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A Meeting of a Young Master and the Next Generation Star
Hong Seok-won × Choi Su-jin, the Most Brilliant Moment of the 2026 Doam New Year Concert
The 2026 Doam New Year Concert announces its beginning with the meeting of two names that are currently the most notable in Korea's classical music scene.
Conductor Hong Seok-won, called the "young master," and violinist Choi Su-jin, who is currently a first-year student at Yewon School but has already proven her abilities on the international stage. Their encounter transcending generations will go beyond a simple collaboration to become a symbolic stage demonstrating how music is connected and inherited.
Hong Seok-won's conducting always stands on the balance between order and passion. His interpretation, which reveals every voice of the orchestra transparently while clearly presenting the direction music should take, allows audiences to concentrate deeply on every single note. Particularly in collaborations with young musicians, he has demonstrated not merely as a "conductor," but as an ideal partner who carefully receives the performer's breathing and emotions. Choi Su-jin, who will synchronize with him on this stage, is a performer whose concentration and musical narrative are so clear that her young age seems irrelevant. His performance, already proven through international competitions, possesses the power to honestly penetrate the core of a work rather than leading with technical virtuosity. Upon Hong Seok-won's solid conducting, Choi Su-jin's violin will sing freely, moving between delicacy and boldness while engaging in profound dialogue with the orchestra. The greatest charm of this collaboration lies in the balance and trust that bring out each other's brilliance. The conductor creates a space where the young soloist can breathe freely, and the soloist responds to that trust by unfolding their musical story. As a result, on stage, only music becomes central—not "career" or "age."
This performance, encountered at the threshold of a new year, transcends a mere concert. It is a present-tense history created when a conductor leading today's Korean classical music meets with a performer who will represent tomorrow's Korean classical music. Through this moment, audiences will naturally experience how music is connected and expanded.
The 2026 Doam New Year Concert opens the first page of your new year with the most beautiful sound.