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The Chosun Ilbo on MSN22h
“After 36 years together, it feels like La Scala and I just got married” says conductor Chung Myung-whun
La Scala and I have been best friends for 36 years, but now that we’ve become family, I feel a greater sense of ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN1d
For conductor Chung Myung-whun, return to La Scala culmination of 36 years of love
Conductor Chung Myung-whun is returning to Teatro alla Scala in Italy as its new music director, some 35 years after he first ...
Chung Myung-whun on ‘my Italian story’ that leads to La Scala music director post
In a nutshell, what led to the appointment of Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun as the next music director of Teatro alla ...
South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung named La Scala’s first-ever Asian musical conductor
South Korean conductor Myung-whun Chung has been named the new musical director of the famed Milan opera house, Teatro alla ...
One of the world’s most prestigious opera houses has its first Asian conductor
The appointment, announced on May 12, will take effect at the end of 2026, following the conclusion of Riccardo Chailly's ...
The Phnom Penh Post7d
Milan’s La Scala names Korean maestro Chung Myung-whun as first Asian music director
In a historic move, Teatro alla Scala in Milan announced Monday that South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun will become its ...
Star Tribune8d
South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung named La Scala's first-ever Asian musical conductor
La Scala noted his ''close and productive'' relationship with La Scala's orchestra, choir and philharmonic, and credited him with doing more than any other any non-musical director to raise La ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution8d
South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung named La Scala's first-ever Asian musical conductor
MILAN (AP) — South Korean conductor Myung-whun Chung was named on Monday the new musical director of the famed Milan opera house, Teatro alla Scala, the first Asian to hold the position.