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Korea’s first-generation pianist Seo Hye-kyung will perform at a concert to mark the 50th anniversary of her debut.
Seo Hye-kyung, who came back after overcoming cancer in her 40s, said she was happy to be able to play the piano again.
Reporter Ki Jeong-hoon reports.
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In 1980, at the age of 20, he was the first Korean to win the top prize at the world-famous Italian Busoni Competition.
First-generation pianist Seo Hye-kyung celebrated her 50th anniversary.
He started playing the piano at the age of five and debuted in the summer of 1971 when he was 11 years old with the National Symphony Orchestra.
The ‘Empress on the Keyboard’, who met with reporters before the commemorative performance, had a great look at the juniors who recently won 1st and 2nd place in the Busoni Competition.
[서혜경 / 피아니스트 : 이런 국제 콩쿠르가 물론 디딤돌이 돼서 이제 세계로 이제 나가는 거죠. 세계 무대에 중요한 역할을… (중략) 뿌듯하고 참 대견하고 자랑스럽다고 생각합니다.]
As she is called a Russian music expert, the 50th anniversary stage is Rachmaninov.
She was the first female pianist to release an album of all Rachmaninov’s Piano Concertos, and she chose Concerto No. 3, which she performed with the Moscow Philharmonic for the 1988 Olympic Games.
This song is called ‘Elephant Concerto’ because it is long and difficult.
[서혜경 / 피아니스트 : (라흐마니노프가) 피아니스트들한테는 어느 정도 이제 테크닉이 되고 감정이 들어가면 이 화음이 너무너무 어렵고요. 그리고 에베레스트 산 같이 누구나 한번 정복해보고 싶은 그런 곡이에요.]
For her, who came back after overcoming a harsh cancer battle 10 years ago, everyday life is happiness.
[서혜경 / 피아니스트 : 이렇게 다시 연주할 수 있어서 너무 감사하고 행복하고, (중략) (제가 전에는) 세계적인 이런 것만 다인 줄 알았는데 인생이 그렇지가 않더라고요. 매일 아침에 일어나서 건강하게 눈 뜨면 좋고 건강하니까 감사하고…]
She said that she is her own piano, and that she cannot imagine life without a piano, she answered with a smile when asked when she would retire.
[서혜경 / 피아니스트 : 피아노한테 56년 정열은 (아직 부족하고) 앞으로 56년 더 하고 싶습니다. 됐습니까?]
This is YTN Ki Jeong-hoon.
YTN Junghoon Ki (prodi@ytn.co.kr)
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