The Korea Herald

Israeli orchestra confronts taboo

Jul 25, 2011
Herbie Hancock made U.N. culture ambassador

Jul 24, 2011

PARIS (AP) ― Jazz great Herbie Hancock wants his music to build bridges between cultures, a mission that fits perfectly with his new role as a U.N. cultural ambassador promoting peace through culture...
Girl’s Generation happy with broadening fan base

Jul 24, 2011

When nine-member female pop group Girls’ Generation had their first solo concert in Korea in December 2009, the members on stage felt somewhat nervous and awkward with each other’s moves. A year and...
Troubled diva Amy Winehouse dead at 27

Jul 24, 2011

LONDON (AP) -- Few artists summed up their own career in a single song _ a single line -- as well as Amy Winehouse. ``They tried to make me go to rehab,'' she sang on her world-conquering 2006 singl...
Pop Music

Jul 22, 2011

“2PM Hands Up Asia Tour”: Six-member idol group 2PM will hold its 2011 Asia Tour, starting from a Seoul concert in September. The upcoming concert in Seoul will be the act’s second solo concert in K...
Classical Music

Jul 22, 2011

“Great Mountains Music Festival & School”: The 8th Great Mountains Music Festival & School will take place from July 24 to Aug. 13 at the Alpensia resort in Gangwon Province, gathering renowned and ...
Festival

Jul 22, 2011

“The Great Battle of Hansan Festival 2011”: The Great Battle of Hansan (1592) is one of the four most famous sea battles in the history of Korea. Visitors to the festival, which celebrates the anniv...
Theater

Jul 22, 2011

“The Three Musketeers”: The musical “The Three Musketeers,” for which the tickets were completely sold out in last year’s run, is back this year for only nine days. Based on Alexandre Dumas’ novel, ...
Dance

Jul 22, 2011

“Suspicious Paradise”: The dance show is inspired by the Demilitarized Zone, which looks like a paradise with untouched nature but is also a place deeply scarred by the Korean War. Organized by Kore...
Shepherd mixes contemporary sound

Jul 22, 2011

Ashton Shepherd “Where Country Grows” MCA With her 2008 debut, “Sounds So Good,” Ashton Shepherd offered a down-home contrast to contemporary country music. Like a Loretta Lynn for modern times, s...
Photos of Beatles’ first U.S. concert fetch $360,000

Jul 21, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― In 1964, an enterprising 18-year-old snapped pictures of the Beatles’ momentous first U.S. concert in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, Christie’s auction house said it sold 50 silver g...
Seoul Phil to hold second Europe tour in August

Jul 20, 2011

Led by conductor Chung, orchestra to perform Edinburgh Festival debut The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, led by music director and chief conductor Chung Myung-whun, will hold its second Europe tour c...
US stars accept YouTube marine ball invites

Jul 19, 2011

LOS ANGELES, July 18, 2011 (AFP) - Hollywood stars Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis have accepted YouTube invitations from two US marines, one serving in Afghanistan, to accompany them to military ba...
K-pop fans to fly from U.S. for SNSD

Jul 18, 2011

The Korea Tourism Organization said it was helping 103 U.S. fans of Korean pop visit the country to see a concert by girl group Girls’ Generation, attend two broadcasters’ K-pop TV shows and visit ma...
Rain to shine, Beady Eye rocks Swiss festival

Jul 18, 2011

BERN, Switzerland (AP) ― Rain turned to sunshine on the last afternoon of the Gurten Festival Sunday, as Liam Gallagher, Beady Eye’s hard-rocking front man, charged through songs from their new album...