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...will make the journey that proved fateful for Yun, traveling to Pyongyang to perform Yun’s “Cello Concerto” as part of a festival honoring the composer, who died in 1995. The Isang Yun World Peace Concert, a rare event that brings together musicians from both North and South Korea, is a joint effort between the South’s Isang Yun Peace Foundation and the North’s Yun I Sang Music Institute. Koh will perform with the Isang Yun Orchestra and renowned Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra conductor Chung Myung-Whun...
Though soft-spoken, Koh, a biochemical sciences concentrator in Cabot House, exudes passion and enthusiasm when he talks about Yun, a personal hero for the cellist. “Yun said, ‘You can express the world’s pain through music,’ which I believe in,” says Koh. Though born in South Korea, Koh did not encounter the music of Yun until his high school years in Berlin. It was after watching a documentary on Yun that Koh decided to champion the music of his fellow countryman...
...South Korean Secret Police arrested Yun and sentenced him to death for alleged communist ties after he visited North Korea in order to organize concerts that would involve musicians from both countries. The news provoked international outrage from artists like Igor Stravinsky and Herbert von Karajan. Though South Korea eventually released Yun, he would live in exile for the rest of his life...
...location of the competition: Yun’s birthplace of Tongyeong, South Korea. “[I felt] a wave of emotion when I arrived in Tongyeong,” recalls Koh. “The hotel I was staying at was right on the coast, which Yun missed most during his exile. I arrived late in the evening and was unaware of the beauty of Yun’s memories...
hometown until the next morning, when I woke up to a breathtaking sight of the Tongyeong coast. I felt great sympathy towards Yun and his longing for his return...