Composer Donghoon Shin, countertenor Iestyn Davies team up for Seoul concert
A leading Korean composer and an internationally acclaimed countertenor will share a stage in Seoul next month, bringing two contemporary works to Korean audiences alongside classical compositions in a program designed to bridge musical traditions across centuries. Sejong Soloists will present the concert at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at Consolation Hall in Seosomun Shrine History Museum, featuring…
Korean composer Donghoon Shin and internationally renowned countertenor Iestyn Davies are set to collaborate on a concert in Seoul next month, presenting a unique fusion of contemporary and classical music. The event, organized by Sejong Soloists, will take place on November 28 at 5:30 p.m. at Consolation Hall in Seosomun Shrine History Museum, featuring Davies on the countertenor vocals, violinist Kim Chee-yun, and Shin's compositions, alongside other talented musicians.
The concert will mark the Asian premieres of Shin's "Sonnets to Orpheus" (2026) and "Winter Sonata" (2025), providing audiences with a chance to experience the recent works of a composer who has garnered international acclaim. "Sonnets to Orpheus," commissioned by Sejong Soloists, the Wigmore Hall in London, the Istanbul Music Festival, and Chamber Music Northwest in the United States, premiered in Istanbul in June with Davies and members of the Berlin Philharmonic.
The five-movement work, based on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke, explores the spectrum of emotions tied to death, from grief and anger to other complex feelings.
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