Myung-WhunChung

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  • Conductor

About Myung-Whun

Music Director Designate: Teatro alla Scala (from 2027) Direttore Emeritus: Filarmonica della Scala 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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Contact

For availability and general enquiries:

Laura Baker

Laura Baker

Senior Artist Manager

For contracts, logistics and press:

Joy Pidsley

Joy Pidsley

Assistant Artist Manager

Representation

General Management with Askonas Holt Partner managers: Italy: Ornella Cogliolo

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Season Highlights

Jan 2025
Carnegie Hall, New York
Maestro returns to New York to conduct the Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall featuring soloist Maxim Vengerov
Mar 2025
La Scala, Milan
Maestro conducts Filarmonica della Scala stepping in for an indisposed Mo. Chailly.
Apr 2025
La Fenice, Venice
Mahler: Symphony no. 2
Aug 2025
NCPA European Tour
Maestro leads the NCPA on a tour of Europe in partnership with AH Tours including at the Edinburgh International Festival https://www.eif.co.uk/events/bruce-liu-plays-ravel