Organists Olivier Latry and Lee Shin-young return to Seoul after 8 years
It is a strikng image: two musicians sharing a narrow bench, their hands crossed crossing hands over keyboards as four feet delicately coordinate over pedals. For married organists Olivier Latry and Lee Shin-young, the organ is a stage where they work together as a single musical mind. The couple will bring their partnership to Seoul’s Lotte Concert Hall on Oct. 6 in “Four Hands,” their first…
Organists Olivier Latry and Lee Shin-young, now reuniting after a span of eight years, are set to grace the Seoul's Lotte Concert Hall with their melodious partnership on October 6 in the concert titled "Four Hands." As a harmonious duo, the couple treats the organ as a single musical entity, working in unison across keyboards and pedals. The concert will traverse through compositions by Rameau and Stravinsky, highlighting the instrument's versatility in rhythm, theatricality, and orchestration.
The reunion comes as no surprise given their deep-rooted connection. The duo's partnership began in a restrained manner when Latry, then 23 and a titular organist at Notre-Dame de Paris, fell in love with Lee when she joined his class at the Paris Conservatoire. However, he chose to remain silent about his feelings during her studies.
It took eight long years before he could express his affection, as he waited until she was no longer his student. Lee, on the other hand, remembered Latry as being disciplined, reserved, yet exceptionally severe in his lessons.
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