Myung-Whun Chung
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Biography
Myung-Whun Chung began his career as a pianist (winning Second Prize in the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1974), and has since become one of the leading conductors of his generation. Taken under Carlo Maria Giulini's wing in Los Angeles, he became Music Director of Florence's Teatro Communale (1986-1989), then of the Opéra Bastille (1989-1994), where he introduced the work of Olivier Messiaen. Later, the Korean conductor led the Orchestra of the Academy of St. Cecilia in Rome, before returning to Paris to lead the Orchestre de Radio-France from 2000 to 2015. In addition to his activities as a musician, Myung-Whun Chung is involved in numerous humanitarian missions in favor of ecology and musical education. Awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1992, he received South Korea's highest honor, the Kumkuan, in 1996.
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Albums
Myung-Whun Chung, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 "Pathétique" / Rachmaninov: Vocalise
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Myung-Whun Chung, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
Debussy: La Mer / Ravel: Ma Mere l'Oye, La Valse
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Myung-Whun Chung, Orchestre De La Bastille
Bizet: Carmen Suite, Petite Suite d'orchestre, L'Arlésienne
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Top Tracks
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- Mefistofele: L'altra notte in fondo al mare (Act 3) by London Symphony Orchestra
- J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: X. Chorale. Jesus bleibet meine Freude featuring Myung-Whun Chung
- Symphony No. 28 in C Major, KV. 200: II. Andante by SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra
- Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589: VI. Domine Deus, Rex caelestis featuring Cecilia Bartoli
- Symphony No. 28 in C Major, KV. 200: IV. Presto by SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra
- Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618 featuring Myung-Whun Chung
- Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Hallelujah Chorus featuring Myung-Whun Chung
- Vivaldi: Gloria in D, R.589 - G.Ricordi 1970, ed. Malipiero - 1. Gloria in excelsis Deo by Myung-Whun Chung
- Gounod: Marche pontificale, CG 523 by Myung-Whun Chung
- Rossini: Stabat Mater: X. in Sempiterna Saecula. Amen featuring Myung-Whun Chung
- Franck: Panis angelicus, CFF 209 featuring Cecilia Bartoli
- Bizet: Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe, WD 72 featuring Myung-Whun Chung
- Liszt: Ave verum corpus, S. 44 featuring Myung-Whun Chung
- Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165: IV. Alleluja. Allegro featuring Cecilia Bartoli
- Verdi: Requiem: IV. Sanctus featuring Myung-Whun Chung
- Liszt: Qui seminant in lacrimis (Psalm 125), S. 63 featuring Myung-Whun Chung
- Symphony No. 28 in C Major, KV. 200: I. Allegro spiritoso by SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra
- Verdi: Otello / Act I: Una vela! Una vela! featuring Sergei Leiferkus
- Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In paradisum featuring Myung-Whun Chung
- 5. Demeurer dans l'Amour...
- Beethoven: König Stephan, Op. 117 - No. 9 SchluÃchor: "Heil! Heil unsern Enkeln!" by Myung-Whun Chung
- Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto In D, Op. 35, TH. 59 - 2. Canzonetta (Andante) featuring Myung-Whun Chung
- Beethoven: König Stephan, Op. 117 - No. 5 Melodram: "Du hast dein Vaterland, dein Fürstenhaus verlassen" featuring Myung-Whun Chung
- Beethoven: König Stephan, Op. 117 - No. 4 Chor: "Wo die Unschuld Blumen streute" by Myung-Whun Chung
