Milan's La Scala announced in May that Chung will take the post when current director Riccardo Chailly's contract ends in late 2026. Chung is the first Asian and second non-Italian to hold the ...

The first Korean conductor to direct Italy's Teatro alla Scala, Chung Myung-whun, remembers his first day at the prestigious Italian opera theater — more than 30 years ago. “I first performed ...

When Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, known as the pinnacle of Italian opera, announced conductor Chung Myung-whun, 72, as its next music director, global attention quickly turned to the fact that he ...

but now it comes with a $20 Digital Costco Shop Card FILE - South Korean conductor and pianist Myung-whun Chung poses for a photographer after being awarded with the Commander of Arts and Letters ...

Renowned South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun performs with an orchestra during a rehearsal in Seoul, in this January 2018 file photo. Chung, 72, was appointed on May 12, 2025, as the new music ...

Myung-Whun Chung will be one of the first non-Italians to take the post of music director at Milan's famous opera house. South Korean maestro Chung will be the first Asian music director of Italy ...

This undated file photo, provided by the Daegu Concert House, shows South Korean conductor and pianist Chung Myung-whun. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) S Korean conductor-La Scala Renowned ...

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 ...