2013.9.25 Ticket
MUSICHAGEN QUARTET
LG Arts Center
Friday: Hagen Quartet, an Australian string quartet founded in 1981, will be on stage in Seoul for the first time in seven years. As part of the all-Beethoven concert, Quartet Grosse Fuge (Op.133) will be played as the final movement to String Quartet No. 12 (Op.130), as Beethoven first intended.
Tickets range from 40,000 to 80,000 won.
Yeoksam Station, line No. 2, exit 7
PICNIC CLASSICS IN SEOUL
Pyeonghwa Park, World Cup Stadium
Oct. 2 and 3: Picnic Classics in Seoul will feature a variety of classical music events, including master classes, exhibitions and concerts on the grass where audiences can picnic. Participating artists will include the opera singer Lim Hyung-joo, ensemble The Philharmonics, gospel singer Lena Maria, mandolin player Avi Avital and Quartet X.
The festival runs each day from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
One-day tickets are 55,000 won and two-day tickets are 88,000 won. For young people (19 and under), one-day tickets are 33,000 won and two-day tickets are 55,000 won.
World Cup Stadium Station, line No. 6, exit 1
JUSTIN BIEBER: BELIEVE WORLD TOUR
Olympic Park, Gymnastics Hall
Oct. 10: Canadian pop star Justin Bieber is holding his first concert in Korea.
The concert starts at 8 p.m.
Ticket ranges from 99,000 to 132,000 won.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3
Sejong Grand Theater, Sejong Center
Oct. 1: Maksim Mrvica, a Croatian crossover pianist, is holding a concert backed by his full band for the first time. The show features a selection of classical music and popular movie soundtracks.
The concert starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets range from 55,000 won to 165,000 won.
Gwanghwamun Station, line No. 5, exit 1 or 8
GOODBYE PATTI KIM
Olympic Park, Gymnastics Hall
Oct. 26: With a farewell concert in Seoul, Patti Kim is retiring after a 55-year career. This show at Olympic Park also wraps up a 50-concert tour all across Korea. Kim began her career as a singer for the U.S. military and was the first person to perform at the Sejong Center as a pop singer.
The concert starts at 4 p.m.
Tickets range from 33,000 won to 121,000 won.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3
BUSKER BUSKER
Olympic Park, Gymnastics Hall.
Nov. 1, 2: Rock-pop group Busker Busker comes to Seoul to promote the release of its second album. The huge and unexpected success of their first album last year, especially their signature song “Cherry Blossom Ending,” took the Korean music world by storm. And the sudden resurgence of their first album onto the top of the charts this spring shows the band’s fans are eagerly anticipating their new songs.
The concert starts Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m.
Tickets range from 77,000 won to 110,000 won.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3
THEATER
GUTENBERG: THE MUSICAL
Chungmu Art Hall
To Nov. 10: The Korean production of this comical musical, written by Anthony King and Scott Brown, centers around the life of Johannes Gutenberg, the 15th-century inventor of the printing press.
The musical is performed as a backer’s audition by two characters, Bud and Doug, and dozens of baseball caps as they present the ostensibly bound-for-Broadway musical.
The musical starts at 8 p.m. on weekdays and at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on weekends and public holidays.
Tickets range from 44,000 won to 55,000 won.
Sindang Station, line No. 2, exit 1
JACK THE RIPPER
D-Cube Art Center
To Sunday: This musical is based on the notorious serial killings that struck London in 1888, combining mystery with a tragic love story. The musical has a stellar cast, featuring Um Ki-joon, Sungmin from Super Junior and Changmin from 2AM.
The musical starts Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m.; today and Saturday at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Tickets range from 60,000 to 100,000 won.
Sindorim Station, line No. 1 or 2, exit 1
AVENUE Q
Charlotte Theater
To Oct. 6: The 2003 Broadway musical “Avenue Q,” an adult puppet musical written by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, is coming to Korea for the first time.
The musical, which received the triple crown at the 2004 Tony Awards - Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book - deals with real-life issues such as youth unemployment, love, homosexuality and pornography.
The musical is performed in English but provides Korean subtitles. Prohibited to those under 15.
Starts at 8 p.m. on weekdays; 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays; 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sundays and public holidays. There are no performances on Mondays.
Tickets range from 50,000 to 130,000 won.
Jamsil Station, line No. 2, exit 3
NOTRE DAME DE PARIS
Blue Square, Samsung Card Hall
Friday to Nov. 17: The famous French musical is being staged in Korean with a stellar cast, including diva Bada.
