Myung-WhunChung

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About Myung-Whun

Music Director Designate: Teatro alla Scala (from 2027) Direttore Emeritus: Filarmonica della Scala Artistic Director: Busan Concert Hall and Opera House Principal Guest Conductor: Staatskapelle Dresden Honorary Music Director: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Honorary Music Director: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Myung-Whun Chung’s long and outstanding musical career is marked by his recent appointment as Music Director Designate of Teatro alla Scala (from 2027). He is the inaugural Direttore Emeritus at Filarmonica della Scala in Milano; the inaugural Principal Guest Conductor of Dresden Staatskapelle; Honorary Music Director at Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in Paris. Maestro Chung is also the Artistic Director at the new Busan Opera and Concert Hall in South Korea which hosts its grand opening Festival in June 2025.

Maestro Chung also holds titles as Music Director at the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of Teatro Comunale of Florence, Principal Conductor of the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome and Music Director of the Opéra de Paris-Bastille. Throughout his career, Maestro Chung has conducted some of the world’s leading orchestras in Europe, Asia and the USA.

Maestro Chung is the recipient of numerous prizes, including Commandeur de Légion d’Honneur from France, Commentatore dell’ordine della stella d’Italia, the Premio Abbiati for outstanding conducting at La Fenice in Venice, and Keumkwan, the highest culture award of the Korean government. In 2008 Mo. Chung was designated the first conductor named as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Myung-Whun is based in France and Korea

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For availability and general enquiries:

Laura Baker

Laura Baker

Senior Artist Manager

For contracts, logistics and press:

Joy Pidsley

Joy Pidsley

Associate Artist Manager

Representation

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Season Highlights

Aug 2025
Europe Tour
Works by Chen, Ravel, Prokofiev, Saint-Saens Concerts at Usher Hall (Edinburgh), Saffron Hall (Saffron Walden), Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria (Santander), Koblenz and Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg). China National Centre for Performaing Arts Orchestra Bruce Liu, piano Hansjorg Albrecht, organ
Sep 2025
South Korea and Japan Tour
Works by Verdi, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky Concerts in Seoul, Busan, Sapporo, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Aichi and Osaka Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala Mao Fujita, piano
Oct 2025
Teatro alla Scala
Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op. 18 Tchaikovsky, Symphony No.6 in B minor Op. 74 'Pathetique'
Oct 2025 - Nov 2025
Europe Tour
Works by Bernstein, Gershwin, Prokofiev and Stravinsky Concerts in Berlin, Budapest, Antwerp, Toulouse, Barcelona, Vienna, Lugano and Dusseldorf Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Dec 2025
Philharmonie de Paris
Tchaikovsky, Rococo Variations Op. 33 Mahler, Symphony No.1 in D major 'Titan' Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Jaemin Han, cello
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Kulturpalast, Dresden and South Korea Tour
Weber, Der Freischutz Overture Schumann, Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54 Dvorak, Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95 'From the New World' Concerts in Dresden and Seoul Staatskapelle Dresden Yunchan Lim, piano
Jun 2026
Teatro alla Scala
Bizet, Carmen Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus
Jun 2026
Teatro alla Scala
Beethoven, Triple Concerto in C major, Op.56 Brahms, Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op. 98