Deoksugung's Seokjojeon to host annual concert

A guitar and harp concert will be held on June 24 at Seokjojeon in Deoksugung, the palace's management office said Monday.

Seokjojeon, the first Western-style stone building commissioned by King Gojong during the Korean Empire, was completed in 1910.

Records show that Korea's first pianist, Kim Young-hwan, performed before the emperor there during a royal birthday banquet.

The annual Seokjojeon Concert, launched in 2015 in partnership with the Kumho Cultural Foundation, draws on that musical leg ...