Gum Nanse
Namse Gum | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Occupation | Conductor |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 금난새 |
| Revised Romanization | Geum Nansae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kŭm Nansae |
Gum Nanse, also spelled Keum Nan-sae (born 1947) is a South Korean conductor.[1] In 1977, he was the first Korean to win the Karajan conducting competition.[2]
Early life
Gum was born in Busan.[3] He studied musical composition at Seoul National University and conducting at the Berlin State School of Music (today part of the Berlin University of the Arts).[4]
Career
Gum previously served as conductor of the KBS Symphony Orchestra. He founded the Eurasian Philharmonic Orchestra in 1998.[4] In 2011, he became the conductor of the Hope Windmill Orchestra, a project of South Korea's National Red Cross Society aimed at introducing Western classical music to North Korean defectors and ethnic minorities in South Korea.[1]
Awards
Gum received the Sejong Culture Award from South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2011 in recognition of his musical work in poor and rural communities.[4]
Discography
- Sumi Jo Saeya saeya Korean and Italian song recital.
References
- ^ a b Park, Yu-mi (2012-07-16), "Orchestra struck up for defectors from North", JoongAng Ilbo, retrieved 2012-08-29
- ^ Farewell Concert - Maestro Nanse GUM with Gyeonggi Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Shanghai Cultural Information, 2008-05-20, retrieved 2012-08-29
- ^ Kim, Gyeong-rok (2011-04-13), "청소년을 위한 명사의 조언: 지휘자 금난새", JoongAng Ilbo, retrieved 2012-08-29
- ^ a b c Do, Je-hae (2011-10-13), "Conductor Gum Nanse gets Sejong Culture Award", The Korea Times, retrieved 2012-08-29