Music in PyeongChang


Music in PyeongChang, formerly Great Mountains Music Festival & School, is one of South Korea's largest classical music festival held annually in Pyeongchang, Korea. It was launched by Professor Hyo Kang of the Juilliard School in 2004 and is currently led by its artistic director and cellist Sung-Won Yang.
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Programs

  • Concerts
  • Outreach Concerts
  • Family Outreach Concerts
  • MPyC Academy
  • Additional Events

Venues

The main venues for the performances are Alpensia Concert Hall and Alpensia Music Tent, both located in the Alpensia Resort in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province of Korea. Alpensia Concert Hall was built in 2010 and seats nearly 600 people, which makes it more suitable for chamber music performances. The 1000-seat Music Tent was completed in 2012. Master classes and Student Recitals are carried out in Pyeongchang Hall, located within the first floor of Alpensia Convention Center.

Artistic Directors

Themes

The festival is programmed around a different theme each year.
YearEnglish versionKorean version
2024Ludwig!루트비히
2023Nature자연
2022MASK마스크
2021Alive산
2020Es Muss Sein!그래야만 한다
2019A Different Story다른 이야기
2018Curiosity멈추어, 묻다
2017Great Russian Masters볼가강의 노래
2016Bach, Beethoven, Brahms & BeyondBBB자로...
2015French Chic프랑스 스타일
2014O Sole mio오 솔레미오
2013Northern Lights오로라의 노래
2012Dancing through the centuries춤에서 춤으로
2011Illumination빛이 되어
2010CREATE & RECREATE창조 그리고 재창조
2009What's in a Name?이름에 무슨 의미가?
2008Music-Image-Text음악-이미지-텍스트
2007Visionary비전을 가진 사람들
2006Four Seasons of PyeongChang평창의 사계
2005War & Peace전쟁과 평화
2004Nature's Inspiration자연의 영감

World Premieres

The programs of Music in PyeongChang often feature premieres of pieces by major composers from Korea and abroad.