Produced by the original creative team of composer Riccardo Cocciante and choreographer Martino Muller, the musical tells the story of the hunchback who lives in Paris’s most famous cathedral, Quasimodo, and the woman he loves, the gypsy Esmeralda.
The musical starts weekdays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Tickets range from 60,000 to 130,000 won.
Hangangjin Station, line No. 6, exit 2
LG Arts Center
Oct. 1 to Oct. 3: Moscow’s Chekhov International Theatre Festival and director Declan Donnellan return to LG Arts Center with Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.”
Declan Donnellan’s creative staging, with the original text mixing in Russian elements, was praised as “theatrical invention” by London’s Guardian newspaper.
Tickets range from 30,000 won to 70,000 won.
Yeoksam Station, line No. 2, exit 7.
BALLET NACIONAL DE ESPANA
LG Arts Center
Nov. 6-10: Ballet Nacional de Espana, currently led by Antonio Najarro, presents two repertoires, “Grito” and “Suite Sevilla,” featuring flamenco, classical dance and modern dance.
The performances start Wednesday to Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.
Tickets range from 40,000 won to 120,000 won.
Yeoksam Station, line No. 2, exit 7
GHOST
D-Cube Arts Center
Nov. 24 to Dec. 22: The West End’s popular musical “Ghost” is presented in Korea for the first time. Adapted from the Hollywood movie of the same name, “Ghost” tells the undying love story of Molly and Sam. This production features musical stars such as Joo Won, Choi Jung-won and diva Ivy.
The musical starts Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m.; Wednesdays at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. No shows on Mondays.
Tickets range from 60,000 won to 130,000 won.
Sindorim Station, line No. 2, exit 1.
TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE
2013 SEOUL ARIRANG FESTIVAL
Gwanghwamun Plaza and Seoul Plaza
Oct. 11 to 13: The Seoul Arirang Festival celebrates Unesco designating the Korean folk song “Arirang” as an intangible heritage item. On the first day, gugak performers will collaborate with the Kim Chang-wan Band, while on the second day DJs will mix “Arirang” and electronic music.
The performances start at 6 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Gwanghwamun Plaza, 7 p.m. on Oct. 12 at Seoul Plaza and 3 p.m. on Oct. 13 at Gwanghwamun Plaza.
The festival is open to everyone for free.
Gwanghwamun Station, line No. 5, exit 9
City Hall Station, line No. 1 or 2, exit 5
LEE JA-RAM’S UKCHEOK-GA
LG Arts Center
Oct. 25 to 27: Lee Ja-ram presents her new pansori (traditional narrative singing) play “Ukcheok-ga.” Inspired by Brecht’s “Mother Courage and Her Children,” this pansori is a story about how a devastating war provokes feelings such as fear, sorrow and sympathy.
Lee wrote the script, composed the songs and plays more than 15 characters.
The concert starts Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 26 and 27 at 5 p.m.
Tickets range from 30,000 won to 50,000 won.
Yeoksam Station, line No. 2, exit 7
FESTIVAL
Jara Island
From Oct. 3 to 6: The Jarasum International Jazz Festival is holding its 10th version of the highly popular festival on Jara Island in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi. The lineup includes South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim, jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour and Friends, the Kenny Barron Trio, American jazz singer-songwriter Madeleine Peyroux, Swedish bassist Lars Danielsson and American drummer Steve Gadd.
The festival starts at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. One-day tickets are 45,000 won, two-day tickets are 70,000 won, three-day tickets are 90,000 won and four-day tickets are 110,000 won. There are also student discounts.
Gapyeong Station, Gyeongchun line, exit No. 1.
GRAND MINT FESTIVAL
Olympic Park
Oct. 19 and 20: With five stages all over Olympic Park, the Grand Mint Festival has grown into one of the musical highlights of the year in Seoul. There’s an outdoor stage where audiences can enjoy laid-back tunes while sitting on the lawn and also an indoor club stage.
The lineup includes 10cm, Chang Kiha and the Faces, Urban Zakapa, Jaurim and the Flaming Lips.
One-day tickets are 88,000 won and two-day tickets are 140,000 won.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, Exit 3
SENSATION 2013
Kintex in Ilsan
Nov. 30: The dance-theater hybrid “Sensation,” created in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 2000, returns to Korea with the theme “Wicked Wonderland.”
Attendees are encouraged to wear white, just like at the 2012 event.
The event runs 9:00 p.m. to dawn.
Tickets cost 125,000 won to 3,000,000 won.
Daehwa Station, line 3, exit 1
Event information is collected from the Korea Tourism Organization and tickets for most events are available at ticket.interpark.com/global or by calling 1544-1555.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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