Korean National University of Arts Symphony Orchestra Live in The Red Theater, NYU Abu Dhabi

Name: Korean National University of Arts Symphony Orchestra Live in The Red Theater, NYU Abu Dhabi
Start: 2025-04-18T19:00:00+0400
End: 2025-04-18T21:00:00+0400
Location: The Red Theater, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi

Experience Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Korean classics live with K-Arts Symphony Orchestra

The Red Theater, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi

Fri 18 Apr

Doors:19:00

Start:19:30

The Red Theater, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi

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Witness an exciting visit by the Korean National University of Arts Symphony Orchestra conducted by Chi-Yong Chung. The orchestra has made a major contribution to the musical life of Korea since it was founded in 1993, with performances of Korean music along with major works from the Western classical repertory.

International tours have brought enthusiastic new audiences and for the Abu Dhabi Festival they perform a programme of Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, preceded by an extract from the ballet Princess Bari by the Korean composer Geon-yong Lee, who studied in Seoul and Frankfurt, and combines traditions in a uniquely powerful and moving fashion.

Korean National University of Arts Symphony Orchestra

The Korean National University of Arts Symphony Orchestra (KNUA) was founded in 1993 in conjunction with the establishment of the Korea National University of Arts. Since then it has become acclaimed for its performances, contributing significantly to the profile of classical music in Korea and holding annual concerts at venues including the Seoul Arts Centre and the Lotte Concert Hall. In addition to engagements in its home country, the orchestra has performed internationally in Germany, Russia, China and the United States.
During the Korea-Russia summit in 1999 the orchestra collaborated with the Moscow State Conservatory and in 2001 collaborated on concerts with both the Moscow State Conservatory and the Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory, to widespread enthusiasm.
In April 2022 the KNUA Symphony Orchestra participated virtually in the Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw and in 2023 the orchestra was honoured to be invited to give the opening concert of the Festival and was named as the guest nation of the event.
To mark the 30th anniversary of the university in 2023 the KNUA Symphony Orchestra, together with the KNUA Grand Choir, performed Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 at the Lotte Concert Hall. This monumental performance, involving over 400 students and alumni, was praised for surpassing the perceived limits of university orchestras and for elevating the standard of classical music in Korea.

By car: Take Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan St/E10, Al Mina, and Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed St/E12 to Laffan St. Exit at Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed St/E12. Continue on Laffan St. to your destination. GPS navigation is advised.

By public transportation: You can take bus 170 (AL SAADIYAT New York< University Via Abu Dhabi) to the Saadiyat New York University 3 bus stop and take a short walk from there.

By taxi: You can easily reach your destination via taxi or by using a ride-hailing app.

The Red Theater, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi

The Red Theater, Saadiyat Marina District Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates