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Introduction

Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra

History

Since its founding in 1988, the Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra (hereafter, Bucheon Phil) has continually drawn attention through its fearless pursuit of new challenges. With solid performance skills and a wide-ranging repertoire, it has grown into one of the top-tier orchestra that can hold its own on stages anywhere in the world.

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  • BUCHEON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

  • 1988Founding of the Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra (inaugural principal conductor: Seo Hoon)

  • 1989Im Hun-jeong appointed as the 1st principal conductor

  • 1989First participation in the 2nd Symphony Orchestra Festival

  • 1991Complete performance of Mozart’s piano concertos

  • 1999-2003First complete performance of Mahler’s symphonies in Korea

  • 1999-2003Premieres of 20th-century works by Schoenberg and Bartók, and complete performances of Beethoven and Brahms symphonies

  • 2002Invited performance at the Asia Orchestra Week

  • 2005Received the Ho-Am Arts Award

  • 2006Invited performance in Kawasaki City (at the Kawasaki Music Hall)

  • 2007-2013Complete performance of Bruckner’s symphonies

  • 2014European tour across three countries (Musikverein Hall in Vienna, Smetana Hall in Prague, and Hercules Hall in Munich) in Munich)

  • 2015Park Young-min appointed as the 2nd principal conductor

  • 2016Invited performance at the La Folle Journée Kanazawa (Ishikawa Ongakudo Concert Hall)

  • 2018The 30th-anniversary commemorative exhibition and relay concerts

  • 2019Groundbreaking for the orchestra’s dedicated classical concert hall

  • 2019European tour (Berlin Philharmonic Hall and Cologne Philharmonic Hall in Germany, and the Mets Arsenal Hall in France)

  • 2021Chang Yun-sung appointed as the 3rd principal conductor

  • 2025Adrien Perruchon appointed as the 4th principal conductor