Seoul Arts Center chief lists 18th-century cello, Steinway grand in assets report

Cellist and conductor Chang Han-na, president of the Seoul Arts Center, reported assets totaling 7.82 billion won (about $5.62 million), including a cello valued at more than 1.37 billion won, a Steinway piano worth 133.75 million won and holdings in major U.S. technology stocks such as Nvidia, Apple and Meta.

According to the Government Public Ethics Committee's disclosure of public officials' assets released Thursday, Chang reported total assets of 7.817 billion won, the largest amount among the six heads of organizations under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism subject to the latest disclosure.

Her reported assets include 1.93 billion won in real estate, 2.78 billion won in bank deposits, 1.74 billion won in securities and 1.5 billion won in antiques and artworks.

Chang reported ownership of an apartment in Yeoksam-dong, Seoul, valued at 1.28 billion won, and a stake in a detached house in Pomona, New York, valued at 653.49 million won.

She also reported more than 2.7 billion won in deposits at domestic and overseas financial institutions.

Her securities portfolio consists en ...