[KCC On Stage] Baroque Cellist Hyunkun Cho

The Korean Cultural Center presents a recital by Baroque cellist Hyunkun Cho, a musician who has carved out his own distinct domain through deep musicality and refined period performance.

In 2014, Cho made a name for himself in the early music scene by winning 3rd prize in the solo category at the MA Competition Brugge in Belgium. Having thoroughly studied period instruments at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC) in Barcelona, and the Geneva University of Music, he has established a delicate interpretation based on 18th-century performance techniques and the intrinsic idiom of the instrument.

In this performance, Cho presents J.S. Bach’s Complete Cello Suites, considered the pinnacle and "Bible" of the cello repertoire. Performing all six suites on a Baroque cello—which requires supporting the instrument solely with the knees without an endpin and drawing out the natural resonance of gut strings—is a sublime journey demanding intense concentration and physical stamina. We invite you to experience the purest classical melodies left by Bach and a moment of profound artistic resonance.

[Ticket Info]

Free admission / Reservation required

Reservations will open at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, 1 September.

[Program]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Complete Cello Suites for Unaccompanied Cello

Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007

Suite No. 2 in d minor, BWV 1008

Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009

Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010

— Intermission —

Suite No. 5 in c minor, BWV 1011

Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012

[Artists]

Hyunkun Cho, baroque cello

Baroque cellist Hyunkun Cho graduated from the Korea National University of Arts before completing specialized studies in Baroque cello and early music at the Berlin University of the Arts, the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya in Barcelona, and the Geneva University of Music. He earned international acclaim for his deep musicality, winning 3rd prize in the solo category at the MA Competition Brugge, 1st prize and Audience Award at the Berliner Bach-Wettbewerb, and 1st prize in the ensemble category at the International Telemann Competition. He has performed on major European stages, including Paris Sorbonne University and the Gran Teatro La Fenice in Italy. Currently, he is a guest soloist and basso continuo player with Apollo’s Fire in the U.S., principal cellist of the ensemble Arlequin Philosophe, and co-director of the early music ensemble Idioma de la Música.