Ho-Am Prize in the Arts
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2005) Winner
Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra
とみかわふぃるはもにーかんそうがくだん
Tomikawa Firuhamonī Kansōgakudan
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1988-01-01 （Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean, English
- Residence History
- Bucheon, South Korea (Bucheon Arts Centre Concert Hall)
Career
- Occupations
- orchestra, philharmonic orchestra
- Active Years
- 1988-2025
- Affiliations
- Bucheon Arts Centre
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ho-Am Prize in the Arts | — | Arts | Ho-Am Foundation | winner |
Ho-Am Prize in the Arts
2005
Category:
Arts
Organization:
Ho-Am Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Style centered around classical music performances
Legacy
Founded in 1988, the Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra is a leading South Korean orchestra based at the Bucheon Arts Centre. It performed Korea's first complete cycle of Gustav Mahler's symphonies from 1999 to 2003. It became the first musical organization to win the Ho-Am Prize in the Arts in 2005 and was the only Korean orchestra invited to France's La Folle Journée festival in 2016.
Quotes
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"If you don't play properly, you'll go to hell. If you sell bad food, it's like catching it in the country."
Source: Maeil Business Newspaper (2024)
Trivia
- Performed the first complete cycle of Gustav Mahler's symphonies in Korea (1999-2003)
- The only Korean orchestra invited to the 2016 La Folle Journée
- Adrien Perruchon became principal conductor in April 2025, the first non-Korean in the role