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Classic Busan to Offer Winter Special Lecture Series “Melodies of Love and Wandering”… Exploring a Journey of Emotion Through Classical Music

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Busan Metropolitan City announced that Classic Busan will host a winter special lecture series titled “Melodies of Love and Wandering” (hereinafter “the lecture series”), consisting of four sessions, at the Chamber Hall of Busan Concert Hall from December 16.

This lecture series examines the essence of art, emotional currents, and reflections on life and destiny through four representative composers—Ravel, Schubert, Bizet, and Bach—who have played significant roles in the history of classical music.

Based on the organization’s vision as a “cultural platform for contemplating music,” the lecture series is designed to help audiences gain deeper insight into the historical meanings and artistic perspectives embedded in each work.

Classic Busan’s “journey through love and wandering in classical music” will be guided by experts from the cultural and artistic fields, including classical music critics, columnists, and representatives of music lecture organizations. Each session will highlight the representative works and musical worlds of the featured composers.

Classic Busan previously held a successful preview lecture series at Busan Concert Hall in collaboration with Poongwoldang. This winter lecture series marks their second partnership and is expected to satisfy citizens’ growing interest in high-quality classical music education.

The lecture series consists of four sessions as follows:

• ●[Ravel – Boléro: Dance Beyond Time]
  On December 16 at 7:30 p.m., music critic and columnist Kim Moon-kyung will lead a session focusing on Ravel’s “Boléro.” Through the work’s repeated single melody and gradually intensifying progression, the lecture will explore Ravel’s orchestration aesthetics and the emotional waves embedded in the piece.

• ●[Schubert – Winterreise]
  On December 17 at 7:30 p.m., Na Seong-in, director of Poongwoldang and music critic/columnist, will examine Schubert’s song cycle Winterreise, delving into themes of inner solitude and wandering that form the core sentiment of Romanticism. The session will reflect on how the traveler’s narrative symbolically reveals the composer’s own emotional world.

• ●[Bizet – Carmen: A Stage of Love and Fate]
  On December 18 at 7:30 p.m., Park Jong-ho, CEO of Poongwoldang, will present a lecture on Carmen, interpreting Bizet’s music in terms of its dramatic allure, tragic destiny, and duality of human nature and love. The session will explore the opera’s dramatic structure and psychological depth to understand why Carmen remains an enduring masterpiece.

• ●[Bach – The Beginning and End of Music]
  On December 20 at 11:00 a.m., music critic and columnist Cho Hee-chang will highlight Bach’s musical universe, illuminating the theme “the beginning and end of music.” The lecture will approach Bach’s spiritual reflections, religious thought, and the fundamental beauty of musical structure from a humanistic perspective, concluding the winter lecture series.

The lecture series will accept 200 participants per session, with a tuition fee of 30,000 KRW per session. Applications may be submitted through the official Busan Concert Hall website (classicbusan.busan.go.kr).

For more information, please visit the website or contact the Classic Busan Performance Planning Team at 051-640-8822.

Park Min-jeung, CEO of Classic Busan, stated, “This winter lecture series offers a profound reflection on human emotion and the essence of art through the perspectives of diverse composers,” adding, “We look forward to the enthusiastic interest and participation of classical music lovers.”