The first Asian in La Scali

South Korean conductor Myunung-whun chung He will succeed Italian Riccard Chailly at the famous La Scala Milan Opera at La Scala after the contract expires in 2026, according to a world -renowned music institution. Chung, who is 72 years old, will be managed by the current contract until 2030. La Scala, founded in 1778, is considered a dream stage for the frost singers around the world. Chung will be her first Asian Music Director in 247-year history.

His ties with Scala began in 1989, and Chung regularly participated in seasonal work and international tours. He led nine operas, conducted 84 performances and 141 concerts. His appointment in the administrative odor is justified: « This nomination is a sign of continuity, for the next few years we have many projects and now Maestro will be in the forefront … It will be strengthened not only music but also human relationships. »

Throughout his career, Maestro Chung has conducted some leading world orchestras in Europe, Asia and the USA. He woke international attention as a pianist at the age of seven, in 1974 he was second in the Tchaikovski International Competition in Moscow, this is one of the most important events in the international music community at the world.

After studying music at Mannes School and Juilliard School in New York, in 1979, he became an assistant by Carl Marie Giulini at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, two years later he was named an extraordinary conductor. In the 1980s, he was the main conductor of the German Orchestra Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrucken Kaiserslautern and the music director of the Paris Opera Bastille, today the Parisian national opera.

In 1995, Chung was founded by Asia Philharmonic Orchestra, consisting of the best musicians from eight Asian countries when he was at the forefront of European orchestras.

South Korean will succeed in La Scali the equally old Milančan Riccard Chaily, who studied at the conservatories in Perugia, Rome and Milan and at Accademia Musicala Chigiana, and began his career as an assistant Claudia Abbada in Milan’s Scala. Chailly was named Music Director of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in 1980, and in 1988 he transferred to the same place at the Royal Orchestra of Concertgebouw Amsterdam, who led him for sixteen years. From 2005 to 2016, Chailly was the leader of the Gewandhaus Gewandhaus Orchestra; In 2015, he became the music director of Milan Scale, and since the summer of 2016 he has been the music director of the Luzerne Festival Orchestra.