Professor Lee Jihye of the School of Music to Perform with the Gangnam Symphony Orchestra at Its 116^th Subscription Concert

The Gangnam Symphony Orchestra, under the Gangnam Foundation for Arts & Culture, will present its 116th subscription concert at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall on July 8 at 7:30 p.m. Conducted by Artistic Director David Yi, the concert will feature Professor Lee Jihye from the K-Arts Department of Instrumental Music as a guest violinist.

The program will open with Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, followed by W.A. Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219, "Turkish," performed by Professor Lee.

Professor Lee has garnered top prizes at numerous prestigious international competitions, including the International Tchaikovsky Competition and the Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition. Having previously served as the Principal Second Violin of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, she currently serves as the Music Director of the Wald Ensemble and a professor at the K-Arts School of Music.

The concert will conclude with Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. The performance is open to audiences aged eight and older (elementary school students and above). Tickets are available via Interpark Ticket and the Seoul Arts Center website, with pricing as follows: R seats (50,000 KRW), S seats (30,000 KRW), and A seats (20,000 KRW).