South Korea | Ji Aeri and Kim Woongsik | Chun Seol

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Excerpt from the composition Chun Seol (Snow of spring) for the 17 string gayageum, performed by Ji Aeri, a virtuoso performer of gayageum, the Korean zither, accompanied by Kim Woongsik on the janggu (hourglass-shaped drum). The excerpt presents a brief section of this composition created in 1991 by Hwang Byung Ki, great master of Korean music, in which Ji Aeri is featured in close-up; the video allows to appreciate the specific performing technique used to play gayageum. The 17 string gayageum is a modern evolution of the traditional 12 string gayageum, and, nowadays, is becoming increasingly used by musicians. Ji Aeri studied with the great gayageum masters Lee Jae-Suk and Hwang Byung-Ki and is a former member of the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts (NCKTPA).
The concert has been organized by the Intercultural Institute for Comparative Music Studies of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in cooperation with the King Sejong Institute Venice (KSIV) and with Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, 26 May 2015.
More info on this event: http://www.cini.it/en/events/concert-of-korean-music-ji-aeri-gayageum-and-kim-woongsik-janggu
Video: Syrio Production

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