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[YONSEI NEWS] Baekyang Concert Hall Opens

연세대학교 홍보팀 / news@yonsei.ac.kr
2013-05-14

Centennial Hall has been transformed with the reopening of Baekyang Concert Hall following renovations. Baekyang Concert Hall is a multipurpose venue that boasts top quality facilities for music concerts and other events, as well lectures and seminars. The hall was especially designed to enhance the sound quality of classical music concerts. Great pains were taken to improve the reverberation time, the musical richness, and the clarity of sound, making Baekyang Concert Hall an ideal space for listening to classical music performances. In addition to the sound enhancements, the audiovisual and stage equipment has been upgraded, creating a state of the art multimedia environment. The new seats are wider than before, reducing the total number from 904 to 829, ensuring a more comfortable and pleasant experience for the audience. This is the first renovation since Baekyang Concert Hall was completed 24 years ago, and the cost was nearly 5 billion won. In addition to the renovation of the concert hall, the basement’s audiovisual room and other facilities have been redesigned and refurbished. The reopening of the Baekyang Concert Hall was celebrated by the “Baekyang Concert Hall Opening Festival,” which took place April 3-26. On the first day of the festival, the Korean Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Choi Seung-hwan, performed, featuring soprano Park Eun-joo, baritone Kim Tae-hyun, pianist Kim Young-ho, violinist Kang Dong-seok, and cellist Cho Young-chang. The festival also included recitals by famous Korean musicians and performances by the Korean Symphony Orchestra, the Yonsei Sinfonietta, and the Ansan City Choir.