Performing Artists

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  • Kang Eun-il
  • Recognized as one of the most unique haegeum performers in the Korean music scene, Kang Eun-il has constantly explored fusion by integrating traditional music with various genres. She is also considered a pioneer of crossover music using the haegeum. Through collaborations with internationally renowned artists and orchestras such as Bobby McFerrin, Yoshida Brothers, NHK Chamber Orchestra, and KBS Korean Traditional Orchestra, as well as projects with Luciano Pavarotti, Pina Bausch, Saltacello of Germany, and film director Kim Ki-duk, she has contributed to the popularization and globalization of the haegeum and its new possibilities. Her passionate bowing is often likened to a razor-sharp blade, and the sound it produces resonates deeply with listeners.
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  • Park Yong-ho
  • A master daegeum player, Park Yong-ho served as concertmaster of the KBS Korean Traditional Orchestra and won the Grand Prize at the 1st Seoul Korean Traditional Music Competition as well as the Grand Prize at the 2001 KBS Korean Traditional Music Awards. He currently teaches at the Korea National University of Arts and actively performs overseas, collaborates with various artists, and mentors the next generation of musicians.
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  • Seo Jeong-min
  • Seo Jeong-min, a rising pansori performer, studied under master singers Lee Il-joo and Ahn Sook-sun. He has performed at international events such as the Théâtre du Soleil invitation in Paris and the Global Dance Festival in Düsseldorf, Germany. He also participated in the "Five Young Master Singers of Chunhyangga" hosted by the National Gugak Center and completed a full-length performance of "Sugungga." In 2004, he won the Grand Prize (Prime Minister’s Award) in the Master Singers category at the Jangheung Traditional Music Festival.
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  • Kim Gwi-ja
  • Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kim Gwi-ja is the maternal granddaughter of the renowned gayageum master Seong Geum-yeon. Influenced by her gayageum-playing mother, she moved to Korea to study Korean traditional music and the gayageum. She completed the advanced program at the School of Korean Traditional Arts at the Korea National University of Arts in 2005. She won first place in the string instruments category at the 2000 KBS Seoul Korean Traditional Music Competition and is currently a member of the Seong Geum-yeon Preservation Society and a performer in the KBS Folk Accompaniment Group.