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What to expect
A concert with geomungo master Yoon-jeong Heo and guests, featuring traditional Korean instruments, voice, cello and percussion.
Masterful Harmony won the Grand Prize at the 1st Seoul Arts Awards in 2023.
FAQ
When and where is the concert?
Friday 13 November 2026, 20:15–21:30.
Flagey, Studio 1
Heilig-Kruisplein, 1050 Brussels (Elsene)
Time zone: Europe/Brussels
Who is performing?
The performers are:
Yoon-jeong Heo: geomungo
Min-soo Kang: percussion and vocals
Min-wang Hwang: percussion and vocals
Sung-jae Cho: ajaeng, vocals and percussion
Yun-hyeong Jeong: pansori and jing
Yeo-wan Choi: jeong-ga
Kyung-eun Choi: cello (special guest)
Who is Yoon-jeong Heo?
Yoon-jeong Heo is a geomungo master and professor at Seoul National University’s Department of Traditional Music.
She plays the geomungo, a traditional Korean six-string zither.
She is a pioneer in traditional, contemporary and improvised music.
She leads Black String, the first Korea-based group signed to ACT Music and a UK Songlines Music Award winner.
She has performed at the Berliner Philharmonie, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center and Roskilde Festival.
What is on the programme?
Pieces include:
Jeong-Jung-Dong (Movement in Silence): a trio for Jeong-ga, geomungo and ajaeng
Geomungo Sanjo in Han Gap-deuk style: a classical solo
Indang, the Sea of Sim Cheong: a pansori scene with geomungo and drum
Depth Perception (2024) by Donald Womack: for geomungo and cello
“Scene of the Arson” from Pansori De Rode Rots (Jeokbyeokga)
Gaeng-i-mori: music, song and dance (Ak-ga-mu) with shamanic rhythms
New Sinawi: The Path: improvisation with ajaeng, geomungo, cello, percussion and vocals
Who organizes the concert?
Organised by the Korean Cultural Center at the EU and Belgium (Centre Culturel Coréen de Bruxelles).
Supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) and the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture.
Part of the 'Touring K-Arts' project.
Getting there
Flagey, Place Flagey Flageyplein, 1050 Ixelles, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BE
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