Myung-whun Chung will be the first Asian, and one of the first conductors born outside Italy, to serve as music director in ...

South Korean conductor Myung-whun Chung has been named the new musical director of the famed Milan opera house, Teatro alla ...

But for the South Korean, the title of La Scala music director carried little personal weight. “I don’t think it’s significant just because I’m the first Asian,” Chung said.

La Scala and I have been best friends for 36 years, but now that we’ve become family, I feel a greater sense of ...

But for Chung, the title of La Scala music director carried little personal weight. “I don’t think it’s significant just because I’m the first Asian,” Chung said during a press ...

Conductor Chung Myung-whun is returning to Teatro alla Scala in Italy as its new music director, some 35 years after he first ...

Dedicated fan of Verdi, pasta, La Scala and Italy, Korean maestro likens his appointment to 'getting married after loving each other for 36 years.' In a nutshell, what led to the appointment of ...

South Korean Conductor Myung-Whun Chung Named La Scala's First-Ever Asian Musical Conductor MILAN (AP) — South Korean conductor Myung-whun Chung was named on Monday the new musical director of ...

(AP Photo/Michel Euler, File) La Scala noted his “close and productive” relationship with La Scala’s orchestra, choir and philharmonic, and credited him with doing more than any other any ...