Music Projects

Daegu hosted the “2023 UNESCO Creative City of Music Daegu Global Forum” on November 9th for two days, aimed at building partnerships between UNESCO Creative Cities. Since joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in October 2017, Daegu has been leading annual international forums and performances, with this year’s theme being “Climate Action and Roles of […]

A string ensemble from Hanover, a UNESCO Creative City of Music, and a representing ensemble from Daegu staged a fantastic performance on November 22nd in Daegu. This concert was a special event planned to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the reopening of Daegu Concert House as a classical music hall, held in collaboration between the […]

The Solasian Youth Orchestra Program, which is held every August in Daegu, Republic of Korea is a perfect opportunity for young musicians/students from 18 to 28 to experience how to cooperate and communicate with other orchestra members, a conductor, and a soloist in an orchestra performance. First held in 2018, this is a week-long project […]

Via Trio, a classical crossover performance troupe of Daegu, successfully performed in two creative cities of Katowice, Poland and Llíria, Spain. They showed their unique collaboration with K-pop OLD & NEW with string instruments. Via Trio is the first Korean musicians officially invited to Glastonbury Festival in England, one of the world’s most prestigious festivals, […]

The Ring of the Nibelung, also known as the Ring Cycle (a cycle of four German-language epic operas) is being performed for the first time in Korea by the Nationaltheater Mannheim from Germany during the 19th Daegu International Opera Festival (DIOF) from October 16 to 23, 2022. The 2022 DIOF kicked off on September 23 […]

Talented young artists explore long dormant cultural spaces! The imagination of young artists, awaken Daegu’s cultural spaces! Let’s travel to these cultural spaces in Daegu with young artists An event will be held from October 12th to 15th in the Bukseong-ro neighborhood of Daegu. The people of Daegu are invited to experience the works of […]

In Daegu city, there is a surge of facilities stripped of their original functions due to the industrial structure changes. Many studies are underway to re-create aged or defunct industrial heritage facilities into a living social heritage. As a part of the supports for cultural arts, the investment was confirmed to utilize as a complex […]

Daegu city works with private organizations through various special projects each month, committing itself to expanding the community’s rights to relish culture. ‘The Culture Day’ provides a range of cultural benefits on last Wednesday of every month to facilitate the community members to have easy access to culture in everyday life. People are able to […]

Daegu City appointed Kim Bom-sori, a violinist who joined the world’s top artists line through active activities on world classical stage, as an ambassador for Daegu, the UNESCO Creative City of Music on Thursday, July 1st. Kim Bom-sori is a rising star violinist from Daegu city who has completed her Master’s degree and Artist Diploma […]