporary Orchestra and conductor Robert Ames to transform their sound into a sweeping orchestral spectacle, combining traditional Korean instrumentation with cinematic power. - Hilgeum with Alice Zawadzki
SAT 18 OCT | Purcell Room, Southbank Centre
Korean traditional string trio Hilgeum meet British vocalist and composer Alice Zawadzki in a delicate yet daring exploration of Korean heritage and contemporary voice. - Won Il’s Dionysus Robot
FRI 14 NOV | Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
Composer Won Il unveils Dionysus Robot — an immersive, ritual-driven piece merging sound, shamanic rhythm and drag performance. Featuring Jimin Mo, it offers a meditation on instinct, technology and transformation. - Gray by Silver
SAT 15 NOV | Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall
Award-winning jazz quartet Gray by Silver bring their introspective blend of Korean sentiment, jazz textures and improvisational nuance to the Late Night Jazz in a quiet yet powerful set. - Seong-Jin Cho: Artist Portrait
Part of LSO Furtures
THU 20 NOV | Barbican Hall
The festival closes on 20 November with a landmark premiere: pianist Seong-Jin Cho performs a newly commissioned concerto by composer Dong-hoon Shin, alongside the London Symphony Orchestra.
From radical sonic experimentation to reimagined traditions, K-Music Festival 2025 showcases the voices shaping the future of Korean music — dynamic, unpredictable, and deeply resonant.
The K-Music Festival will be presented by the Korean Cultural Centre UK in partnership with Serious.
Programme events
Opening Show: Okkyung Lee with Mark Fell
JAMBINAI with London Contemporary Orchestra
Hilgeum with Alice Zawadzki
Won Il’s Dionysus Robot
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