Music in PyeongChang 2026 balances legacy and new voices

Three conservatory presidents booked onto a single stage, an unfamiliar Strauss opera, and a debut soprano set to close the season with Mahler's Fourth will anchor this summer's flagship classical music festival, its artistic director and cellist Yang Sung-won said Tuesday at a Seoul press conference.

Music in PyeongChang's 23rd edition opens July 23 and runs through Aug.

2 at the Alpensia resort in Gangwon Province, with 19 main-stage concerts, 10 community outreach concerts, five family outrea ...