김흥숙의 생각

When I let my frustration out in an article in this column in August, I didn’t expect I would get the needed answer from a respectable celebrity within a month. To my relief and delight, however, I did get one and the godsend is Maestro Chung Myung-whun, the world-renowned conductor-pianist, and a member of the unrivalled Chung Trio. In the article headlined ``Barenboim vs. Oh Se-hoon,” for..

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has failed to prevent overall offering of free meals to elementary and middle school students owing to Wednesday’s referendum, which was annulled for lack of voter participation. However, I feel not happy but frustrated considering how severely Seoulites were divided over the wasteful political show that cost 18.2 billion won. Some even observed the referendum was conte..

누군가 하늘과 땅 사이에 무엇이 있느냐고 물으면 '음악'이 있다고 대답하겠습니다. 광복절 저녁 임진각 평화누리에서 열린 '평화콘서트'에서 그 답을 얻었습니다. 이마에서 흘러내린 땀이 눈으로 들어가 손수건으로 땀을 훔치며 지휘한 다니엘 바렌보임, 물 속과 다를 바 없는 무대에서 ..